SAMSUNG Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G Factory Unlocked Android Cell Phone US Version Smartphone Tablet 2-in-1 Foldable Dual Screen Under Display Camera 256GB Storage, Phantom Black (Renewed)

Let’s play SPIN THAT WHEEL!
Okay folks, today marks day 1 of ordering a refurbished phone. On the one hand the primeday price was a sweet 800 bucks, not bad at all. On the other hand it seems we are spinning the wheel and here are some of the choices.1. You get a phone that does not charge2. You get a phone does not turn on3. You get a phone that is still locked4. You get a phone that comes damaged5. You get a phone that is actually fine. It looks great.Based on the averages MOST people get a perfectly fine phone. You are just unlucky if you get a busted on. That said you have to be vigilant when you order one of these suckers. First thing inspect like crazy, and try to charge. So far there was a slight scuff near the center of the hinge, looks just a bit dirty. Also it charges, so win so far. I am going to attempt to tranfer some data and move my number over, so in the next few days I will see how it goes and will probably come back with more updates.Do note that it is good of us to TRY and recycle phones and stuff. It’s better for the world and all that jazz. Me I just wanted to save some money, which may or may not bite me in the ass later.Oh and just to let everyone interested in this phone know, google searches will confirm that these phones do have issues with the middle screen getting cracks and dead pixels regardless of what you do. Samsung is also TRYING ACTIVELY to not pay for any of these. It seems if you buy the samsung care plus they take care of it MOST of the time. That said their website providing information on the care plus is confusing and seems pretty useless.I did splurge on a heavy duty case because I just want to make sure that I am protecting the screens as much as possible. I am also going to try a stylus and see how that goes.Day 1- Phone looking good, turns on, charges, samsung transfer app works well android to android. So far so good.Day 16- Very glad I bought that heavy duty case because this phone is attracted to the floor. Stuff did manage to get under the case but overall it’s working well. Battery life on the phone is okay overall. If you use your phone a lot, you will be charging it everyday. Tablet mode drains it pretty fast it seems. I charged it to about 90, then read novels in firefox for about 3 hours and it dropped to 50 percent. This is not a phone you want to use if you are going to be away from a charger for a long period of time. Don’t get trapped on an island with it. Besides that I am really enjoying the phone. It has a super awesome refresh rate, I picked up a stylus which was pretty nice for the big screen (note the small screen doesn’t accept any stylus). It is amazing for reading books or comics, watching movies or tv shows. It feels like a really nice small tablet.One of the problems I can already forsee is that this is a 1-2 year phone as opposed to 3-4 phone like I normally buy. You are most likely going to want the newest one when it comes out assuming it doesn’t explode note style. Also having a protective case is nice, but man this phone is now Thiccc. Also some apps do NOT like going from the small screen to the big screen and will literally crash because resizing hurts their brains. Most are of mine are fine but a few do crash.On a plus side besides the awesome refresh rate which makes this feel like a real fancy phone, it is a big talking piece and even without me shoving this in peoples faces like pictures of my children, people come up to me and say “Oh, you are making me want a new phone.” Let’s hope my luck keeps going.

A complete rip off! Screen cracking at fold is a common defect.
 This phone is far too expensive to be useless in 6 months. I purchased in September and by April it has a black line down the middle where it folds. I purchased this with a 3 month warranty thinking I’d be ok as long as it works. I didn’t consider that the phone itself would have such a defect given I’d never had a fold phone before. But now they wont replace the screen as it is no longer covered and I’m out of a lot of money. Upon further investigation and reviews on Amazon and in other forums, this is a common problem with this phone. So please avoid it. Save your money for a phone that will last and with a company that won’t support you when you have a defective product.

The phone actually looks like it was brand new if it wasn’t for the box you’d never know ,so my experience with the phone was better then expected this time around, this had nothing to do with the phone but with the delivery part it was a nightmare because this was my second attempt buying the phone the first attempt I had a problem with delivery it was all wrong the phone waiting a week for prime one day shipping , got canceled i reordered All good now.

It seems almost rarely used and clean & sharp conduction!Also this Z Fold3 gives me a different world of using smartphone – small enough when folded and decent front screen as well as most important smooth & wide unfolded screen.Great choice!

Everyone complains that they can’t hear me on the speaker. Speaker doesn’t work well at all.