Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, US Version, 128GB, Blue - Verizon (Renewed)

I've bought two of these now from this seller, and I've never had any problems with them. I trust this seller and will buy from them again. Which is important, because refurbishers can be hit or miss. That said, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G is a great phone. It really holds up well against new modern phones. The storage is solid, 128 GB will take you far. You can also add an SD card if you wanted more. The phone feels new. The screen works great, bright like new. Straightforward set up, these unlocked phones are the best. Truly a solid purchase, I highly recomend.

Apparently there has been some issues depending On what seller you get. The phone I got was immaculate on the outside with no visible defects. The phone itself seems fast and efficient. The screen had no defects and seems like it’s brand new. I haven’t had it long so I can’t say much on the battery life. But I will update the review if it’s just trash but with an older phone and it being refurbished I don’t expect it to be the absolute best. The camera works and is what you would expect. Not as good as my iPhone but definitely an upgrade from the old android my son use to have. I also haven’t set it up to the network yet. So I’ll update on that once it’s done. All around it’s a good deal for the money.

Edit: This is officially the worst phone I've had in my 20 some years of having phones. If I dare to let the battery drain completely, it's a toss up on if it will charge again at all. Have tried multiple different cords and bricks, no luck. The screen continues to crack and splinter. I'll likely be on the market for a replacement in less than a year. (I never go through phones this fast, the phone I was using before this was a Samsung S8 active. It's honestly in better shape than this one.) Original: The phone is fine, does it's job. I'm not a heavy user. Calls, texts, simple browsing. It still seems to want to be a Verizon phone - I'll have to figure out how to handle that on my own. For now, my voicemail is finicky and the phone is constantly downloading nonsense apps without my input. (So many games!) I'm no stranger to buying refurbished unlocked phones. I've been doing it for years, this is the first time I've gotten a bit burned on it. It could have been prevented, though. If you're looking to buy, be very picky about the condition the phone comes in and immediately request a refund. Before I ever started the phone up, I noticed a small crack in the top of the screen and excess glue around the bezel. I figured it was fine, I'd ignore that and go on. Chalked it up to the cost of getting a refurbished phone. Don't do that. I should have immediately contacted the seller (PDI Mobile) at that point. Since then, the screen has cracked considerably despite having not dropped it. It went into my pocket, uncracked, and came out of my pocket cracked. I had a simple protective cover on it. I have never in my life cracked a phone screen. I assume the cheapest screen available was used to replace the original. It's a good way to cut the costs down. Despite ignoring the first issues, I was well within Amazon's return window at that point and the seller refused. I contacted Amazon customer support, they escalated it to the seller, and the seller again refused. Currently rocking the phone with a piece of scotch tape on the screen so the glass doesn't splinter off into my finger. Classy! So, be picky. And maybe steer clear of phones sold by PDI Mobile.

BOTTOM LINE/LONG STORY SHORT The phone is fairly priced, in good enough condition, works on T-Mobile, and has the features I wanted for my next phone. Buying refurbished products comes with some compromises (older devices, a little wear), but has saved me money, and is less bad for the environment. ********************************************************************************************************************* Review after 1 week of use. Coming from a 5 year old LG G6. PACKAGING/FIRST IMPRESSIONS First off, the phone boots up with an AT&T logo, and has AT&T software on the phone. That said, the device recognized my T-Mobile sim card and works with phone/messaging/mobile data.* The phone arrived very fast, with a generic non-Samsung power brick and cable; I generally avoid using cheap included power accessories. CONDITION The device had some light scuff marks on the sides, and a few surface scratches on the screen, but these don't show up when the screen is turned on, and the scuffs will be covered up by a case. Most importantly the back camera glass is free from scratches. I'd say it's closer to good condition than excellent, but good enough considering it's a previously owned 3 year old device. FEATURES The main reasons for buying a new phone for me were: 1. Better battery life: really good, probably lasting a little over 2 days** (50-ish hours) with fairly heavy use (YouTube several hours/day, +25 tabs open, taking +10 photos a day, using sticky notes for ideas, etc.). I will update this estimate if it is noticeably worse or better after a couple weeks of use. 2. Newer OS: my old phone uses Android 9.0, while this phone gets Android 13 (and maybe 14). The improvements around privacy/restricting background apps, battery life optimization, newer/better security, and ability to use newer apps are all things I can appreciate if not always notice. 3. Better hardware: This phone has a larger sensor main camera and a 3x zoom lens, a larger hard drive (128gb vs 32gb), a brighter/larger/higher contrast OLED screen vs an LCD, a 35% bigger battery, top and bottom speakers for stereo listening, a faster CPU/GPU and more ram, and newer Bluetooth, WiFi, and 5g included. So yeah, quite a few improvements over 5 years! OVERALL IMPRESSIONS The Samsung S20 FE 5G delivers all the features I wanted in my next phone. It does this despite being a 3 year old model, with newer phones not really adding anything I needed. This coupled with choosing the renewed option means this phone at this price is a bargain. For me the few scuffs and having to uninstall bloatware weren't a deal breaker, but my expectations weren't high and these tradeoffs are worth considering before buying. NOTES * My guess is the refurbishing company buys used phones locked to various carriers, then unlocks them as part of the renew/refurbishing process before selling them. Long story short, the phone works, which is all that matters. All of the AT&T software is bloatware/not needed, and some won't even work with T-Mobile. I removed all of it, as well as some Google and Samsung bloatware, with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which requires a little work and an hour or so of your time. Since I tend to use phones for 5ish years, it's worth it but this may not be for everyone. To be fair, a T-mobile device would likely also include T-mobile, along with the standard Google, and Samsung bloatware, so I don't count this as a negative. **I spent a couple hours really optimizing the phone for maximum battery life. I uninstalled all the bloatware, restricted background data, have background apps go to sleep, disabled automatic app updates, turn off NFC/GPS location/Bluetooth/mobile data when not in use, disabled wireless and fast charging, and have power saving and adaptive battery settings turned on. The Device Care app is pretty good, and the newer versions of Android allow more control over how much apps can run in the background and consumer power. For me the effort it was worth it, but I don't know to what extent these changes improved battery life.

Very happy with the phones..they look brand new and are working great.

Exelente equipo!!! Muy buena compra!!! Muchas gracias!!!

Es como el vino, sigue funcionando excelente a pesar de los años, tiene buen rendimiento y cámara y esta en muy buen estado, lo recomiendo bastante, si buscas un gama alta a precio de gama baja es buen precio

It's only been a week, but the phones are great! Camera's a little iffy in regular photo mode.. No better than my last phone which was 5 years old. However, the portrait mode is amazing! Love the quality! Even in low light, it's great! I use my phone to take pictures, so it's important for them to look good. I don't use the flash or anything. I'm not big in selfies so I can't really judge the front facing camera other than it does facial recognition as expected. The fingerprint reader is frustrating. It takes a few tries, but finally unlocks the phone. I've read this is a known issue with this phone. - A fingerprint reader on the side or back would be better instead this one is on the bottom of the screen.. If you don't use the fingerprint reader to unlock your phone, this isn't an issue. XD Battery life has been good. I charge it every other day. I don't play any games so I can't say how well the battery life is for that. I only surf the web and shop. I find the keyboard is better on this phone. Less "missed" button presses or wrong button presses. The sound is good. The phone gets quite loud if you need it to. There are a lot of different sounds to choose for the ringtone/alarm notifications/regular notifications. I don't love most of them.. They're all kinda sauntery and not very upbeat like I think a ringtone should be or alarm sound. Feels like for a child in my opinion or those that can't handle loud sounds. I understand but this is a phone. I want to jump up if I have a call or need to be somewhere, you know? Anyways, the screen is quite good. Very nice colors. Oh and you can change the colors too if you'd like. It comes with a vibrant color option, but I turned it to normal. The other was too saturated and looked like the colors were bleeding. I did a quick change, not a thorough one like you can do. The flashlight has a few modes for brightness. I only use mine to help the cat find toys lost under the couch so I don't need it super bright, but if you need it, it's an option. :) I do recommend getting a screen protector and phone protection. The backing is plastic. I actually like this because it means the back is less likely to break. Yes, the phone feels cheaper and looks it, but with a case, you wouldn't know. I also like the film protectors for the screen over glass. Again, it won't get damaged as much as a glass protector would. - I would recommend this especially for kids. That being said we did have to return one phone after only 2 days. I think it was the membrane under the power button. The button got stuck pressed in and we were able to get it back out, but then it was loose and rocked back and forth. We returned it and purchased a new phone, exactly the same which arrived in 2 days. It's just like the others. When you have a family that needs phones, you tend to get everyone the same. To sum it up, these are good phones, no complaints so far. It was easy to setup and add all my usual apps. However, if you need to reset the phone to factory, you need to setup a Samsung account to do so. I hear that Apple has a similar thing. (I've never owned an iPhone because of it's restrictions.) Also, the phone does appear to have a micro SD card holder on the opposite side of the SIM card holder. I haven't tried this yet, but will soon.

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