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Preparing a Mobile phone for sale

ferry
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Any hints,tips or Must do's when preparing a Mobile phone for sale?

Is a factory reset and sim removal usually enough?

Cheers
:j

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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    yes and if android , just leave at the start menu for the new owner to enter his gmail/google account
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
  • DavidP24
    DavidP24 Posts: 957 Forumite
    If there is an SD card you may want to use ccleaner on a PC to wipe it or deleted data can be recovered.
    Thanks, don't you just hate people with sigs !
  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    i would remove any sdcard. don't think it adds any value
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • glennevis
    glennevis Posts: 793 Forumite
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    My Samsung has internal memory which is partitioned as an 'sdcard', as well as a slot for an external SD card. If applicable then you will need to format the 'sdcard' as well.
  • Terry98
    Terry98 Posts: 1,155 Forumite
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    You might want to read this if you are selling an Android phone with 5.1 or higher

    https://support.google.com/android-one/answer/6172890
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