Buying a refurbished phone

EnPointe

if you are buying a refurb from a Network, an MVNO, an Apple device from Apple an Apple Authorised Reseller or any device from Currys /Carphone Warehouse you  have little to worry about as these are likely  returns / open box stock  or  may have had  software  issues or an easily resolved DOA  issue when originally dispatched so where swapped out for new  units  and then  went through an OEM approved repair centre. they are generally current models  and not that old 

some of the  rmearketers selling older  phones as refurbs  you run the risk of  running an older phone  in that the batteries may  being  to  lose  efficiency,  the  OS   no longer gets  feature updeates and eventually  no longer gets security updates  thus  certian apps refuse to run   

  

danco

I don't know about Android phones but iPhones can be bought from Apple's refurbished store. Of course these will be fairly recent models, and therefore pricey, but still a fair bit cheaper than new.