Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G, US Version, 128GB, Phantom Black - Unlocked (Renewed)

I needed an unlocked phone to use in Italy and Austria. I bought this S21+ along with an "Orange Holiday Europe" SIM card.The phone arrived in excellent condition, with no scratches or dents. The screen appeared to have been replaced. After setting it up, I tested it by installing SIM cards from AT&T and TELLO, both worked perfectly - it's definitely unlocked.Right before the trip, I installed the "Orange" SIM card with the phone powered down. Upon arrival in Italy I powered it up, and it immediately connected to the local service. We used Google Maps to get from the airport to our hotel some 50km's away, no problems at all.Photos taken on the trip were excellent. We installed Google Translate and Microsoft Translator which worked perfectly and were a real asset in helping us navigate the foreign signs, menus, etc. We also set up Hot Spot and Tethering, and used that along with wireless calling on our US SIM based phones to make and receive free calls and texts to/from US numbers. It all worked as expected with no issues.There are two minor issues to report.The battery life was OK, I would start each day at 100% but by end of day it typically had around 30% remaining. My new (locked) S23+ easily gets two days on a single charge.I did notice a minor blemish on the screen after a week of using it. At first I thought it was just a greasy smear, but no amount of cleaning has managed to remove it. I didn't notice this when I first received the phone so it most likely manifested after use. It would seem to be a flaw with the screen itself. I did not use a screen protector, which may or may not have helped to prevent it from occurring. Fortunately it's close to the bottom of the screen and has not really affected the viewing area, nor has it affected the touch screen in the area of the blemish.All-in-all I am happy with this phone. I plan to use it for future international trips as it can do what I need without having to pay the $10-a-day AT&T International Roaming plan - that soon gets very expensive with 2 or more phones.

This was a top of the line Samsung Galaxy four years ago so of course it's a good phone. I bought it renewed from Chubbiestech a little over a month ago and it works great. I waited to review it for over a month just to make sure no problems came up. No battery issues, no glitching, everything works great. And it looks practically brand new. I bought an excellent condition phone and it is indeed in excellent condition. This is the third renewed phone I have purchased from chubbiestech and all have been excellent.

The phone I received (after I had logged into my Google account and transferred personal data to the device); was found to have a 3rd party app still installed which CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF THE PHONE. Uninstallation of the app, which said that it had administrative privileges and that anyone with access to the base program could view/alter content of the phone; was allowed, yet the app warned it may leave residual holes in the phones security. After deleting the app, I notified Amazon about this seller potentially selling devices which were not completely initialized and may still be under the control of the device's previous owner.Since I don't sell/send-off data storage devices which I have entered personal information into, I will not be opting to swap for another potentially more defective unit.It has now been discovered that this device drops connection from WiFi without notification nor any indication of connection loss- except that messages cannot be received over WiFi until the WiFi connection is disconnected/re-enabled or the phone is restarted: this seems to happen almost daily and will likely force me into an unlimited data phone plan, on account of needing reliable connection while at home- assuming it won't require the SIM card to be removed and reinserted due to a similar issue with cellular connectivity.Company declined to refund me anything, citing that the 50% refund I requested was "more than they would ever offer;" yet I believe they were reluctant to offer any partial refund, due to my notifying them that I threw them under the bus to Amazon's customer service.This is the type of device reseller who would shamelessly sell stolen property- because they can always offer a device swap if they're found out. They are unaccountable for tricking Amazon customers into trusting devices they were in charge of making safe/secure for the customer, yet they are wholly unaccountable to the potential damages which their negligence may allow.Due to this experience, my family will no longer trust Amazon's refurbished phone resellers, like we have in the past.

Phone was not bad when it just came . Worked good for the first couple a weeks and then I started having battery issues.

Grate phone, excellent condition, unbeatable price, and amazing customer service.

Bought on New year 2025, still working good.

I'm not one to write reviews. I was skeptical because of the mixed reviews on this but I will say I am impressed. I ordered this phone as excellent condition and it literally looks brand new no dings scratches nothing ..works great as well thank you 😊

Looks like the phone I got has a sensor issue, the screen is not properly positioned. When I play a game I can't use both of my finger at the same time, because when I do the joystick stop working, I play games on mobile, and not being able to play on it is sad.