3 Important Things to Check When Selling Second-Hand Phones

Are you looking to buy a new mobile phone? Sure, go ahead. With each passing day, technology is getting more advanced, so you need to upgrade your gadgets. Many times people sell their old phones before they go on to buy a new one. It is important to remember a few things while safely selling second-hand phones.

Here we are giving you a quick guide to help you protect your data and maximize the resale value of your old phone. One must simply remember to check the following things while selling second-hand phones to get their best market value:

1. You must back up your mobile phone data
   
   

It is suggested to back up your data like contact numbers, email addresses, photos, videos, etc. from your old phone so that you can easily transfer it to your new phone after selling your old phone.

If you are an Android user, Google Sync backs up most of your data automatically; still, to be on the safer side you can follow these steps:

1. Setting

2. Accounts (tap Google)

3. Select Google account

4. Check everything you want to sync. 

You could also back up your data to a safer place like a computer, laptop, tablet, etc. by using a data cable or a memory card.

And if you are an iOS user you can back up your data to iCloud. Before backing up your data via iCloud, you must ensure that you have activated the iCloud backup feature in your iPhone then go to settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.

2. You must factory reset your phone and encrypt your device

It is important to ‘factory reset’ your phone which means permanently deleting all data from your phone. But before you perform this step, ensure that you have backed up all old data as there is a no-returning point from this step. Safely move your data to a place easy to access. To perform Factory Reset on an Android Device, you can simply go to

1. Settings

2. Backup & Reset

3. Factory Data Reset. 

This process hardly takes any time. In case you forgot to remove your SD card while doing the factory data reset process, do not worry because the data stored in the card won’t be removed. For iPhone users, follow the steps:

1. Go to settings 

2. General

3. Reset

4. Erase All Content.

Although, Factory Reset empties your old phone of all previous data still there are chances that some leftover data could be recovered (missed by the original reset). For more reassured data removal, you must encrypt your device before you perform the reset on it. When your device is encrypted, it scrambles all your data and makes it non-readable. This makes sure that your data is super-secure and would not be recovered by anybody. This makes your phone safer to sell.

3. You must ensure that the SD card and the SIM are removed from your phone before you sell it

It is very important to safely remove your SD Card and SIM card before you put your phone up for sale. The SD card and SIM card contain crucial personal information that no one can afford to lose so, why take a chance? 

The process of removing SIM and SD cards may vary from one model of the phone to another. Whenever you face any issues while removing them, you must consult the company’s manual guide or call customer care.

To conclude

It is always better to be safe than sorry. If you carefully check the above-mentioned 3 things before selling second-hand phones that you own, you will save a lot of trouble. It is also important to find a trustworthy buyer for your old phone who will buy it from you at the best price. Mobicash powered by MobiGarage is one such platform that offers the best price while buying old phones. The AI of the MobiCash app calculates a precise and maximum price at which your phone can be sold. You should download the MobiCash app through the following links and find out the best selling price for your phone today☺

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