Galaxy A71 5G, 128GB, Prism Cube Black - Unlocked (Renewed)

First, I always thoroughly research reviews and weigh the negative reviews seriously, and discerning if there is an theme of overall dissatisfaction-especially on specifics. So, although I did see some negative ones...the majority of reviews were pretty good! So although I understand reviews can be subjective based on preferences and expectations, I have to say my experience with this phone and purchase has been ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! 10 STARS!!! **Second, I did order this one after I made the mistake of not realizing I needed to check compatibility of the carrier on an unlocked phone. I know, I know....but to be fair, before this purchase I haven't had a phone upgrade since 2016-not even 4G, sooo. So if you are looking to upgrade a phone and stay with your carrier, make certain your unlocked phone is also compatible with the carrier you use!** Anyway, back to the review. I ordered this 9pm on a Sunday and received it at 8am Monday via Prime. The box it came in was in excellent condition; completely sealed and not a mark on it. I opened the box, saw what looked to be a phone that was in perfect/brand new condition. No kidding! This phone had not a scratch, scrape, fingerprint on it. It had a clear plastic cover over the screen and came with one SIM/SD card key, one USB plug and one USB cord (in original package). As soon as I plugged it in, it was already charged at 44%. Popped in my SIM/SD card. I powered it on and it was FULLY UNLOCKED for T-Mobile. I started the Smart Switch to transfer my data from my old Samsung. Within less than 20 minutes; all of my data, pictures, videos, apps, messages and all other data was fully transferred to the new Galaxy A71 5G. I unplugged the phone when it was at around 88% and have been using it nonstop for about 7 hours to sign in to all of my apps, take many personal and business calls (long ones), many texts as well as customizing my preferences; and it is STILL only at 36%! Calls are crisp, speed with everything is lightening fast, ringers and sounds are perfect and the phone on speaker and Duo/Meet for video calls are amazing. Creative and vibrant screen/colors make this an extra special gift to myself even better and more enjoyable. I am over the moon with this purchase and my teens can't believe I am now in the Cell Phone 21st Century! KUDOS TO THIS SELLER, WELL DONE!!

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I cannot express enough. Do not buy this junk product. After my phone broke , I bought this one since it was going to arrive a lot quicker than my Replacement phone. Figured at least I would have a cheap phone that would work for a while. Well, first off, it, plainly, states unlocked, it was not unlocked. It would not support my AT&T. And it messed up my SIM card, so I had to go in and get a new SIM card. Like a dummy, I thought I just missed something up and went and put the new SIM card in again to give it one more, try. Guess what it messed that up to! So here I sit with a piece of c*** phone that does not work is not unlocked, like it was supposed to be and has cost me nothing but a whole bunch of headache. I am extremely disappointed with this seller.

Sent with wrong charger. Having trouble getting some messages but not sure if it's something with phone or network or settings. Storage capacity good. It's working better than phone I had.

I just received my phone today. Positives: 1. A good deal price wise. (I bought my last 2 phones as refurbished and had great experiences so I felt good about buying this refurbished too.) 2. Everything seems to be running as it should be. Fast and stable. Good so far. 3. There are no scratches on the screen and there are no scratches on the back. 4. Over all I'm pretty happy. 5. The 90 day money back or exchange warranty is a very good thing, especially considering buying a renewed phone. Things to consider: 1. There are about 4 minor scratches on my phone. The pictures show close up images of the scratches, but you'll never look at them up close like that. All the scratches are on the edges of the phone. The reason I gave 4 stars is because 2 of the scratches are visible when holding the phone an arms length away, and part of the description was that you shouldn't be able to see any scratches or defects at an arms length. So I was a tiny bit disappointed at first. However, that being said, even if I had bought a new phone, I would have put a case on it. With the phone case on the A71 none of the scratches are visible. So at the end of the day it looks as good as new and I am happy. Having the 90 warranty really gives me peace of mind about taking a chance on this refurbished phone. I say give it a go :)

Looked pretty thoroughly all over the phone and could not identify a single imperfection when I tried to. No scratches, no chips, nothing. Eventually, much later, I noticed the smallest dust-particle-sized dot on the inner-ring of the camera lip. That is the only sign at all that this phone has ever been handled by another human. The performance is just as quick as I had hoped, and all the functionalities like the camera and fingerprint scanner are operating superbly. So far, I couldn't be happier with this purchase. As far as I'm concerned I just bought a new 5g a71 for hundreds less than normal. It even arrived a day early! I did thoroughly look through reviews of individual sellers, and Chubbiestech had the most consistently good reviews. Virtually everyone in the reviews were satisfied, and the only bad reviews came from shipping issues which Amazon claims responsibility for. So that's who I went through, for reference. **Update: Phone is still great for the 99.99% of things however the phone randomly shut off once. There's a chance it was just a button on my pants that accidently pushed the power button, so I'm not gonna lower my score at this moment. While it could have been my own fault, I rely way too much on my phones for security to risk the chance that it wasn't. So for now, I found arguably an even better deal from the same seller for the s10+. I'll be losing 5G and a better camera. If the impact on my 5G>4G experience is noticeable, I may go back to the a71 at a later time. **Went ahead and began return process, but again this probably should not reflect poorly on the seller or the phone itself. The shut-off could have entirely been some sort of missclick that I didn't see, but I will never know and don't want to find out.

So, if you want to use this particular Samsung Galaxy A71 5G on a GSM network, I'm sure it works fine. I was forced into putting my Red Pocket Mobile GSMA (AT&T) sim in it and for that, it works great. But I wanted to use it with RPM's CDMA network (Verizon mvno). The CDMA service redirects phone calls to a call line I'd rather not mention. All apn settings are correct. (I've had the phone for a week now). I can put in a Verizon sim and it will work, however, Verizon's compatibility checker shows the phone IMEI as incompatible. It's the same results with Twigby (Verizon mvno). I checked with someone with much more tech savvy than myself and he explained a myriad of possibilities of why my current Verizon sim works now in this phone but I'm not going to bore you with those details. Suffice to say, Verizon has a list of IMEI's that they consider incompatible, specifically T-Mobile in this case. Who knows how long this phone would actually work on Verizon! I understand I *may* be able to get this phone's IMEI pushed through if I got service directly through Verizon but this is a second low use line and I prefer the Red Pocket Mobile yearly CDMA plan for it. My point is, why hassle with all that just to keep this phone in particular? It's not worth the additional time Just get a Verizon unlocked phone. So, by the listing's definition of this phone being "fully unlocked" and for use with all carriers, I am forced to disagree until Verizon recognizes that T-Mobile phones may very well be fully unlocked. Until that time, this Unlocked T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy A71 is NOT for use with all carriers. Had it been listed as a GSM unlocked phone, then I would have avoided this listing and moved on. One thing sellers can never do is reimburse your time spent with inconveniences and they NEVER offer to reimburse you for gas. I will say that cosmetically the phone was in excellent condition. I imagine if Verizon ever updates their system to at least consider an unlocked former T-Mobile phone, there would be no issue as Amazon Renewed is often a great way to purchase like new items. I did, however, have this same exact issue a couple of years ago with a former T-Mobile yet unlocked phone but in that case it wasn't a big deal because that phone was being used with my Red Pocket Mobile GSMA line. It was a Motorola One 5G Ace by T-Mobile. I returned the phone in this review. Thank you for reading.

The A71 5G is solid all around. A snappy CPU and solid system RAM (with up to another 8 [I think] GB of RAM Plus) gives it all around a smooth feel. The screen is solid, though a bit dim in sunlight and with noticeable ghosting when quickly moving dark items around a bright screen. It's totally bearable, though. The battery is about two days max with a few hours of use and responsible brightness use and power saving measures in place. All in all, it's definitely a phone I plan to use for at least three, hopefully five more years. Unfortunately, at least with my refurbished model, the fingerprint scanner isn't working. It seems to be an inconsistent hardware or firmware issue with phones from around the time period, and it might require servicing. Fortunately, it gives you options for unlocking it and in well-lit rooms, the Facial Recognition is passable. And I could be unlucky with the fingerprint reader. It's definitely not a common problem, but might be worth keeping in mind if you buy something refurbished.