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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB G900i $191.20 (Refurbished) @ Certified Tech Direct eBay

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB G900i $191.20 (Refurbished) @ Certified Tech Direct eBay
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Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 13:25 ebay.com.au (1474 clicks)
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Since it seems that the ozbargain community is okay with refurbished phones, here is round 2 for the people that missed out on the Note 4 and S5.

36 available as of now.

7 Day Guarantee
6 Month replacement warranty
Auspost Express shipping from NSW

Disclaimer:
Only their "great" condition phones look pristine and clean whereas their "fair/used" phones look horrendous according to their screenshots.
Just putting this here in case "great" gets sold out and you rush buy the "fair" conditions.

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  • RadioBirdman on 18/11/2016 - 14:07

    Thanks, just bought last excellent one.

    • check on 18/11/2016 - 14:43

      Not the last one. Still available.

      • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 15:18

        The last black one, there was only 1 excellent black and 1 excellent white before I posted it.

        • check on 18/11/2016 - 15:55

          Interesting. I bought an excellent white one.
          Now showing 4 more excellent available.

          Hope the excellent is genuinely excellent!!

        • damoo on 18/11/2016 - 17:20

          @check:

          Looks like the 'excellent' ones are available, but more expensive.
          225ish after discount.

        • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 17:30

          @damoo:
          Ya they've definitely added more stock, purchase history shows like 10 people buying excellent condition but qty has gone up to 38.

          They've probably noticed all their "new" S5 sold out yesterday and are trying to keep as many in "excellent" conditions as they can.

  • Steptoe on 18/11/2016 - 14:10
    -1

    Seems to support B28

    https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/AQeeJ/samsung-sm-g900i…

  • hotwinter on 18/11/2016 - 14:43
    +1

    Why not to get a brand new Xiaomi at similar price?

    • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 15:15

      IPS < AMOLED.
      Samsung's TouchWiz vs China's MIUI software.
      Removeable battery means once your phone goes dud and can't hold a charge anymore, just replace the battery.
      Local repairers would actually attempt to fix the S5 whereas the Xiaomis they may not even bother.

      Not my say if others prefer the xiaomi.

      • bchliu on 18/11/2016 - 15:20
        +3

        Flawed logic - a 2 year old refurbed S5 will have a greater chance of failing and needing repairs than a brand new Xiaomi (which are actually pretty good quality). Much greater chance of the S5 dying in the next 12 months with the Xiaomi maybe in 2-3 years.

        • Rick Sanchez on 18/11/2016 - 15:25
          +1

          I'd only get the S5 if you want to get Samsung for a loved one (aka the unconditional love that lets you look past their close minded phone choice)

        • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 16:05
          -1

          Wasn't specifically for the S5 but Samsung probably invested billions of $$$ in their R&D department for their flagship phones compared to a company that probably invested a fraction of that and focused more on "beauty".

          Chances of failing may be higher sure but "you get what what you paid for". A $300 phone on launch won't be as good as a phone that was $800 on release etc. Just look how at how successful the mi5 is.. I personally forgot that phone even existed.

          Xiaomi hasn't expanded its market to Australia yet hence no local repairer is entitled to fix a xiaomi phone, have the know how, or even bother trying to.

        • bchliu on 18/11/2016 - 16:24
          +2

          @Zeral: Sounds like a lot of conjecture in your statement there. How do you know Xiaomi hasnt invested a lot of money into their R&D as well? If Samsung did invest a lot into R&D, then why are they slowing down in innovation and having major battery issues on their prime flagship?

          The costs you are talking about is all relative. I can almost guarantee that it costs the same to manufacture a Galaxy S7 to a Xiaomi Mi5 as it is to an iPhone. The industry standard for the manufacture of the device itself should not be more than $200 USD before it eats into their profit margins. Only difference is that Xiaomi is a relatively newer player in International markets and asks less profit margins in order to win market share whilst Samsung and Apple both do funny money with tax havens and get a substantially greater profit as such. BTW, Xiaomi flagships are not $300 at launch (More like $800 like the new Mi Mix).

          If you are still unconvinced.. Have a look at the latest stuff coming out of Xiaomi.

          New Mi Mix Flagship (Almost Bezel-less)
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7plA1ALkQw&t=41s

          Electric Bike:
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQgRlHjlmzc

          Plenty of other gadgets and tech if you go looking for Xiaomi products including good drones, sports cameras, toys etc.

          That Mi Mix phone is pretty much what all those fanbois of Apple and Samsung dreamt of.. Now tell me, what has Samsung and Apple done in the last 3 years that you'd count as innovation? Where's the Billions of R&D invested?

        • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 16:49

          @bchliu:
          Dude, my point was don't compare a flagship phone to a $200 phone that's not even officially supported in Australia.
          Redmi note 3 basically recycled the redmi note 2 and resold the same shit 1 yr later.

          I only brought up the mi5 as "you get what you paid for" and the software experience was bad from what I've seen at launch. Phones sliding across the table for no reason, ram not appearing in the OS, and losing to every benchmark test with the same specs.

          Samsung brought up some ridiculous R&D $$$ during their gear s3 unveil so I know they throw alot of money away on R&D.
          I already know about the xiaomi mix but it is unfair to say a new $200 xiaomi phone will outdo an S5 RRP of AU$929 on release.

          But honestly, I get nothing out from this, I don't hate xiaomi nor am I associated with Samsung or this store, so let's leave it at that.

        • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 19:19
          +1

          @bchliu:
          And just for you cause it annoyed the hell out of me.

          Samsung 2nd largest spender in 2014 at $13.4 billion, the same year the S5 was released
          http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-biggest-rd-spender-5…

          Huawei largest spender in China (May 2015) at 3.9billion, meaning xiaomi spent less than that.
          http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/05/chinas-burgeoning-in…

          None of the Chinese manufacturers have made it into the top 20 and look at Samsung remaining at the top 2 since 2014 at $13billion.
          http://www.strategyand.pwc.com/innovation1000#/tab-2014

        • bchliu on 18/11/2016 - 20:37

          @Zeral: You are totally missing the point. Spending the $$ Does not necessarily translate into good products or innovation. Furthermore, labour is much cheaper in China than in South Korea, so you are not even comparing properly in the first place.
          You have not even mentioned with the $13.4B that Samsung had spent, what outputs have they produced to show for this? Their product range is mediocre, faulty and does not have anything to prove from it. If it takes 13B to get those sorts of results and substantially less to get what Xiaomi produces, I know where investors will be putting their money in.

        • Zeral on 18/11/2016 - 20:59

          @bchliu:
          You asked me to show numbers and I did… Now you're telling me to give specifics for your amusement… Xiaomi re-used hardware and just placed metal over the redmi note 2, im sure they invested heaps that yr.

          Mi5 and the S7 came out at the same time in March and I cant think of 1 thing the Mi5 did better except pricing…
          A low budget redmi that reuses hardware is better than a flagship phone that provides a better camera year after year, cloaked itself waterproof, the only one with an S-pen and the first 1 with fast wireless charging built in, and you're telling me Samsung is wasting it elsewhere and xiaomi doesn't…

          Sorry but I seriously can't be bothered with you anymore. Bye

        • hotwinter on 18/11/2016 - 22:31

          @Zeral: If consider the lower labour cost, Chinese manufacturers are investigating more than anyone else for some years. You will see the difference really soon.

    • hoxygt on 18/11/2016 - 15:43

      Is it water resistant?

      • bchliu on 18/11/2016 - 16:30

        only if the rubber cap is intact.. hehe.. If not, then its not guaranteed. (and the rubber cap is a pain when for phone charging - most people remove it).

      • scrimshaw on 18/11/2016 - 16:50

        the rubber cap will fail after few months or so. I ended up buying a spare from Gearbest.

        Still I don't trust this flimsy rubber seal and it is the only thing that determines whether your phone is water resist or not…

  • nghori on 18/11/2016 - 17:41

    Looks liek it might not come with a charger. Contents show phone and USB cable.

  • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2016 - 03:15
    +2

    A friendly tip, go for the G906 variant.
    Higher screen resolution and 50% more RAM.

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