{"id":2567,"date":"2021-08-21T06:44:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T04:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/how-to-buy-a-secondhand-smartphone-and-what-to-look-out-for\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T06:44:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T04:44:24","slug":"how-to-buy-a-secondhand-smartphone-and-what-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/how-to-buy-a-secondhand-smartphone-and-what-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How to buy a secondhand smartphone \u2013 and what to look out for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here\u2019s how to grab a bargain safely in the UK<\/p>\n<p>Smartphones are a key part of modern life but with prices routinely in excess of \u00a31,000 for the latest high-end handsets, should you be considering cheaper secondhand or refurbished models instead?<\/p>\n<p>These have the potential to be good for your wallet and the planet, as any device that is given a second life instead of being recycled reduces its lifetime environmental impact and, with it, your footprint.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2021\/aug\/21\/how-to-buy-a-secondhand-smartphone-and-what-to-look-out-for\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e70700c4187b9e39cceda6893953d89e33a68de\/0_3_4847_2909\/master\/4847.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=f35a5ceb18b51bde6ad334fdbb9ff408\" title=\"How to buy a secondhand smartphone \u2013 and what to look out for\" \/>They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here\u2019s how to grab a bargain safely in the UK<br \/>\nSmartphones are a key part of modern life but with prices routinely in excess of \u00a31,000 for the latest high-end handsets, should you be considering cheaper secondhand or refurbished models instead?<br \/>\nThese have the potential to be good for your wallet and the planet, as any device that is given a second life instead of being recycled reduces its lifetime environmental impact and, with it, your footprint. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here\u2019s how to grab a bargain safely in the UK Smartphones are a key part of modern life but with prices routinely in excess of \u00a31,000 for the latest high-end handsets, should you be considering cheaper secondhand or refurbished models instead? &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/how-to-buy-a-secondhand-smartphone-and-what-to-look-out-for\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to buy a secondhand smartphone \u2013 and what to look out for<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}