Cleaning a mobile phone before selling it is essential to offer you a better presentation and even to offer us a greater amount of money for our device.
Throughout this article we will show you all the steps you must follow to get your smartphone ready for sale.
Delete the information from your smartphone
The first thing we must do before selling our mobile is to make a backup of all the information. Once you have made the backup, and you have made sure that you have the information in a safe place, you must follow the following cases to delete the information completely.
- Opens “Settings“.
- Choose the section “Over the phone“.
- After the option “Factory reset“.
- Finally choose “Clear all data“and confirm the unlock pin of the device.
How to clean the mobile
Cleaning your mobile is not as simple a process as it may seem at first., since to obtain good results and leave it shiny it is necessary to know some recommendations.
First of all, you should make sure that the cloth you are going to use is microfiber, a material that does not scratch the screens and that does not leave traces after its passes.
Use a screen cleaner better than glass cleaner. Own products tend to offer much better results than generic ones and they do not usually have a high cost.
To rub the embedded dirt it is best to use a cotton swab, however, For the connections, it is best to use compressed air.
Take special care of the photographic sensors and the display glass. Remove the screen protector if it makes your device look worse.
Before putting it in the box, be sure to insert all the elements that came in the box, from the SIM card extractor to other key elements such as the cable or the charger, the latter if it was included.
Where to sell my mobile
Today there are many places where it is possible to sell your mobile in a simple way. In fact, some stores even allow you to estimate what they might pay you, although you have to take into account that they are estimates and that afterwards what you receive may vary.
Keep in mind that in stores that if you sell your used mobile in physical stores you assume a lower risk when selling itHowever, you will also receive significantly less money than if you publish it in the form of an advertisement on any second-hand website.
Here is a list in which to publish your mobile ad in a simple way:
- Wallapop: corresponds to the best-known and most used second-hand buying and selling platform in Spain. Posting ads is easy and free.
- Milanuncios: Although it is usually used mainly for homes or vehicles, the technology also has a place in one of the most popular second-hand portals.
- Facebook: The Zuckerberg social network can also be useful if you publish the information in specific groups in the area. It also has the “Marketplace” section.
- Cash Converters: They have many stores throughout Spain and have a free appraisal service.
- Game: Although it is well known for the sale of consoles and video games, they also buy and sell second-hand items.
- CeX: It is a store whose catalog of unused products is really small and second-hand items reign.
There are many more shops, although These are the best known for making second-hand sales. It is important to consider the different options and study the market before setting a sale price.
The Xiaomi Mi 10T is a mobile that is still solvent, so you should not have much problem when it comes to selling it, thus saving some money on the purchase of your new Xiaomi 11T Pro.