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Now-a-days smartphone has become part of us. We take these gadgets everywhere. Whether it’s to bed or washroom, they are our constant companion to every location. But, as we like to take our best companions with us everywhere we have to remind ourselves that electronics don’t go well with water. In fact, as per IDC (International Data Corporation) report liquid damage is the second largest cause, i.e., 35 percent, of smartphone damage in the world. Needless to say companies tried to solve this problem and introduced water-resistant smartphones, with Sony spearheading the trend back in 2013 with Sony Xperia Z, the first water-resistant smartphone. Since then many companies have introduced water-resistant smartphones and followed the trend namely Samsung, Apple, Motorola and others. You must have noticed that I specifically referred “water-resistant” and not “water-proof” in the above paragraph. The reason being, there is a big difference between the two. ‘Water-proof’ mea...

Prices of smartphones are going through the roof and this year Apple has touched the $1000 in US for iPhone X which sells for close to $1400/INR 89,000 here in India. Other brands are also not far behind for example Samsung’s latest flagship Note 8 sells for close to $1000/INR 67,900 here in India. As the smartphones prices increase year on year and technology keeps changing rapidly we now have a comparatively new segment of phones i.e. refurbished phones that are not completely new but not used as well. They sit somewhere in the middle. Refurbished phones, as some of you may know, are supposedly new phones whose seals are broken as they are returned by customer because of wrong product received or defect in the phone or because of any other reason. Also keep in mind that Open box/Unboxed phones also largely come under this category.  They may or may not have usage marks on them but I would say expect to have some usage marks (scratch or dent) on them. Refurbish...