Google launches its Certified Refurbished Phone program, with up to 40% off Pixel phones

Google has launched its Certified Refurbished Phone program, offering savings of up to 40% connected refurbished Pixel phones.

The programme marks nan first clip Google has offered refurbished Pixel phones straight – according to nan official announcement, a Certified Refurbished Pixel telephone will spell done an inspection of nan battery, screen, and housing, arsenic good arsenic an update to nan latest Android software, earlier being approved for sale.

What’s more, Certified Refurbished Pixel phones are re-packaged successful a caller container and moreover travel pinch a compatible charger.

The first lineup of Certified Refurbished phones includes nan Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a – these are each tin handsets, but there’s nary luck yet for those looking for nan latest Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro astatine a discount.

Still, nan chance to drawback immoderate of nan best Pixel phones of yester-year astatine a discounted value pinch nan aforesaid one-year warranty and customer support will beryllium difficult to walk up for some.

Here’s a speedy breakdown of nan prices of nan disposable models – these prices are for nan 128GB models, but arsenic The Verge reports, different retention options will beryllium disposable too:

Google besides keenly highlights nan sustainability benefits of buying refurbished successful nan program’s charismatic announcement, noting nan company’s extremity of reducing e-waste and integrative accumulation – Certified Refurbished Pixel phones will travel successful plastic-free packaging, nan aforesaid arsenic each different Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit devices.

A 2023 study published by The Carbon Trust recovered that astir 80% of a smartphone’s c footprint stems from nan accumulation and manufacturing stage, truthful while we don’t person nonstop figures connected nan effect of buying refurbished, it’s apt to beryllium tangibly amended for nan satellite than buying new.

The Certified Refurbished Program sees Google subordinate different awesome telephone makers successful offering refurbished phones directly, successful a apt bid to curb nan effect of third-party refurbished marketplaces for illustration BackMarket.

The Apple Certified Refurbished Store has agelong been considered a concealed gem, pinch important savings connected iPhones and different Apple products, while Samsung maintains a akin Certified Re-Newed section.

For now, it seems for illustration nan Google Certified Refurbished Phone programme is only progressive successful nan US, pinch nary charismatic connection connected different markets yet.

If you’re connected nan lookout for a cheaper and much environmentally conscious smartphone, cheque retired our database of the champion refurbished telephone deals – and for nan latest updates, beryllium judge to support up pinch our Google Pixel and Android coverage.

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