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If you wished to buy a secondhand or refurbished Samsung cellphone within the UK, you could not go straight to the source – till now. Samsung has introduced it is promoting “certified re-newed” Galaxy smartphones for British consumers, following launches within the US and South Korea.

This new program sees Samsung take “top-grade returned” merchandise and recondition them match to be bought on, in accordance to the firm. The inspection and refurbishment course of sees units cleaned and checked with “more than 100 quality tests” by in-house Samsung consultants earlier than stock is put up for sale.

All repairs use real Samsung elements, examples of which the firm lists as (screen, digital camera, audio system, sensor, NFC and antenna.

“During the restoration process, all devices are reset to delete personal data and ensure they are sold in a condition equivalent to that of a brand-new device,” Samsung stated, although a footnote says: “The product may have slight external blemishes, which do not impact its functionality or performance.”

“We’re excited to expand our Certified Re-Newed program in European markets to provide customers with more options for purchasing flagship devices,” stated Jun Kim, EVP and Head of Galaxy Value Innovation Team, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “While contributing to the circular economy, we hope more customers can experience our latest innovations, including Galaxy AI.”

The telephones are packaged in new recyclable bins and embrace the identical equipment you’d get with a new cellphone, although for a lot of Samsung telephones in 2026 that shall be just a USB-C cable.

If you might have been mulling a new smartphone and wish to save a bit of money, this might be an option for you, although at launch Samsung is just ranging the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus and S25 Ultra, the most recent Galaxy S flagship telephones from the firm that launched in early 2025.

The online store is now reside, although on the time of writing solely the Galaxy S25 Ultra was in stock, the 512GB model listed for £1,153. Brand new, it value £1,349.

It’s shocking that Samsung has not opted to vary older Galaxy S telephones, or any telephones from its mid-range Galaxy A sequence. Samsung just made it easier to buy an affordable Galaxy cellphone within the UK.

But lastly having the ability to go to Samsung for formally refurbished handsets is sweet for customers as the recognition of secondhand units rises.

Third-party retailers for smartphones similar to Backmarket have develop into extensively utilized in latest months as people look to save money on their subsequent cellphone. But such websites usually sell telephones with injury, which, even when marketed, isn’t perfect, and makes purchasing for an satisfactory cellphone a bit of a fortunate dip.

Hopefully Samsung’s formally refurbished telephones will show a more reliable source of used telephones, although it stays to be seen if more units shall be added to the vary, and if costs are aggressive with the present secondhand market.