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I'm trying to evaluate the refurbished Note 9 I purchased. Help!
I will attempt to answer some of your questions.
"battery discharge cycles: 0" It is common to have a new battery installed as part of the refurbishment process. One thing to keep in mind, this stat can be manipulated. This is, however, not a concern if you purchased from a reputable vendor.
"Knox Warranty Void" says "0x0". This is a good thing. Knox at 0x0 means the Knox fuse has not been tripped which mean the device most likely has never been tampered with at the software level.
"Is it possible that the battery actually has 0 discharge cycles?" This seems correct with a new battery installed.
"What does "root required" mean?" A rooted device will grant its user higher privilege access. On Samsung devices, rooting will permanently trip the Knox fuse and will void factory warranty in some regions.
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I received brand new as a replacement in the past. It comes in sealed box just like one you buy in the store.
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I bought a refurbished Note 9 and it looks brand spanking new. I am pleased with the purchase but I want to know more about this device. I have a Note 4 that I love because it meets my 4 major phone needs: my stylus codependency, replaceable battery, expandable memory, and 3.5mm jack. I always go through all of the settings to make sure nothing unnecessary is running down the battery. I am generally easy on phones but I have dropped my Note 4 fairly often with no visible damage.
So I upgraded to the refurbished Note 9.
First, is this curved screen beauty going to break the first time I drop it? I plan to install a tempered glass screen protector as well as a protective case.
I downloaded, installed, and ran vndnguyen's "Phone INFO" on the Note 9. I have some issues:
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Refurbished. I have gotten my past phones from craigslist but I wanted the 90 day warranty that came with this Note 9 because it was expensive (by my standards). Under "Refurbishment Check", Phone INFO says "Congratulations! Your Phone is ORIGINAL". I'm confused. Is the motherboard original? What does this mean?
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Battery. This is my main concern with a refurbished Note 9 and its irreplaceable battery. The battery was 36% when it arrived and it charged to 88% pretty fast and then slower to 97%. Phone INFO says "battery discharge cycles: 0". Huh?
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The rest of the "Usage History" items -- headset connect counter, charger connect counter, and s pen detach counter -- Phone INFO says "<root required>". This tells me nothing about the phone. You?
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"Manufacturing Date" is "2018.09.25". And "Knox Warranty Void" says "0x0". What does this tell me?
Is it possible that the battery actually has 0 discharge cycles? What does "root required" mean?
I want to be reasonably sure I made a good investment that is likely to last 2 years.
Thoughts?
I will attempt to answer some of your questions.
"battery discharge cycles: 0" It is common to have a new battery installed as part of the refurbishment process. One thing to keep in mind, this stat can be manipulated. This is, however, not a concern if you purchased from a reputable vendor.
"Knox Warranty Void" says "0x0". This is a good thing. Knox at 0x0 means the Knox fuse has not been tripped which mean the device most likely has never been tampered with at the software level.
"Is it possible that the battery actually has 0 discharge cycles?" This seems correct with a new battery installed.
"What does "root required" mean?" A rooted device will grant its user higher privilege access. On Samsung devices, rooting will permanently trip the Knox fuse and will void factory warranty in some regions.
I basically also have a Note4 and I have to say that I used to like it, but as time went on I started to absolutely hate it. The performance was bad, the camera was at times unusable, the battery (replaceable but not cheap in my country) is so bad my phone lasts around 2hrs screen on time, the back cover breaks easily, I replaced it twice and I had both of them broken in a matter of a few weeks/months. Also it overheats a lot to the point it's uncomfortable to hold (Exynos variant). So yeah, I plan to get the Note9 but I am really really really sad that it doesn't have the newest OneUI... Also here getting a refurb Note9 is super hard, and would be expensive.