Cheap Android Phone LOT With A Surprising Profit
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2023
- Sometimes the best deals come from LOTs of supposedly broken devices.
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Hey heads up: I encountered the 0 byte storage issue with my device before while messing around with a custom rom, the fix should be a factory reset. Hope this helps!
I've had this issue too. Several times with different phones .It took some messing around don't remember a factory reset alone being the solution. Think one of them was a Samsung and odin with a repartiton played a part
@@limpbiskit66I also have a Samsung, the cause of the issue was a feature of the custom ROM formatting the micro SD card to be used as internal storage then removing said micro SD, I think since the phone expected the storage to be on the SD which wasn't inserted it didn't know what to do. A factory reset from the recovery mode fixed it for me, but your experience could vary. It could absolutely be to do with partitioning, but overall it's an issue I can't find very much about other than my own experience with it and how I fixed it.
Yep, it just needs the data partition formatted. I kinda skipped over that step while installing lineageos to my phone and it showed I had more than 100gb free but trying to install anything from app store it gave me insufficient storage errors.
i've had an old samsung galaxy note(gt -n7000) with similar problem but it reported that there is about 33 GB of data on a 16 GB storage i needed to re flash it and it's working fine since
experienced that on my huawei (android 5.1) phone in 2017, without custom rom, just stuck on 0kb free. (it just happens sometimes when you run ot of memory, it gets completely stuck)
yeah factory reset (through the settings, not the data partition wipe) solves this
I like this format Hugh - take a punt buying stuff and hopefully make a profit! Much like I've been doing for 20+ years, but with tech instead of junk in people's sheds! At least two of us are keeping stuff out of landfill!👌👍😃
Worse case narrow at least it gives him fodder for content .
Me too
Windows phone was ahead of its time, and definitely much more refined than many android skins back then. It does look dated now, but it had a lot of potential. It was my first experience with a mobile operating system, and I got a Samsung Galaxy S3 later on, which was somewhat of a step down in user interface design, but it had the benefit of using Android and having many more apps available.
Absolutely agree
Literally true! Had Lumia 625 from 2014 to 2017 and it was so smooth and nice working phone for it's price! Sadly support was cutted off since 2016 as it was Win 8/8.1 phone :/
Yep, I wouldn't just dismiss Windows phone like that like he did.
Even though I hate Microsoft's modern desktop offerings.
I’ve always found it a terrible user experience. Which goes to show that, as in most cases, it depends and your mileage may vary.
Cheers.
I stll miss windows phone every time I use my pixel, (which has a windows phone like launcher installed).
How absolutely gorgeous is the HTC 8X... And the UI was so modern and flowy. I've always wanted a Windows Phone device, idk why, but never got around buying one at their prime. The UI clearly passed the test of time. I should probably get a Lumia 1020 and/or a 950 XL.
Oh, and the Red Magic is overclockable from factory. It's the only phone with the SD888 that runs at a higher frequency than the rest.
"My good sissy"
Bro that was deff a burner phone from some spicy fella.
You got lucky with the Samsung. Some Android phones brands now come with credential persistence even after reset (to prevent data theft by extracting the nand, not unlike iDevices) and Samsung is usually extra iffy with this due to Knox. I was 100% expecting it not to clear the pin after factory reset but maybe the option for this was not enabled in settings by the previous owner.
Not to mention that in the latest security patch (August 2023) nothing you do can bypass the phone's FRP lock. Tried bypassing a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G for 4 days straight, using almost a hundred tools I found on the internet, the only tools that were actually very close to bypassing it were SamFw and another tool (Android Utility?) that I can't recall its name. But then Android hides the USB debug message, intentionally breaks the package manager so APKs can't be loaded and when you try using the talkback method, it starts yelling "Stop" at you. The closest I got was with browser exploits and entering my own Samsung account to download a temporary launcher, but then all APKs I try loading wouldn't install and when you reboot the phone it's back at the Hello screen.
@@RealEpikCartfrenYTI've had good luck with SamFirm_A.I.O_v3.3 to open the webbrowser and follow instructions from a UA-cam video from there. But it was an old device so that helps a lot.
@@RealEpikCartfrenYTyou can bypass with samfw you just have to use the paid version
@@RealEpikCartfrenYT But why not just boot it into download mode and revert it to an older FW?
You don't need ADB while in Download Mode, only ODIN. Have you tried that way?
@@myrmeko i tried that but the phone didn't allow me to downgrade. It complains about VBMeta.
Seeing that HTC puts a smile on my face, back then there was still hope they can make it.
If only phone lot in indonesia were this generous. I remember buying a phone lot like this for around 80bucks for 3 phones. and maaan, two of em were straight up coming from jurrasic period, like gingerbread androids from 2005. The only one that i can use is this galaxy j5 pro which im curently using it only need a new battery. And i can tell you, investing money on phone lot is never gonna be a wise decisions. Love your contents tho
That a23 was 100% frp email locked because of the reset. I don't think it's cool for you to skip over that step. It gives people the wrong idea about this business
It's not too hard to bypass that if you know what you're doing.
frp is very easy to bypass so its basically useless.
it didn't have to be, maybe the owner removed it from their acc or changed their password
Frp on older devices is easy to bypass but newer security updates make it impossible to bypass
I just frp unlock ny j4
A Restoration video on that redmagic could be good
I was looking for a Windows Phone, but was weary because of the possible complications from old hardware. Thing is, Windows Phone is like a cult classic which, boxed, can go for sometimes as high as the original price, 10 years later. This phone in a fairly good condition is certainly a find, and at $40 is like a steal
Love the dankpods style thumbnail 😂
I thought it was from the other aussie when I got the notification 😂😂😂
Yeah hahaha!
Fr lol 😂
I believe you said the battery capacity for the V pro wrong, you said 3950 when in fact it is 2950mAh. Nice video btw
I learned so much from your channel that I started doing repairs and upgrades to donated computers and phones and refurbish them for a local nonprofit that provides computers and internet for low income families, schools and other nonprofit organizations in the Brevard NC area. Thanks for the inspiration. Terry at Brevard Nerd Services
Thanks to people like you, technology that would be ewaste is recycled and repurposed for futher use. Thanks to your inspirational videos, I replaced the battery in my OnePlus 8 using iFixit and it cost me around $25 total and thanks to the battery bloating, the back panel was already half off the phone. I carefully worked the adhesive to removed the rest and replaced the battery. As I bought a new OnePlus 8 pro to replace this phone to use as my daily phone, I now have a backup phone to use should I need to. The problem with having a phone that becomes dangerous to use is that one doesn't have an alternative. Now I do. All I have to do is to swap the sim card and I can go on with my life. Repair is very important and thankfully I bought a several year old phone (top of the line) at a serious discount over its original cost. You are a true inspiration and thanks for what you do!
Love this format, it's the most enjoyable and it's nice to see how you're saving so many tech products that other people would let go to waste.
Do you have any ideas on what to do with an older android phone or tablet? Recycle, repurpose (how/for what?). Thx❤
Thanks
It's like a nugget dip
don't you dare diss the windows phone os. still the best mobile os ever created imo. it was really fast, smooth looking, and very customizable
As an Xperia 1 mk ii user, please fix that Xperia 10 iii. Just like you Sony smartphone is no longer around in my country, had to import one yourself. Would love to see a Sony repair video on your chanel again.... it's been a while since that Xperia Z video
It pains me greatly to hear your dislike of Windows Phone OS. It is far and away the best phone OS ever made. Google and Apple haven't been able to design anything better in over a decade.
Its a linux style of plain UI
Prob for those dudes that lived by win98 to win7 it hurts a lot
But for old seniors its a nice ui
Less tinkering, as if an old ios wih dark mode and lite mode skin built in
Nice work man. Whilst i don't have time or money to do this, it's nice to see someone repairing and reselling. It's nice to see
Would love to see a restoration of that redmagic !
agree.
I had one of those HTC Windows Phones from a recycling lot a couple years back. Windows Phone was ahead of its time and the OS was so fun and fresh when it came out too bad app development wasn’t very common for Windows
hey hugh, do u happen to have the sony xperia anymore? i just seen your youtube video i think that is the phone you said it isn't sold in australia. just realized your contact is currently closed.
Actually, the Windows Phone OS was quite good, there was a lot of capability hidden in the settings.
It was the lack of apps that killed it.
Have a memory of using windows phone OS: playing snowball assault on my dads old sgh i917
It was excellent after unlocking bootloader+dev unlock, you can sideload apps and modify the OS
The apps were GARBAGE, no games
@@KentRoads some folk, such as myself had no need of games. At best the supply of apps were adequate.
I remember someone having that htc windows phone in my school like 10 years ago, or a similar one with colored chunky borders. It was always weird to look at the menu screen and not see any recognizable app icons
that HTC 8X put a smile on my face. one of my fav device. back when android or ios was nowhere near of feeling fast, windows phone ran like butter. the ui tbh is subjective, but i find it rather clean and non distracting. not bloated as most android phones at that time and not as suffocating as ios used to be. if only it got the support it deserves
Jeez, i was waiting for video like this. Thanks
I dig the colours of the HTC and Sony, something about blue just looks cool
What an interesting phone lot! It's always a bit of a gamble, but you seem to have scored some great deals. Looking forward to seeing more tech lot videos from you. Keep up the great work Hugh!
4:20 but on the battery itself says 2950 mAh
Man, I miss having a functioning HTC phone. I have HTC TyTN II which has a busted screen, and a HTC HD2 which is stuck in a loop cycle. :/
After the One M7, its failing/overheating/dying camera and them refusing to fix my in-warranty phone, I'm kinda glad they went into irrelevancy. Was nice while it worked though, and I'll always admire the Desire Z (last one with a physical keyboard)
@@Knaeckebrotsaege Never had an One M7... :) Haven't even heard of it, to be honest.
the redmagic is an absolute powerhouse
I am really looking forward to the repair of all these phones whenever you are ready. I have been one of your favourite subscribers for a long while now.
If it is possible to remove the windows software and replace it with android, in the phone that came with Windows, that could increase it's sale value. 😊
getting the redmagic in that state is crazy. I wonder who sold these phones, maybe like a pawn shop clearance sale type stuff?
It will interesting to see full video restoring the Red magic phone. 888 cpus are very capable even conpared to the gen 1-2 CPUs
I love your content Hugh! Keep it up!
That was very lucky find! Congrats 😁
I had a Windows phone.
I liked it 🙂
me too. i now have multiple of nokia WPs in collection lol
@@imj3200 yea, mine wasa Nokia, also
at the time, the interface blew away apple and android
Wish honest repairs were available in the UK
They are.
Fun fact for you the Samsung a23 is suppose to receive android 14
That was a really impressive phone lot for the price - to be honest I would happily buy that Red Magic gaming smartphone once restored, it looks the part and even has a headphone jack still. despite not really gaming on a mobile, that would be one I'd love to have.
Which would probably never happen because these youtubers never end up doing that.
He literally has a store where he sell most of the phone he fix on video@@zippehzuppah9046
@@zippehzuppah9046 hugh has a online store where he sells some of the device's he restores and also device's that he has disassembled and so on
@@zippehzuppah9046 In the description he actually has a link to his store where every now and then he sells some of the stuff he repairs
Redmagic is a decent phone company, I'm using a redmagic 8 pro myself and it's snappy. Also has a built in 20k rpm fan. Their feature.
Please do more lot vids! There my favorite ❤
Nice website Hugh. Some spelling issues like warranty and guarantee are obvious which I know you'd want to get fixed up.
I say it time and time again. The magic three R`s re-use, repair and recycle. It costs a lot less energy to re-use or to repair (talking about carbon emissions). Big tech company's always talk about recycling, because they want to greenwash the fact that you just have to buy a new phone.
It should be Re-Use to repair, recycle doesn't exactly work for phones much unless they were made to always be modular to newer models
Didn't know HTC made Microsoft phones I know it was Nokia Lumia before it went to Microsoft Lumia I had the Lumia 535 back in day it wad a pretty janky thing to use
That phone hugh had is the HTC 8X. I owned one, and have some in a bin to repair. Gorgeous phone back in the day and was launch alongside the Lumia 800. Hard as F to repair when busted up.
Samsung did have windows phones too.
How do you deal with FRP locked phones, Hugh?
Was that HTC running Windows 8 with tiles? I have one because you know, you have to have one of everything. Mines a green Nokia. No, not worth adding to the total. But interesting as a novelty. Like an Amazon Fire phone.
love videos like this
Hugh I love your content and I hope that you will 1 million subscribers. Keep the good work up sir.
Now that's quite the catch!
Oh hey nice, finally another Sony phone crosses your path, which is always interesting to see, so I hope you'll dedicate a video for it's teardown assessment and repair
You got a very good bargain from this phone lot.
Keep up the good work Hugh!
As a Windows Phone user and a fan I would love to have one of those HTC 8X phones
Nostalgic seeing HTC 8X! Thats my phone few years ago!
03:26 two missed calls from "my good sissy" lmao
Well done Hugh, I definitely don't have the phone expertise that you have to try something like this, also I contiue to be grateful for you turning phones that might end up in the trash into treasure.
Man If only you're near,Id prolly Bought that Xperia Mark III along with the HTC 8X. Been hoping for an Xperia Device here in my place eversince their re-run back in 2019 but We barely have any luck if Sony would even sell it here or anywhere Globally
Xperia 10 III is pretty much at the end of its software support. It's not getting Android 14, and there is no guarantee of getting a security patch any newer than the current one, from July 2023. It's a real shame from Sony, because the phone itself is alright if you can find it cheap.
@@purpleneons meh,I dont really care about Software Updates unless its already like 8yrs Behind the Current Software Patches,as long as it is usable in terms of Normal Usage such as Basic Phone Calls,Camera & is Able to play youtube or encode 24bit FLAC with no issues,then Im practically fine with it. Heck Im still using an LG G7 to this day alongside with my Redmi Note 11 as a Back up phone. Still works as a charm to this day
Amazing video mate!
First of all, i think we definitely need a collab w/ Wade or, at least, James at some point.
Second, Windows Phone was pretty nice with pretty fast and simple UI, even on a low-end hardware.
Another question: didn't Samsung ask for a Google account after hard reset? Weird.
I think the asking for a Google account is only if frp is turned on before the reset
@@JoelGer1 Less likely, especially on any device that is newer than 2018
As someone who used multiple Windows Mobile and Windows Phone devices (my last one was Lumia 635), I quite like them. Plus coding for both was way easier for me since I can use the languages I already know.
@@JoelGer1what's frp?
@@tydshiin5783 Factory Reset Protection. It basically works like the iCloud lock you see on Apple devices.
3:26 A Good Sissy always calls.
You should try getting into screen refurbishing, considering that you can get the glass for very cheap and still get original display quality.
"My good sissy" missed call 💀💀💀
Reminds me of that one guy who installed Tiny 11 on a windows phone. Might make for a fun project my guy. Also I'm impressed that gaming phone still works. That took a huge beating.
The tiny 11 is only on lumia 950xl
@@aegwasherndryrer Ah. I was hoping to see him possibly install tiny11 but oh well. Ty for letting me know.
@@OhHeyItIsNano np
I’d be interested in the HTC Accord 8x but the shipping and I’m primarily interested only because of the Beats part
pls do more videos like this
That Red Magic is the potential attendance for the next restoration video.
Great phone lot! You definitely will be able to make a good profit!
Just jealous of the red magic phone 😮😮 I like the looks of it
would love to see that red magic restoration
Tip: Why don't you upgrade from the BlackBerry to the A23?
How do you even get phones sent to you? Whenever I go to the post office or even a courier I get told that they are not allowed to accept anything with a lithium battery in it.
Hey Hugh
Love your Videos! ❤
Greetings from Switzerland
It’s nice video and very good know some different brand or model from this video
Love the content Hugh!
I will gladly take that Windows Phone off your hands, Hugh. I used to have that same one and miss it so much
Another Aussie yelling at nuggets. I have subbed.
I want to see you repair them ;)
Feeling directly after unpacking: we've been ripped... 😂
(4:44) I believe the original owner may have purchased it from a third-party seller as a grey import from Singapore or purchased it while there.
Singapore and Japan are the only countries I can think of where Sony Xperia phones are officially sold, though.
That HTC would do well in my collection
How did they bend the phone without breaking the screen?
Mayne its not glued in? Might have more flex that way?
I also have a bent phone and the scren is still ok. The phone's insides can be seen between thr frame and the screen. RIP water resistance
I actually dont repair screens when it have small crack. Actually, more over, i buy a previous gen with a first crack. Usally keep same platform for 3-5 years, can go thru few screens and one motherboard in this time.
My fone is a Sony Xperia 10iv Last year's model! 5g my last one was a Sony Xperia 10ll 4g. I'm in the UK
So we aren't seeing you fix them?
Keep the zte sony n htc
Htc as a mp3 if u can flash it
I like the idea of buying these and reselling for a profit. Also giving each (maybe not all) a second life.
Hey this might be off topic but I have a Poco F3 with a broken screen and i have an extra working screen from my Poco X3, i know they have different connector/pins but is it possible to swap the connector by soldering them ?
I miss watching these phone lot videos!!! Takes me back to the times where you usually uploads stuff like these really frequent! Nice video again, Hugh!
How did you remove the Google lock from Sam A23?
Windows Phone was perfect.
Crazy fast, clean and intuitive. I miss it dearly.
Ever since I was forced to move to Android, I dread using my phone.
Mister jeffery i have pixel 5a with a cracked screen should i repair it and is it worth in 2023
I'm so interested in buy and repairing and reselling electronics. In your opinion is it worth it .
Fascinating.
I'll wait for the red magic. Did great with the sony.
I see what you did there with that battery size I still think your friend looks like Chris from Mr Beast
What program did you used on computer to reset the locked samsung phone?
Man Hugh, I wish I was such a savvy parts lot shopper as you!
Sometimes stuff like this is survivorship bias. You don't hear about the thousands more people buying phone lots for 250 dollars and ending up with only 10 dollars worth of phone due to major issues.
Its odd how you have to connect the samsung to a pc to reset it like that
I was able to do that to my a32 5g without being connected to a pc, though it did ask for my email and i am located in canada
So how did you get passed the FRP protection on the Samsung
Waiting for your video on that redmagic phone..