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How to Delete Health and Fitness Data Before Selling a Phone
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How to Delete Health and Fitness Data Before Selling a Phone

An old phone is pretty painless to sell – list it, ship it, done. What usually gets missed is that…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 19, 2026 15 min read
What Is Knox Guard? Samsung Payment Locks and Resale
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What Is Knox Guard? Samsung Payment Locks and Resale

Payment-based locks are one of the sneakier problems that you’ll run into with used phones. What makes them so frustrating…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 19, 2026 12 min read
How to Save Your Voicemails Before Selling Your Phone
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How to Save Your Voicemails Before Selling Your Phone

When you’re selling a phone, everything moves fast. Trade-in quotes expire, buyers message you back and the pressure to wipe…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 19, 2026 15 min read
iPhone and Android phone model settings screens
Category User Guides

What Kind of Phone Do I Have? Find Your Make and Model

There are really only three reasons you need to know exactly what phone you have: you are selling or trading…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 5, 2026 7 min read
Upgrading 101: Your Guide to Getting a New Phone
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Upgrading 101: Your Guide to Getting a New Phone

So – it’s finally time to upgrade. Maybe your battery can’t make it to 3 o’clock, much less 5. Maybe…

By Lindsey Reece Updated August 5, 2026 3 min read
How to Not Blow Your Budget Back-to-School Shopping
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How to Not Blow Your Budget Back-to-School Shopping

Phew! You’ve almost made it. Through summer camps and pool days, barbecues and fireworks, summer is coming to a close…

By Lindsey Reece Updated August 5, 2026 2 min read
Tangled pile of old electronic cables
Category E-Waste

What to Do With Old Phone Chargers, Cables & Accessories

Old phone chargers and cables are a surprisingly overlooked source of electronic waste – and the scale is striking. Discarded…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 5, 2026 6 min read
Google Pixel 10 & Pixel 10 Pro Colors
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Google Pixel 10 & Pixel 10 Pro Colors

If you’ve been following Google’s design evolution, this strategy won’t surprise you. The brand has steadily refined how it uses…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 19, 2026 7 min read
Person repairing a smartphone with tools
Category Device Valuations

Right to Repair Laws Explained: What They Mean for Your Phone’s Value & Lifespan

Right to repair legislation is reshaping the relationship between consumers, manufacturers, and the devices we depend on every day. At…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 5, 2026 7 min read
Samsung and Google account logos compared
Category User Guides

How to Remove Your Samsung Account Before Selling an Android

Samsung builds its own account layer on top of Android – one that controls Find My Mobile, Samsung Pay, and…

By Scott Strandberg Updated August 5, 2026 6 min read
What Are the Best Small Phones for People With Small Hands?
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What Are the Best Small Phones for People With Small Hands?

Phone makers have spent the last decade in a full-on race to build bigger screens. That race has not been…

By Scott Strandberg Updated July 21, 2026 19 min read
What Are the Best Rugged Phones for Work and the Outdoors?
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What Are the Best Rugged Phones for Work and the Outdoors?

Consumer phones were never built to survive abuse – concrete floors, heavy rain, long days on the job with no…

By Scott Strandberg Updated July 21, 2026 18 min read

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