Amazon India announces it will sell refurbished Samsung smartphones

Big news from Amazon India as the e-commerce company is going to start selling refurbished devices starting with Samsung and Xiaomi smartphones. This is a big move especially in a region where cheaper devices sell better. If you’re going to order a refurbished device off Amazon India then you’ll get a minimum of 6 months warranty. Initially refurbished deals will be limited to a very select amount of models but it’s probably going to expand in time. It’s worth noting that Xiaomi also teamed up with Overcart a while back so the tech company is used to moves like this. Here’s what Noor Patel, directory category management of Amazon India had to say about this:

Our consumer insights give us enough reason to believe that there is a market in India for quality-assured, brand-refurbished smartphones at value prices. We are starting the refurbished category as a pilot and will scale as we see more feedback from customers. We are confident that the smartphone ecosystem will gear up for more brand-refurbished products in the coming months

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Samsung working with MasterCard to bring Samsung Pay in Europe

Samsung Pay is starting to kick off but unfortunately this service is limited to a very short array of regions. This is why Samsung is now teaming up with MasterCard in hope of bringing this service to Europe. The service recently started as a trial in South Korea, and it’s coming Stateside very soon.

Right now, Samsung Pay is dubbed for a September release in the US as well as South Korea. It’s going to be a little difficult to adopt due to older card readers having difficulties recognizing the magnetic fields generated by smartphones, but Samsung has taken measures to ensure quality. The latest partnership with MasterCard brings its Digital Enablement Service for transactions which is the same tech that powers Apple Pay. Merchants won’t have to upgrade their old hardware either because Samsung will also implement MST which works with older card readers.

We expect to hear more about Samsung Pay at the upcoming Unpacked event which will kick off on the 13th of August. The event will bring forth some new Galaxy devices which ought to be compatible with Samsung Pay, so we’ll hear more about that then. In the meantime, tell us how you feel about this new partnership with MasterCard. Are you rooting for Samsung’s instant payment service to arrive in Europe? Let us know by leaving a comment.

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