Samsung Galaxy S III/SGH-i747 16GB GSM Unlocked LTE Android Smartphone Blue

This cell phone worked it very well

I purchased this item through Amazon Prime from a company called "Breed" and it is not authentic. The sticker on the inside of the phone is something printed on a home printer (with poor print quality).I called Samsung customer service and the IMEI number was a legitimate one (the phone was made 11 months ago) but it was mysteriously out of warranty already. Next, I called AT&T and told them I had bought this new phone and would they be able to accept it. They looked up the IMEI number and it turns out that the phone had been through their liquidation department. The rep explained that this meant that the phone had been returned and it was considered defective. This explains why the phone no longer carries the 1-year warranty.I called Amazon customer support and they will give me a refund but they seemed very relaxed about the whole thing. They will not report this back to "Breed". I am outraged! I paid almost four hundred dollars and got a knock off or, at best, a refurb. I had stayed away from e-Bay because I did not want to get a phone that was not authentic. I put my trust in the Amazon Prime program. This phone was warehoused and shipped by Amazon on behalf of "Breed" which is a business name for a company called "Unlocked Cell Phone Kings Inc."I am so disappointed that Amazon Prime is not a brand that can be trusted any more. All fellow Amazon customers, beware!

Phone came in great condition and shipped pretty quickly.

This review describes my experience with this product and vendor, plus a little info I learned about shopping for unlocked phones.Pros: The phone works well; most of what I like is part of the product description and typical Samsung phone features - fast processor, huge clear screen, touch-screen that is more sensitive than my wife's iPhone 5s, super clear calls - receiver, and the speakerphone is best I've ever used for myself and callers AND there's a volume boost feature just for calls, 2 gb memory (opening tons of Chrome browser tabs at once without noticeable slowdown), 16gb storage (lots of music and apps), self-adapting brightness sensor, 8 mp camera, Jelly Bean (4.1.1) etc. The 4G LTE through my carrier is as almost as fast as my fiber optic internet line at 13mb down, 9 mb up. Netflix and Skype work very smoothly. Still a fan of Samsung's Swype keyboard, very accurate and it works great with a large screen space. I appreciate the Assistive Light widget, too. Still a few features I've yet to explore.Cons: Battery tends to run out quickly even though I'm actively using it about 3-4 hours a day. My usage is primarily from the display and browser/bandwidth hogging apps.Other comments: The thing about finding this particular item with this specific description (my original search was just for an unlocked Galaxy sIII) is the Amazon results only come up with one at any given time. The price seems to drop each day, and there's always a different vendor. Mine was "Art Lobby" - no major complaints, phone arrived on time, intact, mint condition. However, I found it strange that it was an AT&T phone with AT&T logo on the back cover of the phone and loaded with AT&T bloatware. After doing some research, I understand that the I747 model was sold by AT&T, so that makes sense.I also understand that while there's the "Galaxy sIII" there are different variations of the same phone, each with its own model number. The Wikipedia page describes the models and their differences in detail here: [...]Also, with some Samsung phones, be aware of the differences between the "full" models and the "mini" models. They're not the same phones, and this difference is poorly advertised by the company and a few carriers.What I learned/what I did: Do the research, deflate your mobile bill. My experience to look for an unlocked phone was driven by years of buying an overpriced, marked-up phone from my carrier whenever I changed my plan. Something to consider when buying an unlocked phone - make sure your phone and a particular model (see above on that I747 business) are compatible with your carrier. I did a ton of research before I made this purchase, and even as the price seems to drop every day, it was still worth paying $360 or so (just phone mind you, the talk/text & data plan with the carrier is separate) than $600+ over two years with my carrier for a phone that's been out for over a year. And that $600 is the phone only; when you do that, you either pay in full or pay so much down, followed by the 2 year monthly payments. Wish I had done this years ago - would've saved on my first smartphone and likely the phones before that back to 2003.A caveat here on the AT&T bloatware - I'm a tech, and rooted (i.e., gave myself administrator-level access) my phone in about 5 minutes as soon as I took it out of the box. It took a good 30 minutes overall to find and remove the bloatware, since I preferred not to do a full install of Android and further risk bricking my phone.

phone arrived with faulty micro-USB port (unable to charge) after contacting seller and sent it back, the replacement phone works fine, the 2 phones came with signs of use (scratches & small dings) as described by good condition description.The phone came unlocked and still works with T-Mobile network and/or international Telcel Mexico network.Thanks to seller for his support with the replacement.

The Smartphone I bought had been sold 2 other times prior to me buying it from Battery Assualt now whatever there name is today. March 2013, July 2014 and Dec 2014 by me thinking it was never purchased before. Do to a surgery and rehab, I never had the opportunity to get the phone checked out in the 90 day window for a return. However, companies lie Brighpoint who are the sweepers and re-seller's of these devices to wholesale outlets like this company I purchased this totally worthless piece of junk reap the benefits of misleading buyers into thinking there getting a new phone when in fact they are not.The company that is supposed to sweep the phone clean such as the above named so it can be used by a new owner did not do it properly or at all and after several hours at both a regular At&t and a At&t Tech Specialty outlet where I was finally given the truth that this phone cannot connect to the network for messaging and texts. The only thing the rep was able to do was make and receive calls.So in finishing if ad says condition NEW, it does not mean it was never bought prier to you . Buyer beware