Back Market partners with Uswitch
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Uswitch has partnered with Back Market to add refurbished smartphones to its comparison platform alongside Reboxed. The partnership puts one of Europe's biggest recommerce brands on a mainstream UK mobile comparison site and gives refurbished devices greater visibility alongside new phone purchasing and upgrade options. Uswitch is the first UK comparison site to partner with Back Market , Europe's largest refurbished technology marketplace. Back Market joins Reboxed on the Uswitch platform, giving consumers the ability to compare refurbished devices from the two suppliers in one place. Uswitch has also introduced a common A, B and C grading system to tackle inconsistent descriptions of device condition, where terms such as "Pristine", "Like New" and "Excellent" can mean different things depending on the retailer. Under the Uswitch system, Grade A devices look and work like new, Grade B devices show some signs of use and Grade C devices may have visible wear. Grade A devices must also have battery health of at least 90 per cent. The grading takes account of battery and cosmetic condition alongside functional testing, factory resetting and checks against lost and stolen device registers. Repair history and details of replacement components are not currently included because Uswitch says the information cannot yet be consistently tracked across the refurbished market. Uswitch...
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