Telstra’s carbon neutral MVNO, Belong, has announced that it has partnered with Kingfisher to launch Second Life Phones which will offer pre-owned smartphones for value and environmentally conscious consumers.
The pre-owned and refurbed device program offers both various and limited devices, mainly Apple’s iPhone but a few Samsung Galaxy devices at reasonable prices and is being marketed via new TV ad running across the major TV networks, YouTube and social media apps as an eco -friendly alternative to purchasing a brand-new device.
Belong head of product and marketing, Aaliah Eggins-Bryson has stated at the launch of Belong’s Second Life services that:
“Too many Australians believe mobile phones have no material impact on the environment than other things in their lives but in fact, every year, the world throws away around 44.7 million tonnes of tech. This is why we’ve launched Second Life Phones; because the most sustainable phone is the one that already exists.”
So what devices are on offer, well here is a full list:
Samsung galaxy:
- Samsung Galaxy S20 5G in cosmic gray – 128GB – $669
- Samsung Galaxy S20 in cosmic black – 128GB – $699
- Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G in cosmic black – 128GB – $649
- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G in either cloud lavender, cloud navy, cloud red or cloud white – 128GB – $559
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in either phantom black or phantom silver – 128GB – $949
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in either phantom black or phantom silver – 256GB – $999
Manzana:
- iPhone 11 64GB in white or black – $599
- iPhone 11 Pro in space gray – 64GB – $699
- iPhone 11 Pro in space gray – 256GB – $789
- iPhone 11 Pro Max in space gray – 64GB – $799
- iPhone X in space gray or Silver – 64GB – $439
- iPhone X in space gray or Silver – 256GB – $489
- iPhone XR in either black, Product (Red), yellow, white, blue or coral – 64GB – $459
- iPhone XR in either black, Product (Red), yellow, white, blue or coral – 128GB – $489
- iPhone XS in either space grey, gold or silver – 64GB – $479
- iPhone XS in either space grey, gold or silver – 256GB – $539
You can check out the link here to see how Belong’s second life phone system in partnership with Kingfisher works and check out the deals listed above if you’re in the market for a phone but don’t want to break the bank in getting some high end and mid range devices at bargain prices.