RT
I wouldn't do it again.
The box arrived pretty roughed up. The packaging was a small, USPS cardboard box inside a plastic-y soft USPS envelope. The phone itself was in a small plastic pouch with a minimal amount of plastic bubbles on the outside of the pouch. The pouch was not sealed and there was no other packing material inside the usps box, so the phone could move around quite a bit. Considering the state that the box arrived, I'm not particularly confident about long term viability. Much to my surprise, the phone was on as I removed it from the unsealed pouch and it was very, very hot. The phone arrived at 9% battery. I live in the southwest, so the combination of the hot ambient temperatures during the phone's journey, the state of the box, the packaging, and the fact that the phone was on, seemingly the whole time during shipment, is very disappointing. The screen, counter to the listing, has comical levels of screen burn in. Was it like this prior to shipment? Was this due to the phone being kept on throughout shipment and during multiple days of summer temperatures? There's no definitive answer. What I do know is that electronics and heat don't play well together. Why would you possibly ship the phone while it's on and with the battery connected? The remaining space inside the box had plenty of room for the battery and it's hard to imagine a small padded pouch for the battery would incur significant expense. I cannot recommend buying from this storefront. Shoddy packaging practices and a misleading listing. Wouldn't dare risk buying a higher priced phone from them.