The Galaxy S23 is the phone half the country is still using.
S23, S23+, Ultra or FE. Three years old, still fully supported, and still worth real money.
There are more S23s in daily use in South Africa than almost any other flagship, and that cuts both ways. It means yours is not rare, and it means there is a constant, reliable stream of people looking to buy exactly this phone because it is the last generation that has come all the way down into their budget.
It is also still getting Android updates, which matters more to a second-hand buyer than any spec on the box. A phone that is still supported is a phone somebody will pay for. The day that stops being true is the day the price falls off properly.
If yours has been sitting in a drawer since you upgraded, this is the part worth hearing: it is losing value every month it sits there, and it is not going to start gaining any.
The Galaxy S23 models we buy.
Working or faulty, from spotless to cracked or not switching on. Not sure which one you have? The model name is under Settings, About.
Galaxy S23 Ultra
256GB, 512GB or 1TB, S Pen included
Galaxy S23+
256GB or 512GB
Galaxy S23
128GB or 256GB
Galaxy S23 FE
128GB or 256GB
If you are upgrading, you are not selling. You are part-paying.
Three years is the classic upgrade point, and skipping two generations rather than one is where the jump actually feels like something. What your S23 is worth is usually a bigger part of that than people expect.
Take the payout as EpicDeals.co.za credit instead of cash and we add 12% on top. That is us paying you for not needing the money in your account today, and it costs you nothing if you were going to spend it here anyway.
The 12% is only worth taking if you were going to spend it. If you need the cash, take the cash, and we will not make the voucher hard to refuse.
What affects your offer.
Battery, which at three years is the first question
This is the age where battery health stops being a footnote and becomes the thing a buyer asks about first. A phone still holding above 85% is worth meaningfully more than an otherwise identical one at 78%.
Screen, and whether it has burn-in
Three years of the same navigation bar and the same always-on display can leave a faint ghost on an AMOLED panel. Tilt it to a white screen in daylight and look. It is common, it is not fatal, and it is worth declaring.
Ultra or standard
The same split as every other generation, and still the largest single variable on this page. The Ultra keeps its S Pen premium well into its third year.
Whether it still has its box and charger
Samsung stopped putting a charger in the box, so the cable and the box itself are what is left. Neither is worth a lot alone, and together they are worth having, so send them if you still have them.
We still buy it with these.
Choose the closest condition in the calculator and mention anything that is wrong. Your offer already takes it into account.
- Cracked or shattered screen, front or back glass
- Burn-in or a green line down the AMOLED panel
- A battery that swells, dies at 30% or will not hold a day
- Fingerprint sensor under the screen that has stopped reading
- USB-C port that only charges if you hold the cable just so
- Camera with dust, haze or a rattling stabiliser
- Charging port worn, loose or full of pocket lint
- Will not switch on at all
Three ways to take the money.
Cash
Instant offer
Assessed within 1-3 working days of arriving, paid within 5 working days of your offer being confirmed.
+12%
Trade-in voucher
Take it as credit on EpicDeals.co.za instead and we add 12%. Useful if the plan was always to upgrade.
+10%
Consignment
We list it, we sell it, you get 10% more than the instant offer. Most sell within 13 days.
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