ClearFrank Guides

Selling a phone, done properly.Whether it’s one or a thousand.

Plain-English guides to getting a fair price for a used phone, keeping your data safe, and retiring company devices without the usual surprises.

For people selling a phone

Selling a phone

How to get your phone ready to sell or trade in

A step-by-step checklist for iPhone and Android: back up, remove Find My or your Google account, wipe the phone properly, and avoid the mistakes that hold up a sale.

7 min read
Selling a phone

Network, retailer, recycler or charity: the four ways to sell your old phone

Trading in with your network, in store, to an online recycler, or donating to charity: how each option pays, what to watch for, and how to choose.

7 min read
Selling a phone

What a phone diagnostic test checks before you sell

Battery health, screen, cameras, sensors, IMEI and blacklist status: what a professional phone diagnostic looks at, what it can't see, and why it matters when you sell.

5 min read
Selling a phone

Why your phone trade-in offer drops after you post it

Sent your phone off for a quoted price and got a lower offer back? Here's why trade-in quotes get revised after the phone arrives, and how to protect yourself.

6 min read

For businesses

For business

How to dispose of company mobile phones: data, compliance and value

A practical guide for UK businesses retiring company phones and tablets: releasing devices from management, certified data erasure, an audit trail for UK GDPR, and recovering value.

8 min read
For business

Valuing company phones that are still out with your staff

Hybrid and field teams mean company phones are scattered across homes, branches and vans. How remote diagnostics let you test and value a fleet without shipping every device first.

6 min read