Guides
Buying and care guides to help you choose a used phone, understand parts, and buy in bulk.
How Used iPhones Are Graded: A+, A, B & C Explained
What A+, A, B and C grades mean on a used iPhone, how battery health and testing work, and how to choose the right grade — a Montréal buyer's guide from SubTech.
Incell vs Soft OLED vs OEM iPhone Screens: Which to Buy
Incell, Soft OLED and OEM iPhone screens compared — what each tier is, how they differ, and which to choose by model and budget. A wholesale buyer's guide for Canadian repair shops.
Is It Safe to Buy a Used or Refurbished iPhone? What to Check
Used iPhones are safe to buy when tested, graded, and IMEI-clean. The five things to check — Activation Lock, IMEI, battery health, function test, grade — before you buy in Canada.
Buying Phone Parts Wholesale in Canada: Taxes, Shipping & How to Start
How repair shops buy phone parts wholesale in Canada — why buying domestically beats importing on duties and speed, how to open a wholesale account, and what to stock.
Used iPhone Financing in Canada: How Pay-Over-Time Works
How to buy a used iPhone in Canada and pay over time. What buy-now-pay-later means at checkout, how approval works, and how to finance a tested, graded used iPhone in Montréal.
What "refurbished" actually means — and how it differs from used
Refurbished, used, graded, renewed — what each word actually means when you buy a phone in Canada, why there's no legal standard behind them, and what to ask before you pay.