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Sell phones on Vinted: prices, photos and listing tips
Phones are popular electronics on Vinted. Model, storage, battery health and screen condition decide the price.
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The short answer
Give the model, storage, colour and battery health, show the screen on and the back, and confirm the phone is unlocked and reset. Vinted does not allow stolen or carrier-blocked devices. Price against similar listings on Vinted in the same condition, and adjust after a week if it has had views but no offers.
Words buyers see in phones titles
The words that appeared most often in the titles of phones listings created with Vintefy (Mar–Oct 2026). Item type, colour and cut lead, which is also how buyers filter and search. Use the same words for your item when they are accurate.
| Title word | Share of titles |
|---|---|
| apple | 75% |
| iphone | 75% |
| blue | 75% |
| dual | 75% |
| camera | 75% |
| smartphone | 75% |
| scratched | 75% |
| back | 75% |
| rhode | 25% |
| taupe | 25% |
Condition and photo style for phones
How sellers graded the condition of phones they listed with Vintefy, and which photo mode they chose: Clone mode shows the item worn by a model, Studio mode shows it on a clean background.
- Clone mode (worn by a model)
- 0%
- Studio mode (clean background)
- 100%
- listed as Satisfactory
- 75%
- listed as Very good
- 25%
| Condition | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | 3 | 75% |
| Very good | 1 | 25% |
How to photograph phones for Vinted
Your first photo is what buyers see in search, so make it the clearest view of the item. Then add the details that answer questions before they are asked.
Screen on
A photo with the screen on proves it powers up and shows screen condition.
Back and edges
Scratches and dents on the back and frame.
Settings screen
A screenshot or photo of the About screen showing model and storage, and battery health.
More general advice on light, backgrounds and photo order is in the clothing photo tips guide. To turn a phone photo into a model or studio shot, try the AI clothing enhancer.
How to write phones listings that sell
Model, storage, colour
"iPhone 13 128GB blue". Exactly what buyers search.
Battery health
Give the percentage if the phone shows it.
Unlocked and reset
Say it is unlocked, signed out of all accounts and reset.
Selling phones on Vinted: your questions
What should I do before selling a phone on Vinted?
Back it up, sign out of your accounts, remove the SIM, and reset it to factory settings.
Which phones are not allowed on Vinted?
Vinted does not allow devices reported as stolen or lost, devices blocked by a carrier for unpaid bills, or jailbroken or rooted devices.
What should a phone listing include?
Model, storage, colour, battery health, screen and body condition, whether it is unlocked, and what is included.