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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Yesterday 04:13 PM

Renewed: Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Smartphone + 1-Yr Tracfone Svc (1500 Talk/Txt/Data)

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$40

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Amazon has (Renewed / Refurbished - Excellent) Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Smartphone + 1-Year Tracfone Service (1500 Talk/Texts/MB Data) on sale for $39.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 6.7" 1080 x 2340 AMOLED FHD+ Display
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Storage
  • MicroSD Card Slot
  • Bluetooth, GSM/UMTS/LTE/5G, Wi-Fi
  • USB Type C
  • 50MP triple-lens camera system
  • Android 14
  • 5000mAh battery (non-removable)
  • IP54 dust and splash resistance
  • Pre-Installed SIM Card

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Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This matches the previous +60 Frontpage Deal earlier this month.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Product:
    • All Amazon Renewed purchases will come with accessories equivalent to those that shipped in the box when new. These items may not be original but will be compatible and fully functional. Amazon Renewed products will be packaged in either original packaging or in a new and clean cardboard box.
    • Refurbished - Excellent
      • Cosmetic Condition: Excellent
        • Screen: No scratches
        • Body: No signs of cosmetic damage (scratches, dents, and other) are visible when the product is held 12 inches away.
      • Functional Condition: Fully Functional
        • Battery: >80% of original battery life
        • Accessories: Generic or original equipment manufacturer accessories and packaging provided.
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Amazon has (Renewed / Refurbished - Excellent) Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Smartphone + 1-Year Tracfone Service (1500 Talk/Texts/MB Data) on sale for $39.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 6.7" 1080 x 2340 AMOLED FHD+ Display
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Storage
  • MicroSD Card Slot
  • Bluetooth, GSM/UMTS/LTE/5G, Wi-Fi
  • USB Type C
  • 50MP triple-lens camera system
  • Android 14
  • 5000mAh battery (non-removable)
  • IP54 dust and splash resistance
  • Pre-Installed SIM Card

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This matches the previous +60 Frontpage Deal earlier this month.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Product:
    • All Amazon Renewed purchases will come with accessories equivalent to those that shipped in the box when new. These items may not be original but will be compatible and fully functional. Amazon Renewed products will be packaged in either original packaging or in a new and clean cardboard box.
    • Refurbished - Excellent
      • Cosmetic Condition: Excellent
        • Screen: No scratches
        • Body: No signs of cosmetic damage (scratches, dents, and other) are visible when the product is held 12 inches away.
      • Functional Condition: Fully Functional
        • Battery: >80% of original battery life
        • Accessories: Generic or original equipment manufacturer accessories and packaging provided.
  • About this Store:

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Model: Tracfone (Renewed) Samsung Galaxy BLK A16 5G, 128GB, 50MP Triple Camera, 6.7" FHD+ Super AMOLED 90Hz Display [Activation Promo Incl: 1500Min/1500Txt/1500MB, 365 Days Service Plan] - Locked to Tracfone

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mozillafirefix
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When you activate this new phone purchase, there is an option to choose either port in a new number, or activate this phone for an existing number already serviced by TracFone. For the latter option, it disables my old SIM card and enables the number to run on this new phone + sim card combo, and adds an one whole year of service expiration date (e.g. from end of 2027 to end of 2028), in addition to the available credit units (minutes, SMS counts, data). And since I started to use this phone in early 2026, it will automatically unlock in early 2027.
kqian111
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Never swap sim from another phone. TracFone is very anal about attaching a SIM card to the phone it came in. You could lose service one day bc they consider SIM swap against their terms. To change phones, you need to activate a nEW BYOP SIM..

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Yesterday 09:49 PM
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ThalerYesterday 09:49 PM
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Quote from vapor22 :
Guessing if you move to another phone; the locked phone timer stops?
I have no idea about that unfortunately! Maybe someone has time to ask their customer service.
Yesterday 09:52 PM
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Sarisin48Yesterday 09:52 PM
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Does anyone know how long you have to activate? I have been buying the Tracfone minutes, etc for years from QVC and have built up quite a balance and got a new phone each year. I usually donate the old one. I am currently using a Moto 2024 5G and my plan will expire in June. Can I buy this now and wait to activate in June? Thank you
Yesterday 09:54 PM
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Quote from mozillafirefix :
Yes, this "reactivation" approach risks marking the new phone as inactive and making it not unlockable in the future. I've found in the past that moving the new SIM from this "new backup phone" to another phone, regardless of my "old phone" or a "new unlocked primary phone", didn't affect the activation status of the "new backup phone".
So... wait, is it better to physically move a SIM between old and new phones then? Or is it better to do the "bring your own phone" transfer method through the carrier?
Yesterday 09:54 PM
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ThalerYesterday 09:54 PM
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Quote from vapor22 :
Is it a physical SIM or an eSIM? Was getting it for the service so thinking to just trade in the phone and keep service for emergency in a dumb phone
Service is provided through a physical SIM, though the Samsung phone does work with e-SIM.
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Quote from mozillafirefix :
You just take the SIM card from this phone back to the old phone. The phone number goes with the SIM card.
Never swap sim from another phone. TracFone is very anal about attaching a SIM card to the phone it came in. You could lose service one day bc they consider SIM swap against their terms. To change phones, you need to activate a nEW BYOP SIM..
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Quote from Sarisin48 :
Does anyone know how long you have to activate? I have been buying the Tracfone minutes, etc for years from QVC and have built up quite a balance and got a new phone each year. I usually donate the old one. I am currently using a Moto 2024 5G and my plan will expire in June. Can I buy this now and wait to activate in June? Thank you
You can activate any times. Even few years later. I still have 3-4 inactive phones bought in 2023-24 from QVC and HSN deals.
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Quote from kqian111 :
Never swap sim from another phone. TracFone is very anal about attaching a SIM card to the phone it came in. You could lose service one day bc they consider SIM swap against their terms. To change phones, you need to activate a nEW BYOP SIM..
You're wrong. The last Moto Style 2025 deal from Straight Talk. I put Tracfone sim card that actived in Nov. and about 2 months later the Style unlocked itself.
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HappyOstrich307Yesterday 11:25 PM
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Didn't they unlock after 60 days?
Yesterday 11:40 PM
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Alpha__OmegaYesterday 11:40 PM
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Quote from HappyOstrich307 :
Didn't they unlock after 60 days?
That's what it was until some point January 2026 iirc
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DallasGGYesterday 11:48 PM
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Quote from twinbird :
You're wrong. The last Moto Style 2025 deal from Straight Talk. I put Tracfone sim card that actived in Nov. and about 2 months later the Style unlocked itself.
That's because the policy on unlocking used to be automatic unlocking after 2 months. But sometime in January 2026, the unlocking changed to 365 days. I'm not 100% sure if it will do an automatic unlock at that point or if you have to call them though.
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1453191819231991Today 12:58 AM
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Anyone successfully activating eSim with Tracfone on Android?
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lamahToday 01:09 AM
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Does renewed mean a >80% battery or new battery?
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wiffleToday 01:17 AM
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Quote from mozillafirefix :
You just take the SIM card from this phone back to the old phone. The phone number goes with the SIM card.
Terrible Tracfone advice. Tracfone sims and phones are tied together. Better to just use chat and give them the imei of the old phone you want the service moved back to.
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oregon14Today 01:26 AM
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Quote from wiffle :
Terrible Tracfone advice. Tracfone sims and phones are tied together. Better to just use chat and give them the imei of the old phone you want the service moved back to.
Agree 100%, just because it might have worked for someone else doesn't mean it will work for everyone. TF policy is for sim to be registered to the phone, people are just asking for trouble when they swap - especially if it's a locked TF.

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Today 02:16 AM
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ThalerToday 02:16 AM
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Quote from lamah :
Does renewed mean a >80% battery or new battery?
Mine were reporting as new batteries.

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