It’s more affordable

A new phone is not in everyone’s budget, and by choosing a LoBadlo certified phone you can browse through more budget-friendly options. Depending on the model and its condition category, you could find an Phone that is up to 40% cheaper than those sold by other retail stores.

Vigorous repairing process

All of our phones have been meticulously inspected and repaired as necessary by our LoBadlo engineers in our state-of-the-art labs. This includes a 32-step checking process where the phone’s functions are tested extensively and any damaged parts are replaced with brand new ones. So, no matter what condition category you choose, you can expect our phones to function as new.

Used phones can have a longer lifespan than you think

It’s a common misconception that used mobile phones have shorter lifespans than new ones. At LoBadlo, we check both the loading cycles and the capacity of every battery and replace all those which have less than 80% capacity. This guarantees that the phones will function efficiently and in accordance with both ours and Apple’s standards.

We offer a warranty

Since our repair process extends the lifespan of an Phone by several years, we can offer a long and comprehensive warranty. All of our phones, regardless of their condition, are covered by our 6-month LoBadlo warranty, which gives you the same protection as when buying a new phone.

Buying a refurbished Phone is a more sustainable choice

Consumer electronics is one of the world’s most polluting industries. That’s because it’s a linear system: Buy, upgrade, bin. Buy, upgrade, bin. It’s a vicious cycle that generates 50 million tonnes of e-waste every year. Just one Phone X will create 79kg of CO2 in its lifetime, roughly the same as burning 9 gallons of petrol. And 80% of those emissions happen before it’s even left the factory.

A single cell phone battery can contaminate up to 600,000 litres of water so it’s even more disturbing to realize that millions of mobiles end up going to waste every year. Not to mention all those devices have taken precious earthly materials to make, at great cost to the environment and local communities, not to mention creating a vast carbon footprint.

We guarantee a safe and secure purchase with a 7-day return policy

You can have absolute peace of mind when buying a refurbished Phone from LoBadlo. Our website is safe and secure and if for any reason our product doesn’t live up to your expectations, you have up to 7 days to return it, no questions asked.

Plant a tree initiative

We don’t just reward people for for using Labdlo products, we reward the planet by planting a tree every time we buy or sell a device, to offset each phone’s lifetime CO2 emissions. Our goal is to try and make every phone we rehome not just carbon neutral, but carbon positive if we can.

There are also many components made from gold, lithium, tantalum and tin, which damage the planet through mining and land degradation. Lobadlo aims to prevent Pakistan from wasting these electronics, helping customers to save money and saving landfills and our oceans/rivers from being polluted.

Catering to the gender technological asymmetry

After extensive market research and focus grouping it has come to our attention that the women of our country, living in relatively more conservative households, have a great deal of difficulty when it comes to buying and selling their phone. Information asymmetry and lack of independence leaves them relying on the men in the family to take out time from their busy days to take them to the phone store. Costing both fuel and time. At Labadlo, they can feel independent and empowered to make their own decisions about their next mobile phone.

Help the economy

Currently, Pakistan is suffering its worst economic upheaval, since its inception. The overbearing import bill can not be subsided in the near future given the rising global inflation and oil prices. One of our biggest imports at 1.9 billion dollars a year is mobile phones. Therefore, we at Badlo would like to bring the nation more electronically sustainable and recycled phones, soon androids, and then TVs and laptops. So on and so forth.

Upskill tech-based labour

Currently the Pakistani tech scene either has big institutional players that dominate the market or free lancers that work on projects for tech companies in the US. The tech repair and recycling industry is extremely informal, with no accreditations/certifications and a lack of authentic parts training. We intend to start employing many members at each of our centres, teaching them how to recycle tech, while certifying them so that they may have work mobility and work elsewhere if need be.

Empower women in tech

Women are the least employed in the tech industry in Pakistan. This is due to a multitude of reasons ranging from religious fundamentalism not allowing women to work with men, or not seeing it as a way to sustain a household. We at Badlo intend to have women only repair centres where we empower the females of Pakistan to learn a skill set that can provide for them and their children for the rest of their lives with or without male support.

Orphanage and educational drives

We aim to partner with the biggest orphanages and charities in Pakistan to donate phones and explain the importance of recycling and the harmful affects e-waste has on our country. We also intend to have regular visits in high schools across the country to explain to the youth of Pakistan why it is imperative to never waste resources, and that just because something is old and is of no value to you, does not mean it can’t be of great value to someone else.