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Apple iPhone 5S 16 GB AT T Silver

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)

6.9

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/10

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999

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402

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Product Reliability

working, refurbished, battery, later, died

+40%

-60%

" ... I have had the phone for about a year . ... "

" ... So after purchasing 5 months ago, the phone has now become completely unreliable. ... Very disappointed for the phone to only last 5 months, plus having to invest in a new battery which also turned out to be a waste of money. ... "

" ... Phone got progressively worse. ... "

" ... I have to turn the phone off then back on in order to make it work again. ... And on top of that I never know when the damn thing is going to die. ... "

" ... Phone started dying randomly after a month. ... "

" ... Quit after only two weeks. ... "

" ... Battery died within 3 months. ... "

Marketplace

amazon, thank, described, expected, refurbished CAT

+65%

-35%

" ... Product was exactly as advertised! ... "

" ... It looks and works like brand new. ... "

" ... Bought from seller EBWIRELESS. ... Phone is BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED. ... "

" ... Excellent seller and product. ... "

" ... great condition as showed in photo ... "

" ... Excellent as described. ... "

" ... Everything as expected ... "

" ... It was everything I expected! ... "

Delivery

arrived, expected, good condition, shipping, delivery

+92%

-8%

" ... Item arrived promptly and appears to be quality OEM item as described. ... "

" ... Super happy with the condition of the phone, and arrived one day earlier than expected. ... "

" ... The condition was near perfect. ... "

" ... Phone came on time and in very good condition. ... "

" ... Was delivered early. ... "

" ... i like goos price delivery so fast ... "

" ... shipping was a little slow but the product was everything it was supposed to be and works great so far. ... "

" ... Received in flawless condition. ... "

Battery Life

charge, life, hours, months, hold a charge

+24%

-76%

" ... Does not hold a charge, nor does it work on Verizon as it claimed. ... "

" ... Phone cannot charge. ... "

" ... a few months after purchase the battery began to drain insanely fast. ... "

" ... After about 60 days the phone would no longer hold a charge. ... I replaced the battery, worked for a little while longer and then the phone just started shutting down with plenty of battery life left. ... Would not turn back on for hours. ... Very disappointed for the phone to only last 5 months, plus having to invest in a new battery which also turned out to be a waste of money. ... "

" ... The battery percentage will say 40% and, without useing it at all, a few minutes later the phone will shut off because the battery has completely drained. ... "

" ... Within weeks of getting it the battery wouldn't charge. ... "

" ... Battery died within 3 months. ... "

" ... Don't keep charge ... "

Charging

charger, charging, battery, charged, hold a charge

+23%

-78%

" ... Does not hold a charge, nor does it work on Verizon as it claimed. ... "

" ... The charger port does not work. ... Phone cannot charge. ... "

" ... After about 60 days the phone would no longer hold a charge. ... "

" ... Within weeks of getting it the battery wouldn't charge. ... "

" ... Don't keep charge ... "

" ... Once this phone gets down to half charge it will quickly loose all charge. ... And once this phone looses its charge it takes UP TO 4 hours to recharge. ... "

" ... The phone does not power on nor does it indicate that it's being charged. ... "

Price

money, worth, waste of money, cost, waste of time

+58%

-42%

" ... Price could have been better. ... "

" ... Good for the price. ... "

" ... Price was reasonable as well. ... "

" ... A good price. ... "

" ... Works great & definitely worth the buy. ... "

" ... Perfect for a great price! ... "

" ... 👌 📞 for the price ... "

Returns

refund, sent, send it back, returning, return policy

+3%

-97%

" ... Have to return it. ... "

" ... I am going through the steps to return the phone through the return policy. ... "

" ... Tried to contact seller but gave up. ... "

" ... Phone went bad a day after the return policy ended ... "

" ... Sent back for a refund! ... "

" ... Had to send it back. ... "

" ... Item was returned. ... "

" ... this is my second phone and nobody can her me I tried to returen it but the espriation dat was to late to return . ... "

ISP

store, att, activate, compatible, actually a verizon

+34%

-66%

" ... We took it to the Verizon store to activate. ... We took it to Verizon and they re-activated it. ... "

" ... The device's IMEI was not compatible with Verizon. ... "

" ... This iPhone 5S is NOT compatible with Verizon. ... "

" ... I just had to take it into Verizon to get it activated. ... "

" ... so I going to buy another one if this one is no good I will get one from att. ... "

" ... The phone was in great condition, but Verizon said it was not a registered phone and could not activate the phone on the Verizon Network. ... The phone did show in the phone setting that is was a Verizon phone , but Verizon was not able to activate. ... "

" ... I'm no electronics expert, but there seems to be a loose connection in the phone. ... "

Defective Delivery

scratches, good condition, new, defective, came

+58%

-42%

" ... Phone came on time and in very good condition. ... "

" ... Received in flawless condition. ... "

" ... Condition was as expected ... "

" ... For a product that was labeled as just in good condition . ... "

" ... Nice phone in very good condition. ... "

" ... IT CAME IN MINT CONDITION, THE PHONE WAS ALSO CLEAN AS STATED. ... "

" ... No scratches or anything, great condition. ... "

Product As Described

expected, description, exactly as described, exactly as advertised, condition

+79%

-21%

" ... Product was exactly as advertised! ... "

" ... great condition as showed in photo ... "

" ... Excellent as described. ... "

" ... Everything as expected ... "

" ... It was everything I expected! ... "

" ... It matched it's description ... "

" ... It came as described. ... "

For Kids

daughter, wife loves, kids, presents, loves this CAT

+100%

" ... My son bought this used because he wanted a smart phone and could afford it. ... "

" ... Bought this as a starter smartphone for my mom. ... "

" ... Works perfectly and my husband loves it. ... "

" ... My daughter loves it. ... "

" ... I bought 2 for my grandkids they love them ... "

" ... OK, maybe I exaggerate, but this is how kids think. ... "

" ... Was just what my son was looking for, and very affordable for him. ... "

" ... Daughter was over the moon to get her 1st iPhone! ... "

SIM

sprint, verizon, store, sim, slot

+20%

-80%

" ... Cannot use phone till I find a SIM card and tool. ... "

" ... This is not an unlocked phone! ... "

" ... Your description does not say there is no sim card and that we'd have to purchase our own! ... "

" ... Sprint said they don't have any SIM cards that's compatible with the IPHONE 5. ... "

" ... And it's not sprint capatible , had to use boost mobile and buy a SIM card , now have to pay for sound to be fixed ! ... "

" ... There was also no SIM card. ... "

" ... Did not include sim card, does not work 1/2 the time. ... "

Design

new, looks brand new, refurbished but looks, new and works, logo

+95%

-5%

" ... Yes, it’s refurbished but looks and operates like a new phone . ... "

" ... It looks and works like brand new. ... "

" ... Looks brand new! ... "

" ... The phone was in great cosmetic shape, people were surprised when I told them it was used. ... "

" ... phone looks new . ... "

" ... The phone was refurbished but looks brand new. ... "

" ... Phone looks like it was put through a wall. ... "

Display Clarity

videos, unaware, touch, son, resolution

+36%

-64%

" ... I bought this phone for my son so I was unaware that the touch screen was malfunctioning from day one. ... "

" ... Interestingly enough the phone says that there's 40% battery life left but then powers off and shows the dead battery screen. ... "

" ... Black screen, won't turn on, no charge, nothing. ... "

" ... Screen had a chip and battery was terribly degraded. ... "

" ... The screen had obviously been replaced and was popping out. ... "

Build Quality

wear, water, gotten, glass, eight

+43%

-57%

" ... It overheats and is coming apart at the top right of the phone. ... "

" ... What a rip off! ... "

" ... In the eight months he's had the phone it's never gotten more than a drop of water on it (on the glass, not in any ports), and only been dropped once (with a case on--still cracked the screen). ... "

" ... Feel ripped off ... "

" ... Then it fell apart. ... "

Setup

store, repair, went, tampered, headquarters

+46%

-54%

" ... broken when it came, paid to repair it, now its broken beyond repair ... "

" ... I specifically spoke with a sales rep from PhonePartsDistributors prior to making the purchase to explain in painful detail that I need a clean MEID, Verizon, CDMA phone. ... "

" ... Was told by Apple Support that I was second owner. ... "

" ... Verizon claims phone was tampered with. ... "

" ... Took it to Apple store and they told me it had been bought it 2014 and serviced for the same problem I was having now. ... "

Screen Protection

screen, screen protector, replaced, popping, marks

+23%

-77%

" ... I got the phone with the screen falling out it's gonna cost me $100 to fix the screen I better be getting $100 bucks back ... "

" ... The glass was popping up on one end. ... "

" ... The sides are completely damaged. ... "

" ... The screen had obviously been replaced and was popping out. ... "

" ... Lines on screen, screen not flush and no apple icon on back of phone. ... "

" ... But it's fully with dents and scratches the screen is ok but everything around is bad bad. ... "

" ... Have so many scratches. ... "

Device Compatibility

siri, verizon, icloud, android, sprint

+38%

-62%

" ... Device does not register inputs correctly. ... "

" ... When we received this phone Siri did not work. ... Siri still does not work. ... "

" ... Also, Verizon said that if the phone was never on the network before (prior to unlock), it would never work. ... "

" ... I explained that concern via email as well. ... "

" ... I know this is an issue with several cell phones not just the 5s. ... "

" ... Phone WILL NOT connect with Verizon!! ... "

" ... this was the second phone that failed, first one was a refurbished and it would not connect to Verizon. ... "

Apps

shut, android, wouldnt, siri, restoring

+33%

-67%

" ... Siri still does not work. ... "

" ... UNTIL IT SHUT OFF AND WOULDNT TURN ON AGAIN, EVEN RESTORING IT ON ITUNES DIDNT WORK BECAUSE THE IPHONE WAS JAILBROKEN!!!!!! ... "

" ... The phone will shut down and re-boot randomly when I'm using apps or the camera. ... "

" ... I asked for the MEID number so that I could personally check it's eligibilty with Tracfone's BYOP program. ... "

" ... This phone would not hold a charge for more than a few hours, even after I shut down virtually all the apps. ... "

Cleaning

clean, works, super, marks, came

+50%

-50%

" ... I specifically spoke with a sales rep from PhonePartsDistributors prior to making the purchase to explain in painful detail that I need a clean MEID, Verizon, CDMA phone. ... "

" ... Ofcourse, I checked the imei number before even putting my sim in, and everything was clean, yay! ... "

" ... This is not worth buying, it also came with scratches. ... "

" ... Have so many scratches. ... "

As Gift

disappointing, christmas, birthday, son, presents

+60%

-40%

" ... Bought this as birthday gift for my son. ... "

" ... Bought as a gift, I personally don't like Apple but this was a decent phone ... "

" ... It was a gift . ... "

" ... gave as a gift/replacement to a friend. ... "

" ... My son loved it for one of his Christmas presents! ... "

" ... Christmas presents for my kids they are very happy . ... "

Call quality

talk, hear, barely hear, voice, canadian

-100%

" ... It’s hard to hear the other person ... "

" ... Less than 24 hours later phone would not make calls. ... "

" ... U can barely hear anything from the speaker and half the time u can't hear anything at all. ... "

" ... When we received this phone Siri did not work. ... Siri still does not work. ... "

" ... The first one was the gattrery was no good now noblody can hear me. ... "

" ... I have tried everything but sometimes the only way to get it back is to call my carrier and get them to actually deactivate then reactivate my account. ... "

" ... The microphone doesn’t work when using speaker phone or talk to text, the microphone doesn't capture my voice well when trying to talk to others. ... "

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