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Apple iPhone 5S 16 GB T Mobile Space Gray
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
476
Unverified
24
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16384 GB
MEMORY
391.22 grams
WEIGHT
100 meters
SIZE
Review Analysis - 499 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Product Reliability
70working, refurbished, died, battery, later
+41%
-59%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Phone is defective. ... "
" ... This phone stopped working after 5 months. ... "
" ... However it turned out to be refurbished and defective. ... It went bad in a year. ... "
Marketplace
70amazon, thank, described, refurbished, expected
+67%
-33%
" ... 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
60arrived, came, shipping, good condition, delivery
+93%
-7%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Condition was as expected ... "
" ... For a product that was labeled as just in good condition . ... "
Battery Life
38charge, battery life, hours, charged, months
+29%
-71%
" ... 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 ... "
" ... 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. ... "
" ... The phone itself seems fine but the battery only stays charged for about two hours before it shuts the phone down. ... Interestingly enough the phone says that there's 40% battery life left but then powers off and shows the dead battery screen. ... I just ordered a replacement battery (another $20 spent on a phone that should be working). ... Hopefully the new battery will repair the issue. ... "
" ... Would not hold a charge for over six hours. ... "
Charging
33charge, charging, came, charged, battery
+30%
-70%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... The only thing that I was disappointed about was the charger. ... "
" ... By May she was having problems with the charging port. ... It is now July and the port will not connect to charger at all. ... "
" ... Phone will not charge I have tried a couple of different chargers and it is not starting very unhappy ... "
" ... The product may have a cheap aftermarket battery installed because, when charging, they heat up to the point of being untouchable and one started hissing and spewing white sulfuric smoke which cause the screen to bulge and my SD card to melt. ... "
ISP
25store, activate, compatible, att, connect
+32%
-68%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... PhonePartsDistributors STILL swore to me that the phone is a Verizon, CDMA phone. ... "
Price
24money, worth, waste of money, waste of time, new CAT
+63%
-38%
" ... 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 ... "
" ... Perfect and great price. ... "
" ... Very good investment. ... "
Returns
24refund, returned, sent, send it back, returning
+4%
-96%
" ... 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 . ... "
" ... Returned the item. ... "
" ... I didn't want to return it, I'd already invested a few weeks into this phone by this point. ... I returned it through Amazon and have already received an advance refund from Amazon. ... "
" ... Returning and completely dissatisfied. ... "
Defective Delivery
24scratches, good condition, came, new, defective
+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. ... "
" ... Exactly the right phone, and in great condition. ... "
Product As Described
23expected, description, condition, exactly as described, exactly as advertised
+78%
-22%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Better than expected. ... "
For Kids
21loves, daughter, kids, presents, loves this CAT
+100%
" ... Bought this as a starter smartphone for my mom. ... "
" ... Works perfectly and my husband loves it. ... "
" ... My son said so far so good! ... "
" ... My daughter loves it. ... "
" ... I bought 2 for my grandkids they love them ... "
" ... I bought it for my 13yr old granddaughter and she loves it. ... "
" ... OK, maybe I exaggerate, but this is how kids think. ... "
" ... Was just what my son was looking for, and very affordable for him. ... "
SIM
17store, verizon, sprint, sim, nano
+24%
-76%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Turned it on, put in my new sim card from Verizon, I tried to go through the options to update the phone, one of the screens required a USERNAME and PASSWORD from Comcast cable. ... "
" ... It stopped registering touch after about 13 days (it hadn't even been activated yet, we were waiting for the nano sim card . ... "
Design
16like, new, looks brand new, shape, looked
+94%
-6%
" ... It looks and works like brand new. ... "
" ... Looked and operated as 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. ... "
" ... Looks brand new and works great ... "
Screen Protection
12scratches, screen protector, replaced, popping, wear
+25%
-75%
" ... Can with a broken lcd screen and was damaged ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Build Quality
12wear, water, tear, small, shape
+50%
-50%
" ... 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
11told, store, came, repair, paid
+55%
-45%
" ... She was excited when the phone came. ... "
" ... The phone is good and got here in a timely fashion, but it died after 3 days and tech support had to help me do a hard re-boot. ... told me they had no idea what caused this all diagnostics came back that phone systems were fine. ... "
" ... Activation with Verizon was easy and phone works great so far ... "
" ... Verizon store provided it for free. ... "
" ... Explained what I Was going ... "
Device Compatibility
11verizon, connect, siri, icloud, account
+45%
-55%
" ... 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. ... "
Display Clarity
10replaced, touch, scratches, popping, lines
+30%
-70%
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Can with a broken lcd screen and was damaged ... "
" ... Screen had a chip and battery was terribly degraded. ... "
" ... The screen had obviously been replaced and was popping out. ... "
" ... Lines on screen, screen not flush and no apple icon on back of phone. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Weight: 391.22 grams
Size: 100 meters
Memory
Memory: 16384 GB
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