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Apple iPhone 5S 16 GB Verizon Space Gray
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
433
Unverified
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Marketplace
77amazon, thank, described, refurbished, expected
+69%
-31%
" ... Thanks so much! ... "
" ... This is the second used iPhone I have purchased from icellsolution. ... "
" ... Phone delivered exactly as advertised. ... "
" ... Check what you order! ... "
" ... As advertised, shipped quickly! ... "
" ... Product was exactly as advertised! ... "
" ... Thank you very much, very happy with the service. ... "
" ... It looks and works like brand new. ... "
Product Reliability
76working, refurbished, later, died, battery
+41%
-59%
" ... It has been only a month probably and the phone doesn't work. ... "
" ... The seller didn’t state that the Bluetooth didn’t work and 2 months later the phone wouldn’t stop searching. ... "
" ... Return it to the seller and let them know -- it's human error. ... 90% of technical issues are human error. ... "
" ... Home button stopped working after 5 months. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Delivery
68arrived, came, expected, good condition, shipping
+93%
-7%
" ... Both phones have been in great condition. ... "
" ... Phone delivered exactly as advertised. ... "
" ... As advertised, shipped quickly! ... "
" ... quick shipment product as expected ... "
" ... They exceeded my expectations with next day delivery. ... "
" ... The condition was near perfect. ... "
" ... Phone came on time and in very good condition. ... "
" ... Was delivered early. ... "
Battery Life
40charge, battery life, hours, charged, months
+30%
-70%
" ... The item I received had a bad battery and maybe a glitch. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Charging
35charge, charging, came, charged, battery
+34%
-66%
" ... 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. ... "
Returns
29refund, returned, sent, send it back, returning
+7%
-93%
" ... So I had to get another phoned ... "
" ... Have to return it ... "
" ... I am sending it back and getting the Samsung I guess. ... "
" ... Had hoped to at least get a year out of it. ... "
" ... Phone went bad a day after the return policy ended ... "
" ... Sent back for a refund! ... "
" ... Had to send it back. ... "
" ... Item was returned. ... "
ISP
28activate, store, att, connect, compatible with verizon
+32%
-68%
" ... I took both to Verizon to get them switched over. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Price
27money, worth, waste of money, waste of time, new CAT
+63%
-37%
" ... 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. ... "
Defective Delivery
27scratches, good condition, came, new, defective
+59%
-41%
" ... Both phones have been in great condition. ... "
" ... 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
24expected, exactly as advertised, description, condition, exactly as described
+79%
-21%
" ... Phone delivered exactly as advertised. ... "
" ... 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
23loves, kids, daughter, starter, presents
+100%
" ... Just what my niece wanted ... "
" ... Good starter phone for my child. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
SIM
19verizon, store, sprint, sim, nanosim
+26%
-74%
" ... One problem was opening the Sim Card Slot. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
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 ... "
Setup
13told, paid, easy, verizon store, store
+54%
-46%
" ... The whole process was very easy, extremely fast, and as advertised. ... "
" ... 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 ... "
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. ... "
Device Compatibility
12verizon, connect, siri, icloud, account
+42%
-58%
" ... 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. ... "
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. ... "
Apps
10shut, ios, software, downloaded, android
+50%
-50%
" ... 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. ... "
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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