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Apple iPhone 5 64 GB Unlocked White

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)

6.2

SCORE

/10

Total Reviews

999

Old Reviews

199

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GSM

CDMA

Yes

WIFI

Yes

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Detailed Mode

Product Reliability

working, stopped working, turning, later, battery

+29%

-71%

" ... In only a year and 4 months, the screen of the phone is trying to come off. ... Do not buy their phone, it's lasts for a while and then starts having problems. ... "

" ... Almost unusable now. ... "

" ... My iphone 5 lost unlocked after six months ... "

" ... Finally, it went off one day and would/will not power back on. ... "

" ... The phone stopped working after only having it for a few weeks. ... "

" ... However, internally there were severe problems. ... "

" ... Phone for a month yet and the hard drive has went out on it . ... "

Battery Life

charge, died, charged, drains, charger

+7%

-93%

" ... Won't charge ... "

" ... I am very dissatisfied with the purchase the battery will not hold a charge at all. ... "

" ... Phone battery is horrible. ... Have to constantly charge the phone. ... "

" ... The battery was messed up, camera didn't work had a billion other problems and as of right now it's turning on and off lol ... "

" ... The battery of the phone is ptettt much dead after 30 minutes charging ... "

" ... problems from the beginning with the battery. ... "

Delivery

arrived, perfect condition, described, delivery, timely manner

+82%

-18%

" ... Excellent condition phone and I am very happy with the condition ... "

" ... This phone was in good condition ... "

" ... Nice phone’s condition! ... "

" ... It looks in good shape and seems to be in working condition! ... "

" ... thank you .the product is better than I aspect .Quick delivery ... "

Marketplace

refurbished, sold, expected, condition, fake

+39%

-61%

" ... The product wasn't in good shape either as advertised ... "

" ... DO NOT BUY FROM THIS VENDOR !!! ... "

" ... I do not know what to do with a damage new phone!!! ... "

" ... We tried a lot and tried also to contact with seller. ... "

Charging

charger, battery, charged, port, cable

+4%

-96%

" ... Won't charge ... "

" ... Have to constantly charge the phone. ... "

" ... The phone came with dead battery & damage port. ... "

" ... The battery of the phone is ptettt much dead after 30 minutes charging ... "

" ... This phone is trash I mean the screen phased out when I take it out of he box to charge ... "

Price

worth the money, waste, waste of money, please, paid

+59%

-41%

" ... Samsung is still the best but as a backup phone if one of ours goes down it was worth the money. ... "

" ... Good price, works fine. ... "

" ... Great phone and great price. ... "

" ... Best Buy with low price and good quality. ... "

" ... It's a good first phone to anyone and worth the money. ... "

" ... More than what i expected worth the cost ... "

Defective Delivery

scratches, perfect condition, defective, arrived, refurbished

+50%

-50%

" ... I do not know what to do with a damage new phone!!! ... "

" ... You knew the phone was defective and full of scratches. ... "

" ... I understand it is probably refurbished but come on at least the phone should stay in one piece. ... "

" ... It had a used phone but contrary to description it was probably not used with a case because it has a lot of scratches. ... "

" ... damaged phone. ... "

Returns

refund, send, would like, like a replacement, sure the CAT

-100%

" ... I took it to the store to see why it wouldn't come on, they said it's on a "bootloop" and that it didn't even have an Apple screen. ... "

" ... It was defective and returned. ... "

" ... I've also issued a return policy and they refused to give a refund. ... "

" ... I tried to contact and received no return contact. ... "

" ... Now it is too late to return. ... "

Display Clarity

separated, dim, started to come, squeaked, scratches

+15%

-85%

" ... My phone screen seems to glitch OFTEN, and I find that the touch screen activates in the bottom left corner for about 40% of the time I am using my phone. ... "

" ... Screen does not work well at all. ... "

" ... Screen was dim even I made it brightest. ... Screen poped out when i started to give a charge. ... "

" ... I tried to place the screen back in place after that, then it cracked the screen. ... After the screen was crack it was no longer operational. ... "

" ... Bought this for my father in law and he could not get it activated and the screen was very dim with obvious issues. ... "

Build Quality

outer portion, net, loose screws, wear and tear, scratches

-100%

" ... Had my old 5 for years until the front just finally fell off. ... "

" ... I later found out that some of the screws on the inside had came loose. ... One of the loose screws became wedged between the screen and battery. ... When I went to replace the screen that's when I noticed the loose screws. ... "

" ... And just bad shape ... "

" ... I just noticed it has a little crack on th side ... "

Controls

lock, button, got the CAT, types, tape

+10%

-90%

" ... the home button sometime works well and sometime did not work. ... "

" ... This iPhone s so defective the button to lock it does not work properly, the sound was really bad, and when I dropped it and the screen cracked I went to go get it fixed and the guy said that the phone had had several repairs before and that there was even tape in where the battery was, he even showed us the tape on my phone. ... "

" ... Home button didn't work after a month, do not buy from this seller! ... "

" ... The home button stopped working on the 3rd day after I got the phone. ... I have to use this floating icon as my home button now which is extremely annoying, I hoped for a better working phone than what I got. ... "

" ... I bought it for my son and within one week the HOME button completely didn’t work. ... "

Design

new, really bad, bad shape, scratches, parts

+53%

-47%

" ... looks like new ... "

" ... Looks like it's new! ... "

" ... The outside looks great. ... "

" ... Looks good, as advertised. ... "

Screen Protection

scratches, dents, started to come, separated, operational

+17%

-83%

" ... My phone screen seems to glitch OFTEN, and I find that the touch screen activates in the bottom left corner for about 40% of the time I am using my phone. ... "

" ... Screen does not work well at all. ... "

" ... I tried to place the screen back in place after that, then it cracked the screen. ... After the screen was crack it was no longer operational. ... "

" ... The phone worked but the screen started to come up and now we have to replace the entire LCD and digitizer. ... "

" ... When I received the phone, the screen was separated from the housing. ... "

Product As Described

exactly, description, condition, advertised, shape

+65%

-35%

" ... Arrived just like in the in the picture. ... "

" ... I was sent as is as it was in the promotional photo. ... "

" ... Looks good, as advertised. ... "

" ... It was everything i expected. ... "

" ... The cell phone was delivered exactly as described in the description. ... "

Setup

explained, unlock, unable, setup, set

+50%

-50%

" ... I repaired it to a repair shop. ... "

" ... Took this to an apple store and they explained this was purchase in Asia and it was a refurbished unit. ... "

" ... He said it last about 1.5 hours then it's completely dead. ... "

" ... I was unable to unlock and setup phone. ... "

SIM

unlocked, sim, voice and data, switched, insert

+47%

-53%

" ... Returned it , Difficult to find a Sim card ... "

" ... Terrible Not Unlocked!!!!! ... "

" ... Phone not unlocked, returnrd ... "

" ... One worked great (I ordered two at same time due to moving out of the US and needing sim unlocked phone) but the other clearly had its battery replaced during refurbish and they broke the very small piece of logic board that tells the phone it is charging or is charged. ... "

" ... its not unlocked. ... "

" ... Then something went wrong with the card reader and it stopped being able to read the SIM card. ... I tried changing the SIM card but it still has the same problem. ... "

Device Compatibility

switching, switched, iphones, icloud, cricket

+43%

-57%

" ... If you not connected to wifi your internet will not work or any of your apps thats needs internet to run ... "

" ... To start - I have only owned Iphones, and do not plan on switching. ... "

" ... It wouldn't turn on, when plugged in. ... "

" ... One of the devices powered off randomly. ... "

" ... having alot of issues with the speaker and I have not been able to use my phone at home since i got it i have done everything the phone company said and finally got told the phone has an issue and to get a new phone. ... "

ISP

unlocked, settings, provider, pcs, network

+54%

-46%

" ... It is unlocked and you can use any carrier. ... I had it in America and in the Virgin Islands and it worked. ... "

" ... Worked just fine. ... "

" ... Works great with T-mobile. ... "

" ... Phone works fine ... "

Comfort

years, traying, texting, shuts, saves

+23%

-77%

" ... The "on" boton stay press therefore the phone always traying to turn off and if I want to turn the phone on is very dificult and all the time is taking screen shuts. ... "

" ... Had my old 5 for years until the front just finally fell off. ... "

" ... And just bad shape ... "

" ... It is very damaged and is not as mentioned I had mild wear. ... "

" ... The display fell off of the other phone which had no accidental damage to it, it only had normal wear and tear. ... "

Cleaning

clean, slipping, silcone, seling, securing

+58%

-42%

" ... No scratches no dents. ... "

" ... works very well, despite few scratches. ... "

" ... Look clean and barely used. ... "

For Kids

loves, bought, son, replace, older

+100%

" ... Great phone, my wife loves it. ... "

" ... Perfect for my daughter ... "

" ... Bought this for my (adult) daughter to replace her older Apple iPhone. ... "

" ... My daughter is very pleased with her phone ... "

" ... just right for my 8 year granddaughter. ... "

Original Product

fake, original, sold, opened, legit

+18%

-82%

" ... I do not know what to do with a damage new phone!!! ... "

" ... This phone is being sold as new, but it is a refurbished version. ... "

" ... This is not original apple I phone . ... "

" ... This was a fake iphone. ... "

" ... Definitely fake IPhone ... "

Fit

years, wedged, traying, shuts, screws

-100%

" ... The "on" boton stay press therefore the phone always traying to turn off and if I want to turn the phone on is very dificult and all the time is taking screen shuts. ... "

" ... Had my old 5 for years until the front just finally fell off. ... "

" ... One of the loose screws became wedged between the screen and battery. ... When I went to replace the screen that's when I noticed the loose screws. ... "

" ... Phone discolored and battery doesn't hold. ... "

Call quality

talk, calls, call, voices, risk

+40%

-60%

" ... Could not talk with it up to your ear for ANYTHING!!! ... My son still has to talk on speaker when answering or receiving a call. ... "

" ... It is not as they say it is fully tested and functional, I have lost many important phone calls because of this defective device, purchase at your own risk! ... "

" ... When we called people they could not hear us or our voices were garbled and it made no difference where we used the phones. ... "

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Specifications

Battery

Talk Time: 8 hours

Connectivity

WiFi: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

3G: Yes

Memory

Memory: 65536 GB

Calling

GSM: Yes

CDMA: No

Display

Display Size: 4 inches

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