Apple iPhone 5 Certified Pre-Owned Refurbished Review

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Ever wondered what happens to returned iPhones?  Turns out that while newer iPhones might now be available the iPhone 5 is still very much available on Amazon.  However this iPhone 5 listing is a little different to the usual listings as it’s for an Apple Certified Pre-owned Refurbished iPhone.  Essentially at some point the iPhone was returned to Apple who have completely refurbished this to good as new condition, but because it has been pre-owned it has to have a disclaimer on the front of the box.

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If that disclaimer wasn’t there you wouldn’t know this wasn’t a brand new phone, it comes with all the accessories, the box is good as new, the iPhone itself was spotless.

Available in black or white, with a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of space, this even comes with the famous Apple warranty, if anything goes wrong in the first 12 months just pop into your local Apple store and they’ll either fix your iPhone 5 or replace it, so there really is no need to worry about getting a dud.  On the topic of storage space, keep in mind Apple have yet to embrace the idea of using memory cards, the storage size you pick is the storage size you’ll need to deal with for the phones lifespan for you photos, music, apps and games.

For those wondering what all the fuss is about the iPhone is a very easy to use smartphone…once you’ve got past the initial setup. You have to enter email addresses, setup accounts, agree to T&Cs, verify email addresses, it’s all fairly long winded at the start of the Apple experience, but it’s important to get everything setup correctly as it ensures you’ve secured your iPhone, setup your accounts and gained access to the iCloud and iTunes store, making everything run smoother in the long run.

The screen is very crisp and clear, iOS runs very smoothly and intuitively. The speakers are good, but being located at the bottom of the phone means you’ll likely muffle the sound when playing games in landscape mode so I’d suggest a pair of Bluetooth headphones to avoid dampening the game sound.

The camera is good, but didn’t blow me away. I had some trouble getting it to focus on specific items at times, but it did a good job at creating a depth of field effect.

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Newer iPhones might be available, and there are some annoyances with Apples refusal to allow memory cards, but overall its easy to see why so many people have iPhones.  The iPhone 5 is still a great handset so don’t be put off by it stating ‘Apple Certified Pre-Owned’ on the box.

Expect this to be a limited stock run, available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/1z1My1G


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