Testseek.com have collected 822 expert reviews of the Apple iPhone 5S and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPhone 5S.
September 2013
(86%)
822 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
53 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
860100822
The editors liked
Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Camera flash adjusts to ambient light temperature
Big speed improvement over iPhone 5
Touch ID is genuinely useful
Improved low light camera performance
Excellent performance
Powerful core
Touch ID is a real step up
Excellent camera
The A7 + M7 one-two processing punch. 64-bit iOS 7. Touch ID. A faster
Smarter camera
Still the same lovely design as before
Performs very well
Fingerprint scanner is great for unlocking the phone and buying apps
4G connection is very fast
Feels great in the hand
The editors didn't like
Screen still feels small next to other high-end phones
$869 (16GB)
$999 (32GB)
$1129 (64GB)
Average battery life
Same sized 4in screen
Touch ID needs more support
Expensive
No screen tech change
Battery slightly suspect
Battery suspect
Battery struggles under heavy load. Same old keyboard. Still no NFC
No NFC
No 802.11ac
True Tone flash is versatile
But doesn't dampen flash colour as much you expect
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Touch ID is genuinely useful, Improved low light camera performance, Excellent performance
Average battery life, Same sized 4in screen, Touch ID needs more support
Apple's iPhone 5s has a small screen by 2013 standards and is unlikely to attract users switching from large screen Android devices, but it remains the best smartphone Apple has ever released. The useful fingerprint sensor, a faster processor and improved...
Published: 2013-07-23, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Despite the battery and the price, the new iPhone is the best yet. It's another slam dunk for Cupertino...
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Published: 2013-07-20, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: While iFans were still lining up around the nation, the new iPhone 5s landed on our test bench and we've already been putting it through its paces. It's amazing how something so marginally different can feel completely new and fresh.The iPhone 5s is the l...
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Published: 2013-07-20, Author: Joseph , review by: whistleout.com.au
Apple's iPhone 5s will probably be the most difficult iPhone for Apple to sell so far, mostly because its best features are hidden. The fingerprint scanner is a great idea, and one we expect to see in most Android phones next year, but it's not the sort o...
Abstract: In fact, the 'refreshed" Apple phone dubbed 'IPhone 5S" is soon to go into production in Asia according to Wall Street Journal , as is a budget-end iPhone, previously reported. The new iPhones are said to be released mid year, with the cheaper model tippe...
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Published: 2018-04-04, Author: Jeremy , review by: ilounge.com
An improved sequel to the iPhone 5, which was Apple's best iPhone to date. Retains the same 4” screen, LTE cellular support, and form factor, while offering three chassis color options and adding a fingerprint sensor. Hardware tweaks improve low light per
Despite a larger battery, realworld battery performance too often falls below Apple's best case estimates, with potentially major problems in cellular calling talk time, and similar drain with cellular data. LTE service remains inconsistent between neighb
Abstract: Apple's new iPhone 5s is set to go on sale this Friday, Sept. 20, and the phone is already generating a lot of buzz. The 5s is the more advanced of two new Apple iPhones, and offers a lot of technical advantages over the iPhone 5c also launching the same ...
Published: 2016-12-20, Author: Sam , review by: lifewire.com
Fantastic camera, Touch ID is efficient and has great potential, 64-bit A7 chip and M7 chip lay important foundation, Multiple colors,
Not significantly faster than 5C, Not enough new features
The iPhone 5S is a great phone. It's fast, powerful, sleek, and packs in a number of compelling new features. If you're due for an upgrade from your phone company, this is the phone to get. If you're a photographer, I suspect that there's no other smartph...
Published: 2016-05-25, Author: Apple , review by: 91mobiles.com
Abstract: "The iPhone 5s is available at a very attractive price, but should you be buying it now?"Apple took the world by surprise by launching the iPhone SE (review)… Suddenly buying a 4-inch phone became an in thing rather than something one used to do in the pa...
