A lot has changed ever since this guy
came out (iPhone 5s) screens got bigger and bezzels
got smaller and today in 2018 you can
pick this thing up (iPhone 5s) for less than hundred
dollars so is it worth it how does it
perform and should you get one or should
you even be using one let's find out the
Starwood designed this is one of the
legendary designs from Apple in fact
Apple is still selling this design and
the square-shaped body has the iPhone se
it does have some upgraded processors
and a better camera and it's definitely
gonna be a little faster than this guy
but it's also gonna be a lot more
expensive
where with this thing you can get a use
5s for less than hundred dollars factory
unlocked and not only that this is still
one of the best phones you can get for
one hand use unless you have to budget
for the SE which has also significantly
dropped in price ever since the iPhone
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anyways back to the topic you can't fall
for the small screen size this thing
still has a lot of power and features
packed in this little body holding it in
hand is still feels quite premium and
even stands out with competition to the
iPhone X so to put into simple words
there's nothing the iPhone X can do and
this thing can't when it comes to deal
usage it's so beautiful looking phone
and honestly the only downfall in terms
of design would be the 4-inch display
and has we started moving towards bezel
as phones and a bigger screen size it
won't be much longer the big bezel
phones would start to disappear but if
you are okay with the small screen size
for now this thing definitely has a lot
to offer it's also one of the few phones
with a headphone jack so you may also
see that has added benefit other than
that we have a 1.2 megapixel
front-facing camera which is a little
outdated nowadays but is still gets the
job done the back facing camera is 8
megapixels which is also a little
outdated when it comes to pixels but
performance wise it performs just fine
the pictures are still really sharp a
lot of detail and good colours and
that's honestly what matters here
especially if you're taking pictures to
upload them on Instagram snapchat or
anywhere on the internet because they
will end up compressing your pictures
and videos so a 8 or a 12 megapixel
camera after the compression wouldn't
really make a big difference or moving
on speaking in terms of stories this is
where the iPhone 5s is
we left behind the 5s was available in
16 32 and 64gb but for the most part if
you're buying a used you will probably
find it in 16gb to be honest 16gb is
very limited storage in 2018 the best
choice on the iPhone X is 64gb which is
also arguably less than it should be so
living with a 16gb device would be even
harder and would limit the storage you
do have to compromise a lot in terms of
performance the amount of apps you can
download the amount of songs and
pictures and all of that data you can
have on your phone so if you're
interested in the 5s go for a bigger
storage than the bass one it will ask
you a lot longer also speaking terms of
storage after upgrading to iOS 11 I did
get some storage back since iOS 11 is a
little smaller and a little more
optimized and that optimization does
make the iPhone 5s still usable in 2018
it's running on 64-bit system with the
Apple a7 chip and surprisingly enough
this thing came out with iOS 7 and look
at it today still fighting competition
with iOS 11 now with iOS 11 up noticed
there's a lot between you pressing the
button and the application actually
launching up and data also takes a
little bit longer to load on the iPhone
5s but the good thing is once the app is
up and running it won't really make a
difference if you're using it on a 5s or
an iPhone X new phones are definitely
faster but there are ten times the money
and can bring that with the price the
iPhone 5s is totally worth it
especially when playing games I've
noticed the gaming experience isn't that
bad comparing how all this phone is and
how affordable it is nowadays it overall
does a great job although in some games
I've noticed graphics are a little
compromised to keep up with performance
and the iPhone 5s does heat up a little
bit but that's normal when playing high
intensive games other than that looking
at the home screen scrolling around you
won't really find a big difference from
iOS 10 to hours unless you notice the
small animation changes or the control
panel which is an easy giveaway and I'm
talking about iOS 10 and 11 here because
I've noticed after a win to iOS Levin
the phone seems a little bit slower than
they used to be an apple recently
admitted to slowing down devices on
purpose to save battery losing power
causing unexpected shutdowns so this is
something I figured out before Apple
officially declared it and it kind of
makes sense looking at it from Apple
side
partial effort in making you upgrade to
a newer device and partially maintaining
the standard of even old devices I
personally had problems with my iPhone
5s suddenly powering off even when the
battery was 20 to 30% now you are able
to get the performance back and remove
the software limitations by replacing
your battery it's actually fairly cheap
and easy and you can do it yourself at
home if you absolutely want the
performance back now using third-party
apps and serving our content it does
take a little bit longer to load when I
reviewed this phone with iOS 10 I was
quite happy with performance with iOS 11
it seems to be a little more compromised
in terms of speed but the native
animations things like control panel and
the basic software performs pretty good
like everything is the instant quick and
snappy you don't feel like you're using
old phone until you start loading
content that's the only place that takes
a little bit longer and that's when you
feel like you have old device in terms
of battery life it has a 15 70 milliamp
battery which is smaller but the phone
is even smaller it has a small processor
and a smaller display to power and if
you do end up replacing the battery you
will get a few extra hours on usage but
to put into perspective the phone I have
takes about two hours to fully kill the
battery when playing high intensive
games and I never ended up changing my
batteries and I had this phone for about
two years now and it was heavily used
doing regular self like I would in a
normal day like checking social media
listening to music it kind of gets me
half way through the day if I compromise
how much I'm using my phone I can pull
it off till school ends by carrying a
proverb Aang would be ideal with a phone
like this and this is what I get for my
phone things might be a little different
for you it totally depends on how old
your phone is if the value was every
placed and how heavily your phone has
been used but again if value became an
issue it can easily be changed in fact
I'll link a replacement kit down below
along with some affordable power banks
but wrapping things up in terms of
performance it still performs really
good for someone who doesn't want to
spend a ton or for someone who doesn't
use their phone that much and comparing
to what you're paying you're still
getting a lot is so fully functional
phone great camera and if you're okay
waiting a few seconds for stuff to load
up you can save a ton the small body
size is great for one-hand use and very
comfortable to carry around the only
thing I will recommend is go for
something higher than the base storage
but
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