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.
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Excellent design inside and out. Near-perfect marriage of hardware and software. Best fingerprint security integration on a consumer-electronics device to date
Excellent Build Quality
Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor
Best Smartphone Ecosystem
The iPhone is still a beautiful phone
And iOS is more functional than ever. The redesign of the software makes it feel fresh
Even though the phone looks more or less the same as last year. TouchID really works
And it's a huge convenience
Fantastic camera
Touch ID is efficient and has great potential
64-bit A7 chip and M7 chip lay important foundation
Multiple colors
Updated iOS7 experience
Excellent lowlighting photo performance
New way of unlocking and app purchasing via Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Slow motion HD video capture
TouchID works brilliantly
Camera performance
Compact size
The iPhone 5 design is still sturdy and attractive
And "space gray" should hold up better to scuffs than last year's black model
Excellent performance
Good camera with improved low-light performance
Though in low light especially some Lumia phones can
The iPhone 5S delivers an improved camera
A nifty fingerprint sensor
And a next-gen CPU and motion-tracking chip. Apple throws in the iWork app suite for free. iOS 7 adds some nice step-ups
Too
Including AirDrop file transfers and the Android-like Con
Truly elegant / light design
High-speed LTE radios
Double the performance vs. iPhone 5
Strong graphics performance
Refined UI with iOS 7
Beautiful display
Excellent camera and flash
Lightning fast A7 processor
Fingerprint sensor works well
Solid and elegant design in new colors
Bright display
Impeccable design
Updated
Functional
Simple UI
Great camera experience / quality
Touch ID - not just a gimmick
Touch ID is very well executed
Impressive camera
Still the easiest smartphone to use
Incredibly fast processor. Excellent camera. Easy-to-use Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Unmatched app selection.
Still stunning looking
Great quality
Sharp and colorful display
Excellent camera
A fingerprint scanner that's actually easy to use
Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Camera flash adjusts to ambient light temperature
Big speed improvement over iPhone 5
Incredibly fast processor. Excellent camera. Easytouse Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Unmatched app selection.
The most advanced smartphone on the market
Cuttingedge processor and graphics performance
IOS 7 is revitalizes the iPhone experience
Slowmotion video capture and photos outstanding
Touch ID a game changer
Blazing fast A7 processor. Call quality is excellent
Especially using FaceTime Audio. Touch ID feels like the future
And works flawlessly. Vastly improved camera
Particularly the slomo feature
Is enough to warrant an upgrade
Beautiful design
Super fast processor
Great camera
Improved security with Touch ID
Very fast processor
Good battery life
A7 processor makes for speedier navigation through iOS 7
Plus enhanced graphics. Touch ID sensor is extremely cool and useful. iSight camera is even better than before. Very good battery life. Retina display and LTE quality just as strong as on iPhone 5.
Touch ID fingerprint scanner
Improved camera features
M7 coprocessor
Hardware is still fantastic
Thin
Light
And very high quality
Still one of the best cameras
Camera software enhancements–burst shot and slow-motion–are fun
Speaker
Now better
Is still one of the loudest
All-day battery life
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
Very high quality hardware
Super fast performance
Latest and greatest apps and services
Good point and shoot camera replacement
Useful fingerprint scanner
Very good overall exposure
Very fast and accurate autofocus both in low light and bright light
Good color rendering
Very good flash
Good exposure
Stable white balance
Low noise level and good detail preservation
Pleasing detai
Blazing fast
Excellent hardware (camera
Overall form)
Solid call quality and download speeds
Gorgeous display
OS far more focused on apps.
Great performance
64-bit architecture
Bright
Colorful
Naturally looking Retina display
Long battery life
Superb build quality
Premium materials
Good EarPods (included)
Surprisingly precise GPS module
Low emission and power consumption levels
Built upon iPhone 5's solid hardware foundation
The 5s adds nextgen processing chops and a totally usable fingerprint reader. iOS 7 brings Apple up to par with Android
And you get access to what's arguably still the better ecosystem.
A7 chip offers fast performance and 64-bit support
Touch ID works as advertised
Global LTE support
Improved camera
Faster processor
Burst mode
Improved apps
Better image quality
The editors didn't like
Battery life not quite as good as expected
But certainly on par with competitors
Bottom Line
Apple fans will love the iPhone 5S
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Design
Display
Performance and Hardware
Battery Life
Call Quality
Camera
Video a
The camera is good
But its flash is a disappointment. Battery life isn't good
Especially compared to some of the behemoths out there. And in places
IOS 7 feels unfinished
Or poorly thought out
Not significantly faster than 5C
Not enough new features
Battery life is no different
A 4.3-4.5-inch model wouldn't go astray
The fingerprint sensor is imperfect as a standalone authentication tool
And Apple doesn't (yet?) support two-factor authentication
Dual-band 802.11n and 100Mbps LTE aren't bad at all in the here-and-now
But they might be feeling a little dated by the t
External design is identical to that of the iPhone 5
Including a 4-inch screen that looks downright tiny next to Android competitors. For now
The fingerprint sensor only works with Apple apps. The 64-bit A7 processor and M7 motion-tracking chip don't ha
Lingering issues with Apple Maps
No NFC
No larger screen option
Relatively small screen
Below-average battery life
Limited camera features
Virtually identical design to iPhone 5
Display too small for some
Non-expandable
No real design upgrade
Still waiting for a bigger screen
IOS7 is still playing catchup
No real improvement to battery life
Small screen for an industry-leading smartphone
A 4" display on a flagship smartphone in 2013 seems so old fashioned
Screen still feels small next to other highend phones
Small screen for an industryleading smartphone
No option for larger display
Relatively expensive offcontract
No WiFi 802.11ac support
No 128GB option
No 'Swypelike' keyboard
Apple and iOS developers have yet to dream up truly innovative features. Still waiting for Siri to reach her full potential
4-inch phones are starting to feel small
IOS is far from perfect
Insensitive touchscreen (probably defective unit)
True tone flash is slow to capture image
Incompatible apps
No change in design and screen tech
The iPhone 5S deserves to be the best smartphone of the year. You could debate that there is no innovation
Storage options haven’t changed. Small number of A7- and M7-optimized experiences at press time. Not as essential an upgrade as the last one.
Similar to previous iPhones
Feels outdated in the face of competition
Touch ID usage is limited
Dual-tone flash doesn't help much
No 802.11ac support
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
The smaller display bothers me a bit
But Apple's hardware is stunning and the tradeoff for apps and functionality is worth it to me. If the iPhone 5s had a 4.3 to 4.7 display
An IR port for remote control capability
And Qi wireless charging then I woul
In low light conditions (20 lux and under)
Edges are sharp but details are lost
Strong luminance noise in low light conditions
Fingerprint scanner isn't as good as it should be
Major OS changes are often decent
More often abysmal
Battery life isn't competitive with top Android phones
Not the best phone on the market after launch
Poor black levels
Poor contrast ratio
Resolution could be better
Screen size could be larger
Non-extendable internal storage
Not enough to warrant an upgrade for current iPhone 5 users. Android flagships are just as good as the iPhone these days.
Updated iOS7 experience, Excellent lowlighting photo performance, New way of unlocking and app purchasing via Touch ID fingerprint sensor, Slow motion HD video capture
Battery life is no different
Crazy to believe it, but this phone has been seeing competition long before its arrival on the scene. Heck, you can argue that everyone was trying to one-up the iPhone 5s way before the first round of juicy rumors came up to the surface, but now that i...
Published: 2013-09-23, Author: Will , review by: newatlas.com
We can see the iPhone 5s from two opposing points of view. On one hand, you could easily argue that it's the best overall smartphone out there. It's constructed like a piece of jewelry, it might be the fastest phone in stores right now, and the fingerprin...
The iPhone 5s is a worthy successor to last year's device, though it is by no means perfect. Apple was a bit lazy in recycling the iPhone 5's design, but at least the company changed up the colors and added the Touch ID sensor to set it apart. The quality...
Published: 2013-09-23, 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
Although the iPhone 5s superficially appears to be a modest upgrade from last year’s iPhone 5, the truth is somewhat more complicated. The typical iPhone 5 user will find little to no real reason to consider buying an iPhone 5s, as Apple this year has made th...
Abstract: The iPhone 5s is no exception to the delightful gadget experience we've come to expect from Apple. It's pre-loaded with iOS 7, Apple's latest OS for mobile devices, and though the icons and minimalist style are at first shocking, day to day operations rem...
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Published: 2013-09-21, Author: Mark , review by: 9to5mac.com
I managed to pick up an iPhone 5s yesterday and have been trying out its new features and enhancements. Here's my review of the device after using it for 24 hours…Design: As the name implies, the iPhone 5s is based directly on the design of the iPhone 5...
Incredibly fast processor. Excellent camera. Easy-to-use Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Unmatched app selection.
Small screen for an industry-leading smartphone
The iPhone 5s may be small, but it's packed with more power than any other smartphone on the market today. It's the best bet for anyone who wants a future-proof, forward-looking phone that runs an unbeatable array of apps....
Incredibly fast processor. Excellent camera. Easytouse Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Unmatched app selection.
Small screen for an industryleading smartphone
The iPhone 5s may be small, but it's packed with more power than any other smartphone on the market today. It's the best bet for anyone who wants a future-proof, forward-looking phone that runs an unbeatable array of apps....
