Google Pixel 5, 128GB, Just Black - Unlocked (Renewed)

Edit: One year later and device still works optimally. Updates have came regularly. I still use glass screen protectors and my main screen is unscathed. No issues with this device, very happy with my purchase. Coming from a Google Pixel 3XL, I had high expectations. I personally wrote Google to let them know this phone was the Swiss Army knives of phones, and one day my power button stopped working. It was then, after contacting Google's amazing support team, I knew my days with that phone were numbered. Ordering a Google Pixel 5 over the 6 was a hard decision but the fingerprint scanner, the same location as my Pixel 3XL, ultimately sold me. I have had this phone for about a month or so, before deciding to write the review, because I can be quickly sold out of the box but I knew the day-to-day usage would be what mattered most. The phone is smaller than I expected coming from a phablet. I quickly grew to love this. It fits in my pockets. My case has an adorable wrist dangly so I can just hold it comfortably, even when not in use. The phone is very light, if you didn't know better, you may think it was a toy you just found in my purse. Speaking of sometimes I lose it in my purse. That's how light and small it is! I worry it may be fragile. I have a glass screen protector which cracks quickly but my phone is unscathed. I feel confident it will last just as well as my last phone, as long as I'm careful. I dropped my last one in the toilet 3 times, along with so much concrete straight to the front screen. I'm a pretty active individual who rides a bike around town. This phone has survived some crazy throws into concrete, as well. I have a case but it isn't an otterbox or anything super crazy, but the phone seems fine nonetheless. Performance has never been affected by my falls. Camera is amazing. I would say it's the same as my Pixel 3XL, and I think megapixels wise that may be true. Lags between shots, but so did my last one. I think my phone needs to be restarted a lot. The pull down from the top doesn't always fully expand, my phone calls sometimes don't ring or I can't answer them properly. I'm not sure if this is a refurbished issue or if it's a Google software issue but I think people deserve to know it's an issue I have, with my phone, daily. I have never used facial recognition and the battery life depends on how I use it. I have made it two days without charging, using it on and off throughout the day, but days with heavy usage such as music and GPS it has to be charged, sometimes even a few hours before I go to bed. A weird problem I have is if the battery life goes into the second day, but I use it a lot that day, I have to charge it in the middle of the day. All of that being said, I think this battery life is as described of a new Pixel 5. Overall I am in love with Pixel technology and don't find many inherent flaws with this being a refurbished cell phone.

For many generations, Google has skimped on some of the details with their phones. They do have some of the best cameras, and also because Pixels use the base version of Android unmodified by the other manufacturers (i.e., Samsung's Touchwiz interface), updates to Google Pixels come much faster. But in an attempt to build "flagship" phones at lower prices than the competition, Google has been notorious for cutting corners. For example, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 both got low ratings due to small batteries that didn't last much past lunch, or for limited RAM. On the Pixel 5, they put in a good battery and decent RAM, but went with an aluminum housing instead of glass like the competition, and they used a step-down microprocessor rather than the top-of-the-line chip in the competition. It's that slower microprocessor that's earned this phone most of its lukewarm attention, but I'm here to tell you, for 99.9 percent of us users, the chip they went with is still plenty fast and capable. My previous phone was a Pixel 3 that eventually the battery pretty much just bulged until it burst out of the case. It never had good battery performance so I was constantly keeping it charged (hence the battery exploding), and I ran into some issues with crashing because there was only 4GB of RAM. But otherwise, it was a solid phone that I enjoyed a lot. So when it was time to upgrade, I went with a newer Pixel. But my budget didn't allow me to go with the shiny new Pixel 6 Pro, I had to settle for a refurbished Pixel 5. And I'm here to tell you, I don't feel like I've compromised one bit in that decision. This is also a good phone, which fixed the things that were broken about the Pixel 3. I like that, unlike the Pixel 4 and Pixel 6, it has the fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the Pixel 3 - right where my index finger intuitively finds it every time I need it. I find the phone plenty fast - the step-down chip keeps up with all I need it to do. I kind of like the aluminum case; it's not as slippery and easy to drop as phones housed in glass. It's a good solid performer all the way around. And even though it's refurbed, it feels completely new. Want a great phone but don't have a lot of bucks to spend on the Pixel 6 or a Samsung Galaxy S22? Get a refurb Pixel 5 and don't look back.

I am using a family members phone to write this review, because the "excellent condition" Google Pixel I bought is by far the worst and most unusable phone I have ever used. Upon seeing this phone I was convinced to switch from iPhone and that was a huge mistake. When I first got the phone I transferred all my stuff over to it including apps, pictures of my twins being born, and texts with people who are no longer here etc, and it successfully transferred and I was able to see them there; so after a week I sell my old phone, only to see days later that all my apps and pictures were deleted from this phone as if they were never transfered; I lost everything with no way to get them back. That should have been the first sign but anyways I got this phone about 8 weeks ago and around the 4th week is when it started to glitch even worse; after a full charge my battery would be back to 0% after about four hours of being off the charger; it takes about 16 hours for the battery to charge back up to 100% and sometimes the percentage will go down while actively saying it is charging (I have tried multiple wall chargers and portable chargers); it is virtually impossible to type coherent sentences because the keyboard doesn't register most of the letters I am typing and will insert random punctuation and emojis into my sentences, it makes me mistype my passcode often and then my phone locks up; do not open multiple tabs or apps while on this phone because if you switch to another app it'll delete everything you were doing on the previous page; most apps are not compatible to be downloaded to this phone even with the newest updates; my screen freezes a few times a day; for the past few days I have had to deal with the phone calling emergency contacts while I am not even using the phone; the camera has an automatic timer of 10 seconds so don't try to get any quick pics because the feature won't turn off no matter how many times you try; your photos cannot be viewed as a whole, if your photos somehow don't get deleted you will still have to decide which album to open and view photos there instead of them being collectively together, most of the time you'll just give up because this phone gives you about fifteen albums to search through; you can't use any features without unlocking your password such as camera, flashlight, changing music or anything; and then what has prompted me to write this is that this morning I turned my phone on and it froze as usual but this time it wouldn't let me restart or turn it off, it has been stuck on this screen for quite a few hours and I am realizing it is completely broken now. I can't believe I wasted hundreds of dollars on something I have barely been able to use.

Nice phone, worked great. Unfortunetly fell and broke

I've had every Google phone dating back to the Nexus line, only getting maybe 2 of them brand new. I've always purchased used, year-old models from Amazon or eBay as I'm not the "need the newest one" kinda guy I was back in the mid-late 2000s. It's been a mixed bag of results, as I've received some great condition phones that were only listed as "good" condition, and some clunkers that were listed as "excellent/like new". For example, the Pixel 3XL I purchased on Amazon a few years back was listed as excellent but had a large scratch on the screen that my fingernail could get stuck in. This Pixel 5 was in the best condition that I've ever received a used phone in--no blemishes or scratches, even under very close examination. I'm very happy with the purchase. As for the phone itself, despite a few gripes, it's a solid entry in the Pixel lineup. Pros: -The battery on this is the best I've used, possibly ever on a smartphone. It lasts all day no problem, even under heavy usage. I'm frequently left with 30-40% battery when I go to bed, which is fantastic, especially for a used phone. -I love that they brought back the fingerprint scanner. Even though it's "old tech" it works so much better than the face unlock I've had on previous Pixels. Others may disagree, but this is my favorite unlock/security method to have on a phone. -The camera is great. While it may not have the snappiest photo processing, it does take a great picture. -I really dig the green color and am a fan of not having a glass back. I always seemed to end up with cracks, even with a case, on my glass-back phones. Sure this back is plastic, but it doesn't feel super cheap--it has a tile-like feel. -There's no wasted front real estate. It's got an edge-to-edge screen, so no forehead or chin that would make the phone unnecessarily larger. -While this is a person-to-person, carrier-to-carrier issue, on my Pixel 4XL that I bought used from Amazon, I was locked out of WiFi calling on that device by my carrier. I read that this happens to some AT&T customers when they purchase a preowned phone. It took me MONTHS of contact and threatening to switch carriers to get that finally activated. No such problem on this phone Cons: -I've always had the XL models of the PIxel and they did away with that for the 5, so this is smaller than I'm used to. And I kind of miss the larger size. -Not super wild about the left-aligned hole-punch front camera. I think I'd rather have it in the center. -While I did mention I like the edge-to-edge screen, the sacrifice for this is having the front speaker hidden under the glass. As others have mentioned in reviews for the Pixel 5, this is noticeably a worse sounding phone than my 4XL, and probably a few generations before that. Overall, the sound is disappointing. -As this is a review in 2022, as of now it just seems like the Pixel 5 is a forgotten entry for Google and aftermarket manufacturers. Sure there are still plenty of cases and accessories that are compatible, but I've found that a few popular case manufacturers don't make Pixel 5 cases anymore. For example, I have a leather Bellroy case for my 4XL that I loved, and wanted to get one for my 5. I look on their site and they have the leather case available for the 2, 3, 4, 5a, and 6--not the 5! And when I contacted them to ask about it, they said they will not be making any more and "tend not to reproduce older cases as they become obsolete very quickly", which doesn't make a ton of sense since cases for older Pixels are available on their site. I've noticed a few other manufacturers not having Pixel 5 cases as well. Overall I really do enjoy the phone. It's in wonderful condition and the battery life helps reduce the sting of the small gripes that I listed above.

Barebones Android is the way to go for stability and usability. I've used a Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Pixel 3A, Pixel 3, and now this one. When the SIM card in my Pixel 3A stopped working a few months ago, I replaced it with a free One+ phone from T-Mobile and was consistently disappointed with every feature, so I bought this one. Good stuff: * This is the last Pixel that offers free unlimited storage for Google photos. * The camera is about as good as the Pixel 3A, which took great pictures. * It's a pretty small form factor with just enough screen space and thin profile * Good enough battery life - it goes on the charger overnight and doesn't need charging during the day Less than perfect: * The one I got showed some small scratches in the camera lens, but is working fine. Perhaps I could get better pictures, but these are on par with my Pixel 3A, which is the best camera phone I've had. * Very minor quibble - I couldn't migrate all my data from the two old phones. Google gives you a few days to get old SMS messages backed up from old phones, and makes you factory reset if you want to do it after a week or so. I had already received a bunch of new texts I wanted to keep so I tried Microsoft SMS Organizer to backup and restore. It worked ok, but you have to make it your default SMS app, and it didn't restore images. * The default font in a lot of places is a blurry outline. I haven't figured out where to change this but setting the font to bold makes it a little easier to read. * This phone will only get updates until October. I have a small set of apps installed and rarely use a phone for browsing. Still it's worrisome that I will not get security updates at the end of the year.

After more than half a year of use... The bad: - The battery consumes quickly. - The fingerprint reader fails at times. - The screen constantly gets grease stuck to it and it came with a small gap of about 2mm (which is only noticeable with use) - Until now I can't connect it to my PC via USB-C cable (I've tried several cables and it doesn't recognize any). - The camera makes a lot of use of AI, but gives acceptable results. - The camera does not have a manual mode (I do not recommend it for a photography enthusiast). - The sound is not very clean, but it complies. The good: - Always have the latest Android updates. - It is light (better if you use it with a Spigen case, they are the best for accidental falls). - It does not have integrated apps that only take up space and are of no use. - The integration with the Google system is the best. - The price for what it offers is fair.

I've never been the kind of person to purchase "refurbished/renewed" electronics on the Internet due to the fact that I cannot see the condition of said device I'll receive. Most sellers fulfill orders from a stock or inventory pool, so product pictures shown on the listing almost never represent the item you'll ultimately end up with. Also, the pricing often seems "to good to be true" thus adding more skepticism to my decision on whether to commit to the transaction or settle for buying brand new from retailer. BUTT i was not disappointed at all, not even a little bit. The phones condition, screen, battery, was all practically... New? Obviously it wasn't, duh,I know... But it legit looks new and performs like new, not even a scratch. Only negative thing I'll say is that the charging brick included is a wimpy 10w charger and should have just been left out of the box, I have many newer bricks I anticipated using evenn before I discovered the one included. Maybe other buyers could make use of it but I highly doubt it. Maybe it's not "negative" to include a brick nor is it a deal breaker that the output is only a sad 10 watt, just me being picky. Don't hesitate, buy .

Téléphone en suberbe état et très bien emballé tout est complet

Gutes Handy

Ottimo prodotto, mantiene quanto promette. Transazione perfetta.

Equipo muy bueno,como nuevo,todo le funciona muy bien,desbloqueado,solo ando en busca de una buena funda ,camara de las mejores para el año que estamos,mucho mejor este equipo que uno gama media actual

I always buy refurbished phones and have had great luck so far. My last phone was an Samsung S7 so it was time for an upgrade. I wasn't familiar at all with the Google Pixels but was interested in having a better camera so decided to give this Google Pixel 5 a try. I've had it two months now and I couldn't be any happier with everything this phone offers. It's fast, easy to navigate and yes it has an incredible camera that makes me look like a Pro. This is a great phone that came in like new condition, holds a charge for a couple of days and works like a charm. I don't think I'll be going back to Samsung anytime soon.