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

I was worried it wouldn't really be unlocked based on some of the reviews here, but I decided to try it out since we get 90 days to return if anything. Went to Cricket and successfully activated - hooray! Waited to order my screen protector and case until I knew for sure.The phone literally looks and feels new. If you look closely, the screen does have some very light scratches, but once I put the screen protector on, you can't see them at all. I'm so glad I went for it. It came with a charger, but I found it charged very slowly, so I just am using my same charger from Amazon that I used for last phone.I was able to transfer over most of my apps, contacts, and messages from my previous phone (galaxy 9) within about 15 minutes maybe less. Super easy, the phone does all the work for you. I love that the only apps it comes with are google apps, most of which I use anyway. I also noticed it has pretty good battery life. When it first arrived, I charged it and left it on (although didn't really use it at all) and that charge lasted for a week and 3 days before I went to Cricket to activate. I charged it that Saturday night and used it a considerable amount to transfer/ setup everything to my liking, did some Amazon shopping, note taking, little bit of Youtube and Spotify. Now it's Monday noon and I'm still at 44% . That far exceeds my expectations. The phone itself lives up to all the spec descriptions and has been easier than I thought to get used to navigating. The only thing I miss from my samsung s9 is the LED notification light, but I can get used to that. So glad I was able to get my hands on the pixel 5, I think it's so much prettier than the 6 and it's practically the same size as the galaxy s9, which is perfect for me.This is a great value for your money. There are a lot of cheap phones out there, but I think this one is on par specs and feature-wise with the more expensive flagships. Overall, highly recommend.If I don't update this with negative feedback in the future, that means I'm still happy with my purchase!Update: originally purchased Jan 2022. It's now August 2024 and this thing is running just as smoothly as the day i got it. I have run out of storage a couple times, which did make some apps run a little slower, but I backed up my photos & videos and deleted a bunch from my phone and it went back to normal. It doesn't have all the cool new camera features as the new pixels, but I still really like the camera and the photo magic eraser tool is really handy! It does rarely heat up more than normal, but if you leave it alone and let it cool down, it tends to be fine for heavy usage again. I will also note that I have dropped my phone plenty of times (with case & screen protector) and it is practically unscathed, still going strong after 2 and a half years. Normally the 2 year mark is when i start to have strange issues with a phone screen or performance but haven't had any with this one. Honestly, I think this is the first smart phone i haven't had any weird malfunctions with.

After having to return a locked Samsung phone to a vendor who claimed it was SIM unlocked, I decided I wasn't going to take another chance. Seems that's one of, if not the biggest, problems with buying renewed phones nowadays.Don't get me wrong they're a great deal but you'd think a vendor could have a way to check. I would think all they need is a SIM from any carrier that requires a SIM unlocked phone to work & they could check the phone. Unfortunately most would rather dump a locked phone on someone then make them jump through hoops to get a refund.I did a little research & found that all Pixels phones come SIM unlocked from Google and apparently even if a carrier SIM locks it, it can be unlocked again.So I got a Pixel 5. When it arrived, the frustration I went through with the previous purchase from another vendor, it just made my day! This vendor sent a beautiful mint condition Pixel 5 that after testing, exceeded my expectations. Not a scratch, everything works, & most surprisingly, a battery that holds a full charge! Thank you!

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.