Review: Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery for iPhone

iPhones have swiftly captured a major cap of the market share when it comes to the preferred Smartphone. So much so, that carrying an iPhone is now a status symbol, and with the feature set and look-and-feel that comes with them, that’s kind of justified too but a damaged iPhone is as good as any other damaged phone. In fact, it could be a little worse with the dearth of effective data recovery solutions aimed at iOS that actually work.

Stellar software products are known to be reliable and efficient on a variety of platforms and tasks and they live up to user expectations in the iPhone section too with Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery for iPhone. This competent software is the answer when it comes to battling tough data corruption or damage on various iPhone versions including iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s, and 4. Let us scrutinize this product from all aspects and evaluate its actual worth.

Product Features

Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery for iPhone is a one-stop solution for restoring lost documents, messages and attachments, contacts, notes, calendar, from iOS devices. It comes with an impressive suite of features to tackle difficult data loss situations on iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5s, 5c, 5, 4s, and 4. Regardless of the reasons for data loss, this product can help you claw back all your data intact and make your iPhone reusable again in no time.

Striking features of Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery

• Offers complete iPhone data recovery and restores lost data from the device as well as from iTunes / iCloud backup
• Facilitates recovery from encrypted iTunes backup files
• Allows recovery of WhatsApp messages and Attachments and other App documents, Photos & videos from device and iTunes/ iCloud backup files
• Supports data recovery after device disconnection and different sections on the timeline view for deleted thumbs under Camera Roll
• Enables you to regain all lost and deleted Contact details from iPhone and iTunes / iCloud backup and save them in VCF, CSV and HTML formats
• Improves the quality of scanned messages and recovers iOS messages along with their attachments from iPhone and iTunes / iCloud backup
• Recovers call history and shows recovered calls categorically
• Runs smart algorithm to scan the iPhone and recover large sized iOS notes along with inserted photos and lists them in the preview pane.
• Recovers Safari bookmarks
• Cross compatibility with Windows operating system makes iOS data recovery on windows possible.

In addition to these remarkable features, an enhanced user interface makes working with the application extremely easy and interactive.

Product Usage

Stellar products usually work with a simple 3 step approach that applies here too, albeit with a slight difference.

Step 1: Launch and select recovery option

After installing the software on your computer, launch it to see the main screen of the software. Connect your iPhone to the computer via cable and select an option from “Recover iOS Device”, “Recover iTunes Backup”, or “Recover iCloud Backup”.

Step 2: Scan and Preview

On selecting the iOS Device recovery option, the software scans the entire iPhone and displays scan progress through a progress bar and completion percentage. Thereafter all recoverable items are listed in a three-pane structured list from which you can select and preview any item to be assured of its recovery.

If you select iTunes / iCloud backup, the software prompts you to enter your Apple ID credentials and then select the backup that you wish to recover. Thereafter you have the option to ‘Delete Downloaded Backup’ or ‘Scan Download’. If you select the option to scan, the backup is thoroughly scanned for recoverable items and they are listed in a similar three-pane structured list from which you can select and preview any item to be assured of its recovery.

Step 3: Recover files

Select the files you wish to recover and click on ‘Save’ to recover them easily.

Does it work?

Short Answer – Yes! On our test iPhone, the software worked as expected and recovered all data quickly and easily. The best part was that to work with the application, no technical expertise was needed. The user interface and instructions were easy enough to follow.

System Requirements & Compatibility

To download, install and successfully launch the application you’ll need at least 1 GB RAM and 100 MB of free hard drive space on the computer. It is compatible with iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5c, 5s, 5, 4s and 4 and works fine on Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Windows server 2008, Windows server 2003.

Note: Latest version of iTunes should be installed on your PC for this software to work.

Product Strengths VS Product Weaknesses

The highlights of the software include:

• Smooth and quick data recovery from iPhone 6 Plus, 6, 5c, 5s, 5, 4s and 4
• Striking feature set
• Easy to install and work with
• Minimum system requirements and wide compatibility
• Affordable, priced at $49

There’s actually no downside to this software apart from the slight glitch where you need the latest iTunes to be installed. But then, that’s just a pre-requisite. Other than that, for as low as $49 if you’re getting full data recovery of your precious data smoothly, what else could you want!

Final Verdict

All in all, Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery for iPhone is a great product that suits an individual user’s requirements perfectly. To be even surer of its recovery success rate, download the demo version that will allow you to reach till the preview step. Once you can see your data and be assured of its recovery, purchase the full version and recover all your data in no time.