Does an Iphone without a sim card still have information on it?

I want to sell my old iphone 5 on ebay for parts as it is water damaged and cracked and I've seen them go for decent prices for parts, I have taken my sim out but I don't want to sell if if I'm giving a stranger the personal information that was on it? Is there any way of them getting it?

Data stays on the phone even if there's no SIM card. If your phone can still function, then you can try to erase all data through the phone or by connecting it to iTunes. If it doesn't work with iTunes then the phone is probably completely broken and people won't be able to get your data.

It really depends, honestly.

YOU would have to go into settings and restore too factory defaults or plug it into your computer and do it through itunes.

Yes it does. The majority of information is on the phone's memory. SIM cards don't store much beyond the phone number & contacts (if you option that). You'd have to restore it through iTunes if that's even possible at this point.

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