WWYD? iPhone edition

[MrsMariaReynolds]

So DS(13) has been wanting an iPhone for ages. Hehas proven himself responsible enough to keep his cheap Motorola phone in reasonably good condition for the past 2 years--was considering an upgrade for his Christmas gift this year. Obviously the higher end ones are completely out of budget, but would be willing to go up to £300ish, which puts us in the market for a decent refurbished 7 or 8 , I think.

DH is exceptionally frugal. We're a PAYG family without any phone contracts between the three of us, so would be looking for an unlocked, sim-free option.

I know the newest SE is decently priced, for a new iPhone at least, but still a bit more than I'd like to spend. Would I be crazy to get an old 7 or 8 now??
Are they something that will be too outdated in a year's time?

An 8 would be a good option. I'd look at a really cheap contract. It's probably cheaper than pay as you go.

I would wait until Black Friday as you will probably get a good deal then on an older model phone.

Still not sure even a cheap contract would be of good value to us.
At the moment we pay £10/month for him to have 12gb and unlimited mins a month which he never comes anywhere close to using. Contracts for this amount of data seem to run upwards of at least twice as much per month. Like I said, DH, is cheap... ;)

My nieces both have iPhones but never the newest ones. My brother buys either a reconditioned one or from a FB who's upgrading. They're both perfectly happy with them. I think its an 8 one of them is getting this year with a £7.50 a month contract. I've got their SIM cards on my contract so i can gift them data so they're basically getting unlimited data for the £7.50

The iPhone 6 is no longer being supported this year so Sep 2021, the 7 will no longer be supported and the 8 from 2022. It’s worth keeping in mind the resale value of an SE and that you’d get more money back if you sold it.

Sorry forgot about the 6S so will be 2022 for the 7 and 2023 for the 8.

Ah, thanks Banning. Was curious about the timeline of support. And resale values are a good point. I was thinking of investing in a refurbi 7 or 8, just to get him "on the ladder" so to speak, so he could put its trade-in value towards something nicer and newer when the time was right.