We're thinking of getting a light phone for DS for the end of yr6/start of new school. I've only seen US-based reviews online so interested if anyone using one in the UK, and what their opinion of it is. I'm particularly interested in the 'navigation' functionality and whether it includes train/bus times or is just a basic map.
DS is obviously strenuously arguing for an iphone - in his humble opinion an iphone would be cheaper, cooler and could be set up with parental controls to be almost as limited as a light phone but could have whatsapp and travel info (he'll be taking two short trains to school). So interested in how well apple's parental controls work. We're keen for no social media, no general internet access (he'll have access to internet on ipad and pc for homework), no group chats on whatsapp and in general quite limited time. How well do you find the controls work? Are they easy to hack? What rules work for you? Very nervous about the slippery slope once he's got one so how do you avoid that?