Can I ask what type of phone your teen has (for 14 year old) and roughly how much it cost please?

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We have a phone battle going on at our house atm.

The old phone that dd has inherited from me and previously from dh has died (it was a Huawei); well apparently it doesn't receive Instagram any more which is tantamount to it dying apparently .

We are looking to buy dd a new phone but don't want something outrageously expensive or something that will attract thieves when she comes home from school on public transport.

I would be so grateful for some ideas about models and price ranges please (and all the ones dd has shown me on-line seem very expensive indeed) because I am clueless about this sort of thing and I don't want to be hoodwinked in to buying something that apparently "all her friends have".

Want to go in to this battle informed. We are not doing pay as you go because we run our own business (and live abroad anyway) and phone will be bought as part of office package ifyswim.

Thanks you very much for your help.

I should dadd she has dropped it , smashing the screen.....twice! Hence no iPhone 6 will be bought!

15 year old - HTC £24.99 a month on contract.
12 year old has a Samsung galaxy S6 £25.99 a month.
I have a Samsung galaxy S7 on contract £24.99. There is no need to spend more if you shop around.

I got DS a reconditioned iphone 6 from music magpie for £170. Have found a sim only deal with roll over data for £8 per month.
It is the most expensive thing I have ever purchased for him but he mostly a good boy and if he loses it or breaks it I won't be replacing it.

He had a 5c for 2 years which was absolutely brilliant. He then inherited my 5s which was v flimsy I had the screen replaced 2 or 3 times and he utterly detstoyed it depsite being MUCH better at taking care if his things than I am.