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If I were to get hip and groovy and get with the happening scene, man, I might go out and buy a cool iPhone. But I don't want to buy a new one - I'm happy with one that's a year or two old. If I did that what would be the best value for money do you think in the secondhand market?

If you don't want a new one then get a 5, 5c or 5s second hand.

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I like my stuff to be good condition, and the iPhone 5 scratches too easily around the metal band. I'd love a 5S, but I don't know what they are like price wise at the moment second hand.

My other half has a 5C which is essentially a 5 with a plastic rear shell. Hers is about 18 months old and is still in perfect condition. Looks nice too. Anything in the 4 range I'd avoid purely on its life cycle. I know there are millions of people out there still using them, but if I were looking to buy I'd be considering no less than a 5. Nice and light in comparison too.

The 5c was only released on September 20th last year so it's not 12 months old yet Dan.

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If you want to save a few quid, wait until the middle/end of September.
There's likely to be a wash of used iPhones on the market with folk wanting to finance the purchase of the iPhone 6. As the 5s will then be last years model, it should then be a bit cheaper than it is now.

Choice of iPhone wise, I'd keep away from the 4S or below, they'll soon be unsupported by Apple. 5, 5c & 5s will be supported for a number of years yet, so you'll be able to keep up with the ltest iOS and security updates.

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Thanks. I'll wait a bit.

Is it possible to jailbreak them still? I don't really want a contract.

Best place to look for deals?

Jailbreaking is possible still but personally I don't see the point.

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You should be able to buy one that has been unlocked from the carrier OR unlocked by the carrier for the original owner before you buy, it's free, just takes a phone call but some mobile network providers will only do it for the original owner.

This is not the same as Jailbreaking. That is where you put third party software to the device to remove some restrictions set by iOS. This normally leads to HUGE security holes and unreliable hardware and as BBW says, pretty pointless these days.

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12.9" iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, Pencil 2
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AirPods Pro ~ Apple TV 4 (64GB) ~ Linksys Velop Mesh Wi-Fi

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James
Mac4Mac Founder
(use mac4mac as PW)

12.9" iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, Pencil 2
21.5" iMac Quad Core i5 8GB RAM (Plex Server) ~ iPhone 15 Pro
AirPods Pro ~ Apple TV 4 (64GB) ~ Linksys Velop Mesh Wi-Fi

Depends what you want but I've just bought an 18 month old iPhone 4S unlocked for £120. Immaculate condition. The owner has upgraded to a 5 and is now waiting for the 6 - just wanted the cash quickly. I just looked around for a month or so until the right priced one came along. I also sold a 3GS on eBay so there is still a ready market for good condition phones.

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