Apple Iphone 3g
Delivery $12.95
Not eligible for returns
Why r/BuyItForLife recommends it
6 mentions from real owners
- #1Dec 5, 2025
Cheapest phone that isn't so old I can't download apps? iPhone 7 is causing me problems.
I’m rolling with an iPhone X. Still humming along.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Dec 5, 2025
Cheapest phone that isn't so old I can't download apps? iPhone 7 is causing me problems.
I'd aim for iphone 12 or later (5g). iphone 15 if you want the usb-c charging for something cheaper, id do a Samsung s23 or later. s24 if you can afford it (software+security updates till 2031)
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Nov 1, 2025
The case for repairing tech devices instead of replacing: Most phones/laptops can last 5-7+ years, saving you $600+ per device and preventing 140 lbs of CO₂ emissions
I’m glad you enjoy it! Personally I’d go back to an iPhone 3 in a heartbeat if I could. Idc about the refresh rate.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Sep 1, 2025
Android phones that can last a long time?
I got an iPhone X in 2018. Lasted me 7 years which is more than enough because after a certain point these old phones lose security updates and become targets. And even then Apple is amazing at supporting older iPhones. They basically supported my sister’s phone from high school all the way through college. Which was unheard of for Androids back in the day
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Sep 1, 2025
Android phones that can last a long time?
This is why I switched to iPhones, for better or for worse. My last iPhone 6 lasted 6 years and my current iphone 12 mini is at 5 and still going strong. I’ve heard some people get a long time out of Pixels and Samsungs, but it still seems quite mixed.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Jun 7, 2025
I need to keep this phone for as long as possible!
I have an iPhone 13 that I got in 2022. In general iPhones last a long time. For reference this is my iPhone history: *iPhone 4S: Oct., 2010 to Jan., 2013 (it died) *iPhone 5: Jan., 2013 to Aug., 2017 (the screen cracked and I fixed it but I decided I wanted something newer) *iPhone 7: Aug., 2017 to Dec., 2018 (only traded it in because an iPhone X was cheaper than the monthly payment I had on the 7; plus Apple gave me a $250 GC) *iPhone X: Dec., 2018 to June, 2022 (traded it in for an iPhone 12 which was free for 36 months; the phone was paid off but it was starting to get a little buggy) *iPhone 12: since June, 2022 (no real issues with the phone yet, which is good! I believe the phone is officially paid off this month….it was listed as a credit on my phone bill monthly as it was $0 for x months (usually 36 months IIRC). My husband had a iPhone 4S from 2010 to 2015; somehow his lasted a long time and mine was a dud. In 2015 he got an iPhone 6 and then he used that until my then 12 year old daughter needed a phone in 2018 (that phone died in early 2019). He then had his 8+ plus from 2018 to 2022 and the only reason I had him replace it then with the iPhone 12 is because I had a feeling it would be obsolete for software upgrades soon after that, and the monthly payment was less than $10/month and I didn’t want his phone dying and being stuck with a $50/month phone payment on the newest phone because he didn’t have a working trade in.
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