Kids and iPhones - wants a replacement

[Skyedriver]

Here we go again.
Son (15) has an iPhone 7 with 32Gb.
Tells me it's "full", he's deleted all the photos (and stuff) that he feels he can but has obviously retained a lot. Also deleted a few programmes apparently.
He's after a replacement for what, to me, would seem a perfectly good phone although he tells me the battery is running down quickly and it needs recharging when he gets home from school to see him through the evening.
He uses it a lot, both at schooland at home, particularly when he was home schooling. He's a couple of games on it still I think and uses it for little video recordings, mainly of our two dogs and local scenes I think.

First question, is there a CCleaner type programme that would check to see if there's any free space or remove cookies and junk files etc? I assume it's the same as Android/MS.
Second, is it worth getting a replacement battery fitted - would require a 140 mile round trip assuming Apple in Glasgow can do it same day.
Third what are the upgrade options, he's talking iPhone 8 with 64Gb min.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

[alorotom]

There is a built in usage app and you can clear from there ... settings / general / iPhone storage ... any apps using a large amount of space should be deleted and reinstalled / logged into the clear their individual caches

For photos / videos it sounds like he isn't using one of the many cloud backups - we personally use Google Photos and it works amazingly well and is dirt cheap now there is not free unlimited uploads (lower quality)

To be honest though his 7 is getting on now and probably due an upgrade.

[Skyedriver]

alorotom said:

There is a built in usage app and you can clear from there ... settings / general / iPhone storage ... any apps using a large amount of space should be deleted and reinstalled / logged into the clear their individual caches

For photos / videos it sounds like he isn't using one of the many cloud backups - we personally use Google Photos and it works amazingly well and is dirt cheap now there is not free unlimited uploads (lower quality)

To be honest though his 7 is getting on now and probably due an upgrade.

Thanks, his 7 was bought about 2 or 3 years ago from a guy who was upgrading after the 2 year contract so yes, 4 possibly nearer 5 year old but fully working and not a scratch anywhere. He's suggesting an 8 but I'm wondering if an X might be a better bet? I'm not into iPhones or Apple at all. Noted that the 8 doesn't have a 3.5mm jack socket. Need to see what he uses for headphones (if he ever does - think he's lost the good quality set I gave him but he has a set of Anker buds.

[megaphone]

He's 16 next year, he can get a job and pay for his own phone.

[Narcisus]

megaphone said:

He's 16 next year, he can get a job and pay for his own phone.

Good job the OP has people like you around to tell him how to bring up his kids

[Skyedriver]

Narcisus said:

megaphone said:

He's 16 next year, he can get a job and pay for his own phone.

Good job the OP has people like you around to tell him how to bring up his kids

We were pushing him up chimneys at the age of 7 but he's bigger than me now and refuses to go.
He's in anxiety mode at the moment with exams/assessments but he's intending to spend Christmas & Birthday money he's collected.

[Mr E]

Phone should be dumping photos to iCloud to save space. Iphone7 still a useful device.

Changing a battery is possible if a little fiddly.

If replacing new, the SE is a lot of phone for sensible money.

[anonymous-user]

I have a iPhone 8 with 64gb and just checked my storage..lol



System is using nearly 7gb and Other nearly 9gb

Add in the one game i have using over 8gb and it disappears quickly.

[khushy]

There is an app that will compress all the iphone photos - it works great, i used it a while back - saves loads of space

[CoolHands]

I would get him an iphone x at least. My daughter has an 8 and she’s 12! So bit stingy to just put a new battery in his 7 IMO.

[Defcon5]

80p a month gets you 50gb cloud storage with Apple doesn’t it?

That is surely they answer rather than more on device storage

[rxe]

CoolHands said:

I would get him an iphone x at least. My daughter has an 8 and she’s 12! So bit stingy to just put a new battery in his 7 IMO.

I would side with the “if you want something better, show me the money” crew. Even has a powerfully built director type, my 6S 32 GB did me perfectly until this Christmas, when i decided to splash out on a 12. Nothing wrong with a 6S, nothing wrong with a 7.

If you want to clean up the phone, wipe it. It makes a massive difference, my iPad was transformed by a full reset. I replaced the battery myself on the 6S - tool about 30 minutes and cost a tenner. My 16 year old son now has the 6S and thinks it is brilliant.

[alorotom]

Worth noting that the 7 will probably be at the end of its updatable life come the summer when the next iteration of iOS is released.

The 6s is certainly next but I’d reckon the 7 will be included too.

[anonymous-user]

Defcon5 said:

80p a month gets you 50gb cloud storage with Apple doesn’t it?

That is surely they answer rather than more on device storage

This is what I have (79p) saves a ton of space.

[Glosphil]

With many Android phones a SD card can be added & remove any worry of running out of RAM. I have a phone with 32Gb RAM with an added 128GB SD card. The phone will accept a 256GB card.
The cards are much much cheaper than what Apple add to the price of an iPhone for the larger memory spec.

[Jamescrs]

Wouldn't say I'm a massive user of phone storage, certainly not on the level a typical teenager is and I just looked at my Galaxy S10+ and I'm using 47GB out of 128GB.
I've got loads of space clearly but I'm surprised how much I'm actually using.

[alorotom]

Glosphil said:

With many Android phones a SD card can be added & remove any worry of running out of RAM. I have a phone with 32Gb RAM with an added 128GB SD card. The phone will accept a 256GB card.
The cards are much much cheaper than what Apple add to the price of an iPhone for the larger memory spec.

But then you’re saddled with android and this is not about moving to android…

[Skyedriver]

Iwantafusca said:

Defcon5 said:

80p a month gets you 50gb cloud storage with Apple doesn’t it?

That is surely they answer rather than more on device storage

This is what I have (79p) saves a ton of space.

He's arguing that it costs a lot more than that and it's difficult to download them again. Of course it would be if he was after a new phone!
Have you a link please.

[anonymous-user]

Skyedriver said:

Iwantafusca said:

Defcon5 said:

80p a month gets you 50gb cloud storage with Apple doesn’t it?

That is surely they answer rather than more on device storage

This is what I have (79p) saves a ton of space.

He's arguing that it costs a lot more than that and it's difficult to download them again. Of course it would be if he was after a new phone!
Have you a link please.

Not got a link , but here’s a screenshot of my options?

[Skyedriver]

Thanks for that, can't dispute it.