Is it worth buying an iPhone 3GS in 2013?

They have a suck *** droid that barely works half the time. He doesn't need a fancy phone, just something that will work.
iPhone 3GS runs abount $160 on ebay. Is it worth buying?

Not really need at least 4s because they've even stopped updating the 4 now.

I personally wouldn't. The 3GS while still a good phone, would not be getting iOS 7 when it comes out later this year & that puts it next in line for the iPhone that would fall out of the app compatibility cycle like the original & 3G before it.

If those things don't matter then by all means.

I'd look into an iPhone 4 at the very least.

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