Is there any benefit to buying a second hand 4s Apple Iphone?

Is there any benefit to buying a second hand 4s Apple Iphone? - 1

Added (1). someone wants to sell it to me for like $150 but a 4s is four years old already. It works fine and is in good condition but some people warn me that in one year, the apple updates would not be available. It now runs on a 8.2 operating system. People say that apple applications cost money and many of the useful ones will also not be able to be updated, like facebook or viber etc.

so is it worth it to buy? Are there any redeeming reasons to buy it because it is an apple Iphone at a good price?

Lot cheaper than later models. Of course you could buy a new non-Apple phone cheaper still.

You get a phone

Saving money. That's pretty much it.

Cheaper

It's very hard

Why not go up to 5C when its free on contract?

Cost is the main benefit, allows you to see what iOS is like before spending money on NEW phone would be a close second.

It costs less. Imo, I think you should research and see if you can find it cheaper. Try amazon eBay etc. In an interview a few months ago Cook said that they (apple) consider the iPhone 4s it's "entry-level" phone, meaning that if your new to smart phones then i4 is the place to start for iPhones. As more iPhones are released then that'll change and at some point the i5 will be entry level to them.

If you want an iPhone then try the 4s and see if you can find it cheaper online and if so then maybe your friend will lower his price.