Would you give your child an IPhone 5S?

If so, or if not, why?

It depends on how old the child is.

You don't must to give him the most updated iphone, if hes a child you can buy 5c even iphone 4s is really good.
I prefer android but its no matter.

But what age you mean child, 8? 10? If one of them don't but him a iphone its useless.
for phone and stuff buy him a normal phone.
And for games but a family tablet that will be for all the family.

I don't really want my kid to have any phone until she's in her older teen years. 16 or so. I got my first phone when I was 16 or 17. I survived my childhood without one. My daughter does have an iPad, but I control what is on it and how often she uses it. I'm okay with technology and children, but I really don't see a reason why a very young child needs a phone.

No way. I don't have a child but I know I wouldn't spoil them. Why? Because what type of kid has the IPhone5c or s? All my future child need is a little old android phone and she's ok Lol.

No, I wouldn't just "give" it to them. I wouldn't let them get a contract phone at all, actually, until they're 18 and can get one themselves. This is because if they get disinterested with it, they still have to pay for it until the contract is up. I would let them get a prepaid phone if they earned the money themselves (be it with a job or saved with their allowance) and then they could do as they please with it.

My 14 year old twins have iPhone's but I wouldn't go out and buy them the latest. They got their's for their birthday back in January. I wouldn't buy them a phone as expensive as the one they each have in a hurry again as my son doesn't really use his all that much. I'd recommend purchasing an iPhone for a child over 16 but no younger. It's just money spent for the fun of it. I must of paid £300 on those two phones. I like how my daughter uses hers to contact people and isn't on it 24/7 like her friends but as I say with my son it feels like I wasted my time and my husband hates to spend money so it gets him agitated all the time, which isn't good because I spend too much already.

All the best, Emma.

A phone is a phone if they allready have a touch screen phone no reason to get them one hardly any differnce make them pay for it

GIVE? Haha never. WORK FOR IT. I would consider. And they'd need a reason to actually have the phone and it depends on how old as well.