I'm 13 and I have the Samsung S5 (2014) which is fine for a 13-year-old, only my 12/yo sister has a Samsung J5 (2015)
Why do you think my Mom did this? I haven't broken a device since I was seven and I dropped my MP3 player. She has been through three phones this year. I have a slow phone with zero storage but she gets to have a fast phone with more storage and works better.
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