> I had to trash a perfectly fine and working iPhone 4 because I was left with no security updates Had to? - You could have returned it to apple for recycling

> I had to trash a perfectly fine and working iPhone 4 because I was left with no security updates Had to? - You could have returned it to apple for recycling. - You could have used it without a SIM as an iPod/Game device for a family member - You could have used it without a SIM as a GPS device - You could have used it as an ad-hoc home security camera The list of things a slightly older iPhone can be used for beyond its purpose as a web-enabled phone is long. As your primary concern was a lack of security updates from the vendor, and you're not satisfied with a device that received updates four years after release, and support by four major versions of it's OS, I assume your replacement phone will be a tin can connected to a long piece of string, as the main competition to the unsatisfactory device manufacturer, often ships devices with 2+ year old OS versions and literally no updates ever.