If that's all they are doing, then any smartphone will do the trick. If your basically throwing away your old iPhone anyway then sure give it to your parents.

If that's all they are doing, then any smartphone will do the trick. If your basically throwing away your old iPhone anyway then sure give it to your parents. For anyone who isn't getting a free iPhone, spending $800 on one would be absolute overkill when you can buy a cheap $100-$200 phone that makes calls just as well.