Samsung Galaxy S3 for a teen?

[Walter]

Hello. The GS3 is not altogether outdated. It still has some decent specs. I would not recommend getting a windows phone. The windows phone does not have snapchat or instagram. They have many unofficial copies, but not the official app that your friends will have. If I were you, I would look at the Galaxy S4 or the HTC One if these are not out of your budget. But if they are, the GS3 is not a bad phone. It might lag here and there due to the older hardware, but it is most certainly not totally out of date. It will definitely fulfill your purposes fine.