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If I were in your place, before concerning myself with the tech, I would debate if there were a life lesson. Namely that I was not instilling a "Keeping up with the Jones'" neurosis. I don't know your daughter well enough to know if that could be a concern, but modern turnover of products has become a frenetic pace. You and I grew up without this trend and can see it for the marketing bonanza that it is. To her generation it seems normal unless we educate them to see it for what it is: a money vacuum.

You should also make sure upgrading her phone wont affect your plan... most especially your data plan. Do you have unlimited data? If you do, the upgrade could cause you to loose it. Best to make sure beforehand.

KVR said
I had that thought as well, but she's almost 18 and even though she does show a little of that mentality once in awhile, she keeps it in check for the most part, she's had the same phone for almost 3 years and has been working 4 shifts a week washing dishes, saving up the money to purchase it

it shouldn't affect the data plan

Then again, if I were in your position the only other thing i would do is have her research the product and the tech herself to help her develop the habit of making informed purchases. Have her treat it like a book report with a bibliography, only it can be an oral report. Have her convince you and the wife it will be a good investment. Then let her get it. If you do this extra step, explain the motivation/life-lesson intended. Then surprise her at the end by treating her to an accessory or something.