I am not at all in favor of letting children use cell phones because there are so many harms. At that age, children easily addicted to phones. From there, increase the risk of eye damage, sedentary, obese and dull. Moreover, science also proves that cell phone waves have a negative effect on the child's brain. Children in grades 8 and 9 should not use phones yet because they will be distracted from learning. Having a phone with them, children easily love games, view unhealthy information and images, or go on social networks to comment on this and that, easily leading to friction, fighting ...
For conscious kids, it's beneficial to use a new phone. At that time, parents are easy to contact and children can install English learning dictionaries or other useful software. I think that only children in high school or higher should parents and the school let use the phone.