LONDON: David and Victoria Beckham have bought their son Brooklyn, who is just eight years old, a hi-tech iphone for 269 pounds. 

Brooklyn begged his parents for the phone after it released and was immensely popular, the sun.co.uk reports.

"David and Victoria are aware that Brooklyn is very young to have a mobile. But they thought it would be a good idea so he could call them whenever he needed, especially with David and Victoria globe-trotting so much," said a source.

"Brooklyn is really switched on with computers and gadgets. He set his heart on the iPhone when he saw it on TV in America. He loves computer games and is always on his PSP handheld console," added the source.

Child expert Dreena Hamilton believes the Beckhams are spoiling the boy saying, "An eight-year-old can have no possible use for an iPhone - it's irrelevant to his life."