stability order of carbocation

Question

Correct stability order of following carbocation?

Please give detailed explanation considering phenyl group

Answer 1

The correct option is (i) 

• Stability of carbocation depends on several factors but resonance outweighs every other factor.
• Due to more resonance, benzyl carbocation is most stable.

Answer 2

I think it is the option (i) because the more phenol group attached to a crbocation more it is stable the others are arranged on the order more number of resonance structure

Comments

Plz correct your explanation

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I wrote exactly the same as you wrote only difference is that I said that a crbocation is more stable when a phenol group is attached to it