Apple iPhone 16 contracts: compare networks' deals

No upfront costs

We've looked at all of the Apple iPhone 16 contracts available this October with no upfront costs and whittled them down to a choice of the best options for a variety of data needs. Here's what we've come up with:

We think this deal from VOXI offers the best value for no upfront cost with a small amount of data:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £32.70 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 VOXI reserve the right to increase the cost of this airtime plan annually with one month's notice

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Unlimited data

We've taken all the iPhone 16 contracts being offered with unlimited data this October by each network and sifted through to find the best value per provider. Here's what we found:

Our first pick would be this £36.19 a month deal from giffgaff with £50 to pay up front:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £36.19 a month, £50 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 giffgaff reserve the right to increase the cost of this phone's airtime plan annually with one month's notice

Or iD Mobile have got a good £29.99 a month alternative for unlimited data here in second place:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £189 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £31.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2029

Next is this from Vodafone:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £33 a month, £199 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £34.80 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £36.60 on April 1 2028

O2's unlimited data iPhone 16 plan is next:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £49.25 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly airtime plan price will increase each April by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation published in February + 3.9%

And in last place is Three with their contract below that'll cost you £53.50 a month for unlimited data:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £53.50 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £55.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £56.50 on April 1 2029

You can't get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data on any of the other networks but do use our comparison tool further up, as there may be more upfront cost, data speed and contract legnth combos.

Useful link: Compare all unlimited data deals above

giffgaff's iPhone 16 deals start from £28.03 a month

Our latest search of their deals finds that giffgaff currently have the Apple iPhone 16 in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And there's only a choice of one memory variant: 128GB.

There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 on giffgaff: 36 or 24 months but you can only get it from them directly, they don't offer contracts via Carphone Warehouse or similar re-sellers.

giffgaff's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

We think this is currently giffgaff's most competitive plan for the iPhone 16:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £36.19 a month, £50 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 giffgaff reserve the right to increase the cost of this phone's airtime plan annually with one month's notice

✔ Unlimited data

If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16, our top-pick on giffgaff is the same as our overall best deal above.

Their contracts are priced between £28.03 - £54.33 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay from £25 - £200 up front too.

Useful link: Compare all giffgaff's iPhone 16 deals

iD Mobile offer 620x iPhone 16 deals starting from £29.99

Looking at iD Mobile's current pay monthly contracts for October, they have the Apple iPhone 16 in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And they only stock the 128GB version of it.

You've only got one contract length choice of 24 months for the iPhone 16 on iD Mobile but there are contracts for it via the re-sellers Carphone Warehouse and Mobiles.co.uk, or you can join directly.

iD Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the iD Mobile iPhone 16 deal that stacks up best against other providers:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  200GB data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £149 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £31.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

It's possible to get the Apple iPhone 16 on an unlimited data plan from iD Mobile. We think this is the best option currently available:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £37.99 a month, £29 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £39.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £40.99 on April 1 2029

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £29.99 - £44.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £19 - £409 upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all iD Mobile's iPhone 16 deals

O2's iPhone 16 deals start at £44.25 a month

From our most recent check, the Apple iPhone 16 is currently available in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine on O2. They only have it in one choice of memory: 128GB.

O2 offer the iPhone 16 on 36, 24 or 12‑month contracts but it's only possible to get it directly with them - none of the re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse offer O2 deals for it.

O2's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is the most competitive O2 plan for the iPhone 16, compared against other networks:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £59.38 a month, £30 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly airtime plan price will increase each April by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation published in February + 3.9%

✔ Unlimited data

For unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16, O2's best deal is the same as the one we've chosen as their best overall offer above.

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on O2 range between £44.25 - £96.74 (with £30 upfront costs).

Useful link: Compare all O2's iPhone 16 deals

Three: get the iPhone 16 from £23.67 a month

On Three, our latest search of all their deals found that the Apple iPhone 16 is available in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine at the moment. Memory-wise, they've only got the 128GB version.

The iPhone 16 only comes on one length of contract with Three (36 months) and the only way to get it on their network is by joining direct, there's no option to join via any re-sellers.

Three's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the Three deal we think is the best value at the moment for the iPhone 16:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £34.50 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £37.50 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

You can get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data on Three. Here's their current best deal for that:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £53.50 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £55.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £56.50 on April 1 2029

The monthly costs on Three range between £23.67 - £68.31 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £30 - £510 upfront too.

Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 deals

Vodafone's iPhone 16 contracts currently start at £26 a month

Looking at their latest deals in October, if you want the Apple iPhone 16 from Vodafone, they've currently got it in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And they've only got it in the 128GB memory version.

Vodafone sell the Apple iPhone 16 on two contract lengths: 24 or 36 months and you have a choice of getting it on a contract directly from them or via the re-sellers Mobiles.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse.

Vodafone's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

The deal below is Vodafone's current most competitive plan for the iPhone 16:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £40 a month, £65 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £42.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £45.00 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

Vodafone's best unlimited data plan for the Apple iPhone 16 is the same as our overall favourite deal above.

Price-wise, Vodafone have contracts priced ranging between £26 - £77 a month (with £10 - £419 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals

VOXI have 4 deals for the iPhone 16

Our latest search of their deals finds that VOXI currently have the Apple iPhone 16 in Black, White, Pink and Teal. And there's only a choice of one memory variant: 128GB.

There's only one choice of contract length for the iPhone 16 on VOXI: 36 months and you can only get it from them directly, they don't offer contracts via Carphone Warehouse or similar re-sellers.

VOXI's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is VOXI's current most-competitive plan for the iPhone 16, from our most recent comparison:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £32.70 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 VOXI reserve the right to increase the cost of this airtime plan annually with one month's notice

✖ Unlimited data

If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16, VOXI aren't currently an option, as they don't offer any plans with it.

Their contracts are priced £32.70 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. But there's no upfront costs on any of their plans.

Useful link: Compare all VOXI's iPhone 16 deals