Apple iPhone 16 contracts: compare networks' deals

No upfront costs

We've taken a look at every network's January contract deals for the Apple iPhone 16 with no upfront costs and come up with an option to fit small, medium and large data requirements. Here are our findings:

For just a small amount of data and nothing to pay up front, VOXI's deal below is our current favourite:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £29.30 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

This is the most-competitive of the largest data plans available with the iPhone 16 this month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  200GB data (5G) =  £34 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.50 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £39.00 on April 1 2027

Or for full-on unlimited data without paying anything up front, we think this Apple iPhone 16 deal on Three is the most competitive option this January:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £35 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £38.00 on April 1 2028

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Unlimited data

We've looked at all the contracts with unlimited data each UK network is offering in January for the iPhone 16 and found each provider's best value option. Here's how they compare:

We'd say the best value option currently is this £29.99 a month (£9 up front) deal on iD Mobile:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £31.49 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028

Or a good alternative to that is Three's £25 a month unlimited data deal here in second place:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £25 a month, £199 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £26.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £28.00 on April 1 2028

Vodafone's plan here comes after that in our opinion:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £31 a month, £109 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £32.80 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £34.60 on April 1 2027

While here's the best option on giffgaff to get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £41.64 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

Then it's O2's unlimited data plan here:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £44.19 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%

Next is this from Tesco Mobile:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £47.99 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £51.35 on April 1 2026

And finally, it's VOXI, whose £49.30 a month unlimited data contract below we find the least competitive:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £49.30 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

And that's it. No other network offers unlimited data with the Apple iPhone 16. If nothing's tickled your fancy here, use our comparison tool to check other combos of upfront cost, data speed and contract length.

Useful link: Compare all unlimited data deals above

giffgaff: get the iPhone 16 from £22.48 a month

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

giffgaff sell the Apple iPhone 16 on two contract lengths: 36 or 24 months but the only way to get it on their network is by joining direct, there's no option to join via any 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 +  25GB data (5G) =  £26.64 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

giffgaff sell the Apple iPhone 16 on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £41.64 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

Their contracts are priced between £22.48 - £61.21 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay from £20 - £200 up front too.

Useful link: Compare all giffgaff's iPhone 16 deals

iD Mobile's iPhone 16 contracts currently start at £26.99 a month

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

There's only one choice of contract length for the iPhone 16 on iD Mobile: 24 months but you do have a choice of getting it on a contract directly from them or via the re-sellers Carphone Warehouse and Mobiles.co.uk.

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 +  10GB data (5G) =  £26.99 a month, £25 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £28.49 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £29.99 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16 on iD Mobile, here's the best offer at the moment:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £31.49 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £26.99 - £37.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £9 - £235 upfront costs.

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

O2 have 120 deals for the iPhone 16

Our latest search of their deals finds that O2 currently have the Apple iPhone 16 in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And there's only a choice of one memory variant: 128GB.

You've got three contract length choices of 36, 24 or 12 months for the iPhone 16 on O2 but you can only get it from them directly, they don't offer contracts via Carphone Warehouse or similar re-sellers.

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) =  £44.19 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%

✔ Unlimited data

The best Apple iPhone 16 plan with unlimited data from O2 is the same as the one we've chosen as their best overall deal above.

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on O2 range between £40.19 - £87.05 (with £30 upfront costs).

Useful link: Compare all O2's iPhone 16 deals

Tesco Mobile's iPhone 16 deals start from £25.49 a month

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

Tesco Mobile offer the iPhone 16 on 36, 30, 24, 18 or 12‑month contracts but they don't sell contracts for it via any re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you can only join directly.

Tesco Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  3GB data (5G) =  £27.16 a month, £120 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £29.06 on April 1 2026

✔ Unlimited data

For unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16 plan on Tesco Mobile, this is the deal we think is the best value this January:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £51.59 a month, £0 up front (30‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £55.20 on April 1 2026

The monthly costs on Tesco Mobile range between £25.49 - £109.47 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £0 - £180 upfront too.

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

Three offer 4481x iPhone 16 deals starting from £11

From our most recent check, the Apple iPhone 16 is currently available in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine on Three. They have it in two choices of memory: 128GB and 256GB.

The iPhone 16 comes on two lengths of contract with Three (24 or 36 months) and it's possible to get it either directly with them, or via the re-sellers Fonehouse and Metrofone.

Three's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £31.20 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £32.70 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £34.20 on April 1 2028

✔ 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) =  £28 a month, £135 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £29.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £31.00 on April 1 2028

Price-wise, Three have contracts priced ranging between £11 - £67.51 a month (with £0 - £515 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 deals

Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals start at £13 a month

On Vodafone, 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 got the 128GB, 256GB and 512GB versions.

Vodafone sell the Apple iPhone 16 on two contract lengths: 24 or 36 months and you can get it on their network by joining direct or via the Fonehouse, Metrofone, Carphone Warehouse, e2save.com and Mobiles.co.uk re-sellers.

Vodafone's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  100GB data (5G) =  £30 a month, £49 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £32.50 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £35.00 on April 1 2027

✔ Unlimited data

Vodafone sell the Apple iPhone 16 on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (4G) =  £31 a month, £69 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £33.50 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £36.00 on April 1 2027

Their contracts are priced between £13 - £77 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay from £0 - £540 up front too.

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals

VOXI: get the iPhone 16 from £29.30 a month

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

There's four choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 on VOXI: 36, 30, 24 or 12 months but you can't get it on a contract with them via re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you have to join directly.

VOXI's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £29.30 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 on VOXI, here's the best offer at the moment:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £49.30 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

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £29.30 - £87.90 per month on VOXI, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. But that's with no upfront costs on any them.

Useful link: Compare all VOXI's iPhone 16 deals