Apple iPhone 16 contracts: compare networks' deals

No upfront costs

We've looked at all of the Apple iPhone 16 contracts available this August 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:

VOXI's 60GB deal below is currently the best small data plan with no upfront cost:

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

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Unlimited data

We've searched through all the networks that offer unlimited data with their iPhone 16 contracts this August. Below, we pick through the best-value option from each provider:

We'd say the strongest deal is iD Mobile's £29.99 a month one here with £9 to pay up front:

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 2028.
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2029

Or a good alternative to that is giffgaff's £33.14 a month unlimited data deal here in second place:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £33.14 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

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £31 a month, £135 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £33.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £36.00 on April 1 2028

While here's the best option on O2 to get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data:

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 bottom of the pile is Three's unlimited data contract here, which comes in at £51 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £51 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £52.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £54.00 on April 1 2029

And that's it for networks offering the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data. There may be more combos of data speed, contract length and upfront costs though, so use our comparison tool further at the top.

Useful link: Compare all unlimited data deals above

giffgaff have 360 deals for the iPhone 16

On giffgaff, 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.

You've got two contract length choices of 36 or 24 months for the iPhone 16 on giffgaff 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 +  80GB data (5G) =  £29.97 a month, £20 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

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £33.14 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 £24.97 - £49.96 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 deals start from £27.99 a month

Looking at their latest deals in August, 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.

iD Mobile only offer the iPhone 16 on 24‑month contracts 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 +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £9 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

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

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £27.99 - £40.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £9 - £289 upfront costs.

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

O2 offer 120x iPhone 16 deals starting from £44.25

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.

The iPhone 16 comes on three lengths of contract with O2 (36, 24 or 12 months) 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) =  £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

If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16, our top-pick on O2 is the same as our overall best deal 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's iPhone 16 deals start at £22.42 a month

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

Three sell the Apple iPhone 16 on one contract length: 36 months and they don't sell contracts for it via any re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you can only join directly.

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) =  £32 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £33.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £35.00 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £51 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £52.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £54.00 on April 1 2029

The monthly costs on Three range between £22.42 - £67.22 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £30 - £490 upfront too.

Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 deals

Vodafone: get the iPhone 16 from £17 a month

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

There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 on Vodafone: 24 or 36 months and it's possible to get it either directly with 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) =  £31 a month, £135 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £33.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £36.00 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

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

Price-wise, Vodafone have contracts priced ranging between £17 - £78 a month (with £10 - £459 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals

VOXI's iPhone 16 contracts currently start at £29.30 a month

On VOXI, 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.

You've only got one contract length choice of 36 months for the iPhone 16 on VOXI and the only way to get it on their network is by joining direct, there's no option to join via any 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) =  £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

You can't currently get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data on VOXI.

Their contracts are priced £29.30 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