Apple iPhone 16 contracts: compare networks' deals
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We check costs for the iPhone 16 with each of the UK's mobile providers to find the best monthly plans for your budget and usage.
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170g
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Cameras
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Best overall deals
What are you looking for in your plan?
Choose what type of plan you want for your Apple iPhone 16
No upfront costs
75GB data
£31.40
a month
✔ No upfront cost, 36-month contractSee full deal
at voxi.co.uk
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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 + 20GB data (5G) = £29.40 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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This 75GB VOXI deal should fit most people's data needs and doesn't cost anything today:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 75GB data (5G) = £31.40 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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This is the most-competitive of the largest data plans available with the iPhone 16 this month:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 200GB data (5G) = £39 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £42.60 on April 1 2027
Or if you'd rather just have fully unlimited data to use with your Apple iPhone 16 without paying anything up front, we'd say Three's deal here is your best bet at the moment:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £38 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £41.00 on April 1 2028
Useful link: Compare all no upfront cost deals above
Unlimited data
Unlimited data
£29.99
a month
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028
✔ £69 up front, 24-month contractSee full deal
at idmobile.co.uk
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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 £29.99 a month deal from iD Mobile with £69 to pay up front:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £29.99 a month, £69 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028
Or Three have got a good £31 a month alternative for unlimited data here in second place:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £31 a month, £89 up front (24‑month contract)
See full deal
Increased to: £34.00 on April 1 2028
Next is this from giffgaff:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Always On data (5G) = £32.75 a month, £100 up front (36‑month contract)
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Vodafone's unlimited data iPhone 16 plan is next:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £29 a month, £169 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £32.60 on April 1 2027
After that, the next best is Tesco Mobile's deal here:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £49.24 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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VOXI's plan here comes after that in our opinion:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £54.40 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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And bringing up the rear with this £56.25 a month unlimited data contract is O2:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £56.25 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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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
How each network compares
Which networks sell the Apple iPhone 16?
You can get the iPhone 16 on giffgaff, ID, O2, Tesco, Three, Vodafone and VOXI.
Click a provider logo to see their best deals this month:
giffgaff's iPhone 16 deals start from £24.98 a month
From
£24.98
a month
✔ £200 upfront, 36-month contractCompare giffgaff deals
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.
✔ Best overall deal
We think this is currently giffgaff's most competitive plan for the iPhone 16:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 25GB data (5G) = £29.14 a month, £50 up front (36‑month contract)
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✔ Unlimited data
If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16 on giffgaff, here's the best offer at the moment:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Always On data (5G) = £32.75 a month, £100 up front (36‑month contract)
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Their contracts are priced between £24.98 - £64.96 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 offer 189x iPhone 16 deals starting from £26.99
From
£26.99
a month
Increased to: £29.99 on April 1 2028
✔ £199 upfront, 24-month contractCompare iD deals
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 stock the 128GB and 512GB versions 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 Mobiles.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse, or you can join directly.
✔ 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) = £29.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028
✔ 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) = £29.99 a month, £69 up front (24‑month contract)
See full deal
Increased to: £32.99 on April 1 2028
On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £26.99 - £59.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £9 - £339 upfront costs.
Useful link: Compare all iD Mobile's iPhone 16 deals
O2's iPhone 16 deals start at £43.25 a month
From
£43.25
a month
✔ £30 upfront, 36-month contractCompare O2 deals
From our most recent check, the Apple iPhone 16 is currently available in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine on O2. They have it in two choices of memory: 128GB and 256GB.
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.
✔ 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) = £66.38 a month, £30 up front (24‑month contract)
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✔ 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 £43.25 - £127.27 (with £30 upfront costs).
Useful link: Compare all O2's iPhone 16 deals
Tesco Mobile: get the iPhone 16 from £26.74 a month
From
£26.74
a month
✔ £180 upfront, 36-month contractCompare Tesco deals
On Tesco Mobile, 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 comes on five lengths of contract with Tesco Mobile (36, 30, 24, 18 or 12 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.
✔ 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) = £31.74 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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✔ Unlimited data
You can get the Apple iPhone 16 with unlimited data on Tesco Mobile. Here's their current best deal for that:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £49.24 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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The monthly costs on Tesco Mobile range between £26.74 - £110.97 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's iPhone 16 contracts currently start at £16 a month
From
£16
a month
Increased to: £19.00 on April 1 2028
✔ £459 upfront, 24-month contractCompare Three deals
Looking at their latest deals in October, if you want the Apple iPhone 16 from Three, they've currently got it in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And they've got it in the 128GB and 256GB memory versions.
Three 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 Fonehouse and Metrofone.
✔ 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: £34.20 on April 1 2028
✔ Unlimited data
Three sell the Apple iPhone 16 on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £31 a month, £89 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £34.00 on April 1 2028
Price-wise, Three have contracts priced ranging between £16 - £69.28 a month (with £0 - £579 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.
Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 deals
Vodafone have 1582 deals for the iPhone 16
From
£13
a month
Increased to: £16.60 on April 1 2027
✔ £509 upfront, 24-month contractCompare Vodafone deals
Our latest search of their deals finds that Vodafone currently have the Apple iPhone 16 in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And there's a choice of three memory variants: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.
There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 on Vodafone: 24 or 36 months and you can choose between joining them directly for your deal or via the re-sellers Fonehouse, Metrofone, Carphone Warehouse, Mobiles.co.uk and e2save.com.
✔ 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) = £31 a month, £89 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £34.60 on April 1 2027
✔ Unlimited data
If you want unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16 on Vodafone, here's the best offer at the moment:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (4G) = £32 a month, £109 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £35.60 on April 1 2027
Their contracts are priced between £13 - £91.75 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay from £0 - £799 up front too.
Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals
VOXI's iPhone 16 deals start from £29.40 a month
From
£29.40
a month
✔ £0 upfront, 36-month contractCompare VOXI deals
Looking at VOXI'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 got four contract length choices of 36, 30, 24 or 12 months for the iPhone 16 on VOXI but they don't sell contracts for it via any re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you can only join directly.
✔ Best overall deal
We think this is currently VOXI's most competitive plan for the iPhone 16:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 20GB data (5G) = £29.40 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
See full deal
✔ Unlimited data
It's possible to get the Apple iPhone 16 on an unlimited data plan from VOXI. We think this is the best option currently available:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + Unlimited data (5G) = £58.28 a month, £0 up front (30‑month contract)
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On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £29.40 - £93.20 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