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 +  45GB data (5G) =  £34 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

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 VOXI's deal here is your best bet at the moment:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £59 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

Useful link: Compare all no upfront cost deals above

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 a month deal from Vodafone with £189 to pay up front:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £36 a month, £189 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly price + out of bundle charges will increase every April by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation + 3.9%

Or Three have got a good £39 a month alternative for unlimited data here in second place:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £39 a month, £195 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly price will increase each April by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation published in January + 3.9%

Next is this from giffgaff:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £46.64 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

VOXI's unlimited data iPhone 16 plan is next:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £59 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 in last place is O2 with their contract below that'll cost you £58.21 a month for unlimited data:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £58.21 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%

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 £27.48 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 a choice of three memory variants: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.

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 +  25GB data (5G) =  £31.64 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

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) =  £46.64 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 £27.48 - £82.67 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

O2 offer 120x iPhone 16 deals starting from £44.21

Looking at O2's current pay monthly contracts for October, they have the Apple iPhone 16 in White, Ultramarine, Black and Teal. And they stock the 128GB, 256GB and 512GB versions of it.

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

O2's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the O2 iPhone 16 deal that stacks up best against other providers:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £69.82 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

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.

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £44.21 - £147.34 per month on O2, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £30 upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all O2's iPhone 16 deals

Three's iPhone 16 deals start at £14 a month

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 three choices of memory: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.

Three offer the iPhone 16 on 24 or 36‑month contracts 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

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £28.47 a month, £85 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly airtime plan price will increase each April by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation published in December + 3.9%

✔ Unlimited data

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £42 a month, £139 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly price will increase each April by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation published in January + 3.9%

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on Three range between £14 - £76.67 (with £29 - £865 upfront costs).

Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 deals

Vodafone: get the iPhone 16 from £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.

The iPhone 16 only comes on one length of contract with Vodafone (24 months) and the only way to get it on their network is by joining via the re-sellers Fonehouse and Metrofone. You can't order it direct from Vodafone.

Vodafone's best Apple iPhone 16 deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £40 a month, £149 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Monthly price + out of bundle charges will increase every April by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation + 3.9%

✔ Unlimited data

Our favourite unlimited data deal for the Apple iPhone 16 on Vodafone is the one above in the best overall deal section.

The monthly costs on Vodafone range between £13 - £56 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £29 - £905 upfront too.

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 deals

VOXI's iPhone 16 contracts currently start at £34 a month

Looking at their latest deals in October, if you want the Apple iPhone 16 from VOXI, they've currently got it in Black, White, Pink, Teal and Ultramarine. And they've got it in the 128GB, 256GB and 512GB memory versions.

VOXI sell the Apple iPhone 16 on four contract lengths: 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

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  45GB data (5G) =  £38.80 a month, £0 up front (30‑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

VOXI 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) =  £63.80 a month, £0 up front (30‑month contract)
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🛈 VOXI reserve the right to increase the cost of this airtime plan annually with one month's notice

Price-wise, VOXI have contracts priced ranging between £34 - £134.30 a month (with nothing to pay upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

Useful link: Compare all VOXI's iPhone 16 deals