iPhone 16 Plus on pay monthly: compare prices

Unlimited data

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

iD Mobile's £29.99 a month deal below is our strongest pick, with £119 to pay up front:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £119 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 our second choice for unlimited data would be this £34 a month plan on Vodafone:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £34 a month, £125 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £39.00 on April 1 2028

giffgaff's unlimited data iPhone 16 Plus plan is next:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £45.12 a month, £25 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

After that, the next best is Three's deal here:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £52.31 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £53.81 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £55.31 on April 1 2029

And at the bottom of our unlimited data contract comparison was this £54.94 a month O2 effort:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £54.94 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 that's it. No other network offers unlimited data with the Apple iPhone 16 Plus. 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's iPhone 16 Plus deals start from £25.25 a month

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

There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  75GB data (5G) =  £30.12 a month, £25 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 Plus with unlimited data on giffgaff. Here's their current best deal for that:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £45.12 a month, £25 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

The monthly costs on giffgaff range between £25.25 - £65.17 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £25 - £200 upfront too.

Useful link: Compare all giffgaff's iPhone 16 Plus deals

iD Mobile offer 451x iPhone 16 Plus deals starting from £29.99

Looking at iD Mobile's current pay monthly contracts for May, they have the Apple iPhone 16 Plus in Black, White, Pink, Ultramarine and Teal. And they stock the 128GB and 256GB versions of it.

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

iD Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is the most competitive iD Mobile plan for the iPhone 16 Plus, compared against other networks:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  500GB data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £99 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 sell the Apple iPhone 16 Plus on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £119 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

Price-wise, iD Mobile have contracts priced ranging between £29.99 - £50.99 a month (with £9 - £329 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

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

O2's iPhone 16 Plus deals start at £41.94 a month

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

O2 offer the iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the O2 deal we think is the best value at the moment for the iPhone 16 Plus:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £64.91 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 Plus, our top-pick on O2 is the same as our overall best deal above.

Their contracts are priced between £41.94 - £105.32 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay £30 up front too.

Useful link: Compare all O2's iPhone 16 Plus deals

Three: get the iPhone 16 Plus from £23.03 a month

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

The iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £33.31 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £34.81 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £36.31 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £52.31 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £53.81 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £55.31 on April 1 2029

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £23.03 - £68.67 per month on Three, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £30 - £515 upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all Three's iPhone 16 Plus deals

Vodafone's iPhone 16 Plus contracts currently start at £20 a month

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

Vodafone sell the Apple iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £34 a month, £125 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £39.00 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

For unlimited data with your Apple iPhone 16 Plus, Vodafone'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 Vodafone range between £20 - £79.25 (with £9 - £555 upfront costs).

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's iPhone 16 Plus deals

VOXI have 1 deals for the iPhone 16 Plus

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

There's only one choice of contract length for the iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £32.10 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 Plus with unlimited data on VOXI.

The monthly costs on VOXI range between £32.10 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. But none of the deals have any upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all VOXI's iPhone 16 Plus deals