iPhone 16 Plus on pay monthly: compare prices

Unlimited data

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

At the top our list is this £29.99 a month deal on iD Mobile, with an upfront cost of £169:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £169 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 giffgaff's unlimited data deal below is our second-placed choice at £36.89 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Always On data (5G) =  £36.89 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

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £36 a month, £129 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £38.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £41.00 on April 1 2028

Next is this from Three:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £54 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £55.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £57.00 on April 1 2029

And finally, it's O2, whose £60.24 a month unlimited data contract below we find the least competitive:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £60.24 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 all the networks we found offering unlimited data with the Apple iPhone 16 Plus. Use our comparison tool further up the page to see more combos of upfront cost, contract length and data speed.

Useful link: Compare all unlimited data deals above

giffgaff's iPhone 16 Plus deals start at £28.03 a month

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

There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16 Plus on giffgaff: 36 or 24 months but they don't sell contracts for it via any re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you can only join directly.

giffgaff's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  25GB data (5G) =  £32.89 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) =  £36.89 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

Their contracts are priced between £28.03 - £54.33 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 Plus deals

iD Mobile: get the iPhone 16 Plus from £29.99 a month

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

You've only got one contract length choice of 24 months for the iPhone 16 Plus on iD Mobile but it's possible to get it either directly with them, or via the re-sellers Carphone Warehouse and Mobiles.co.uk.

iD Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  250GB data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £139 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) =  £37.99 a month, £19 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £39.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £40.99 on April 1 2029

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £29.99 - £48.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £19 - £389 upfront costs.

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

O2's iPhone 16 Plus contracts currently start at £47.24 a month

On O2, our latest search of all their deals found that the Apple iPhone 16 Plus is available in Black, Pink and Ultramarine at the moment. Memory-wise, they've only got the 128GB version.

O2 offer the iPhone 16 Plus on 36, 24 or 12‑month contracts but the only way to get it on their network is by joining direct, there's no option to join via any re-sellers.

O2's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £71.86 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.

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on O2 range between £47.24 - £115.71 (with £30 upfront costs).

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

Three have 1320 deals for the iPhone 16 Plus

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

The iPhone 16 Plus only comes on one length of contract with Three (36 months) and you can't get it on a contract with them via re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse, you have to join directly.

Three's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £35 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £38.00 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) =  £54 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £55.50 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £57.00 on April 1 2029

The monthly costs on Three range between £23.89 - £67.50 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £30 - £495 upfront too.

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

Vodafone's iPhone 16 Plus deals start from £22 a month

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

Vodafone sell the Apple iPhone 16 Plus on two contract lengths: 24 or 36 months and you can choose between joining them directly for your deal or via the re-sellers Mobiles.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse.

Vodafone's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £36 a month, £129 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £38.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £41.00 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.

Price-wise, Vodafone have contracts priced ranging between £22 - £82.50 a month (with £10 - £425 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

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

VOXI offer 1x iPhone 16 Plus deals starting from £32.10

Looking at VOXI's current pay monthly contracts for August, they have the Apple iPhone 16 Plus in Black only. And they only stock the 128GB version of it.

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

VOXI's best Apple iPhone 16 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

The deal below is VOXI's current 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.

Their contracts are priced £32.10 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 Plus deals