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 July. 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 £169 to pay up front:

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 a good alternative to that is giffgaff's £36.89 a month unlimited data deal here in second place:

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

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

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

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

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 bottom of the pile is O2's unlimited data contract here, which comes in at £60.24 a month:

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 it for networks offering the Apple iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus

On giffgaff, 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.

You've got two contract length choices of 36 or 24 months for the iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

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's iPhone 16 Plus deals start from £29.99 a month

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

iD Mobile only offer the iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  500GB data (5G) =  £29.99 a month, £149 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 - £45.99 per month on iD Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £19 - £295 upfront costs.

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

O2 offer 120x iPhone 16 Plus deals starting from £47.24

Our latest search of their deals finds that O2 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.

The iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is the most competitive O2 plan for the iPhone 16 Plus, compared against other networks:

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's iPhone 16 Plus deals start at £23.89 a month

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

Three sell the Apple iPhone 16 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

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: get the iPhone 16 Plus from £22 a month

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

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

✔ Best overall deal

The deal below is Vodafone's current most competitive plan 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's iPhone 16 Plus contracts currently start at £32.10 a month

On VOXI, our latest search of all their deals found that the Apple iPhone 16 Plus is available in Black only 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 Plus 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 Plus deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  20GB 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