Apple iPhone 16e: compare prices on all UK networks

No upfront costs

We've taken each network's Apple iPhone 16e contracts they're offering this April and looked for the ones with no upfront costs. Here are the best choices for small, medium and data allowances we found:

If you only need a little data and don't want to pay anything up front, have a look at VOXI's deal here:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £24.90 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

This is our pick of the bunch out of the largest data plans for the iPhone 16e with no upfront fees:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  250GB data (5G) =  £41.24 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £44.13 on April 1 2027

Or for full-on unlimited data without paying anything up front, we think this Apple iPhone 16e deal on Tesco Mobile is the most competitive option this April:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.74 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £46.80 on April 1 2027

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Unlimited data

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

At the top our list is this £24.99 a month deal on iD Mobile, with an upfront cost of £9:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £24.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £26.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £27.99 on April 1 2029

Or Vodafone's unlimited data deal below is our second-placed choice at £21 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £21 a month, £195 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £22.80 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £24.60 on April 1 2028

Then it's Tesco Mobile's unlimited data plan here:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.74 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £46.80 on April 1 2027

Next is this from Three:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.50 a month, £115 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £45.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £46.50 on April 1 2029

And finally, it's O2, whose £47.72 a month unlimited data contract below we find the least competitive:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £47.72 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 16e. 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

iD Mobile's iPhone 16e deals start at £22.99 a month

Our latest search of their deals finds that iD Mobile currently have the Apple iPhone 16e in White and Black. And there's a choice of three memory variants: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.

You've only got one contract length choice of 24 months for the iPhone 16e on iD Mobile but you can choose between joining them directly for your deal or via the re-sellers Mobiles.co.uk and Carphone Warehouse.

iD Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  500GB data (5G) =  £23.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £25.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £26.99 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

iD Mobile sell the Apple iPhone 16e on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £24.99 a month, £9 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £26.49 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £27.99 on April 1 2029

Price-wise, iD Mobile have contracts priced ranging between £22.99 - £44.99 a month (with £9 - £369 upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

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

O2: get the iPhone 16e from £34.72 a month

Looking at O2's current pay monthly contracts for April, they have the Apple iPhone 16e in Black only. And they stock the 128GB and 512GB versions of it.

O2 offer the iPhone 16e on 36, 24 or 12‑month contracts 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 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £54.08 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 16e, our top-pick on O2 is the same as our overall best deal above.

Their contracts are priced between £34.72 - £111.20 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 16e deals

Tesco Mobile's iPhone 16e contracts currently start at £21.24 a month

From our most recent check, the Apple iPhone 16e is currently available in White and Black on Tesco Mobile. They only have it in one choice of memory: 128GB.

The iPhone 16e comes on five lengths of contract with Tesco Mobile (36, 30, 24, 18 or 12 months) but it's only possible to get it directly with them - none of the re-sellers like Carphone Warehouse offer Tesco Mobile deals for it.

Tesco Mobile's best Apple iPhone 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

The deal below is Tesco Mobile's current most competitive plan for the iPhone 16e:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  3GB data (5G) =  £26.24 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £28.08 on April 1 2027

✔ Unlimited data

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.74 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £46.80 on April 1 2027

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £21.24 - £71.22 per month on Tesco Mobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £0 - £180 upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all Tesco Mobile's iPhone 16e deals

Three have 1140 deals for the iPhone 16e

On Three, our latest search of all their deals found that the Apple iPhone 16e is available in White and Black at the moment. Memory-wise, they've got the 128GB, 256GB and 512GB versions.

Three sell the Apple iPhone 16e on one contract length: 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 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  150GB data (5G) =  £24.50 a month, £115 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £26.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £27.50 on April 1 2029

✔ Unlimited data

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.50 a month, £115 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £45.00 on April 1 2028.
Increased to: £46.50 on April 1 2029

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on Three range between £19.78 - £63.31 (with £60 - £450 upfront costs).

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

Vodafone's iPhone 16e deals start from £13 a month

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

There's two choices of contract length for the iPhone 16e on Vodafone: 24 or 36 months and you have a choice of getting it on a contract directly from them or via the re-sellers Carphone Warehouse and Mobiles.co.uk.

Vodafone's best Apple iPhone 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

We think this is currently Vodafone's most competitive plan for the iPhone 16e:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  1GB data (5G) =  £22.50 a month, £30 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £24.30 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £26.10 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

You can get the Apple iPhone 16e with unlimited data on Vodafone. Here's their current best deal for that:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £29 a month, £9.99 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £31.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £34.00 on April 1 2028

The monthly costs on Vodafone range between £13 - £73.58 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £9 - £615 upfront too.

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

VOXI offer 3x iPhone 16e deals starting from £24.90

Our latest search of their deals finds that VOXI currently have the Apple iPhone 16e in White and Black. And there's a choice of two memory variants: 128GB and 256GB.

You've only got one contract length choice of 36 months for the iPhone 16e on VOXI 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 16e deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  60GB data (5G) =  £24.90 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

VOXI don't offer the Apple iPhone 16e on an unlimited data plan.

Price-wise, VOXI have contracts priced ranging between £24.90 - £27.70 a month (with nothing to pay upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

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