Samsung Galaxy A16 5G: pay monthly contracts on all networks

No upfront costs

We've taken each network's Samsung Galaxy A16 5G contracts they're offering this September and looked for the ones with no upfront costs. Here are the best choices for small, medium and data allowances we found:

This 100GB deal from Vodafone is our favourite no upfront cost deal for small data users:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  100GB data (5G) =  £13 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £14.80 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £16.60 on April 1 2027

This is our pick of the bunch out of the largest data plans for the Galaxy A16 5G with no upfront fees:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  200GB data (5G) =  £14 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £15.80 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £17.60 on April 1 2027

Or for full-on unlimited data without paying anything up front, we think this Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deal on Three is the most competitive option this September:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £16 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £17.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £19.00 on April 1 2028

Useful link: Compare all no upfront cost deals above

Unlimited data

We've compared each network offering the Galaxy A16 5G on an unlimited data contract this September and picked out the best value option from each one. Here's the result:

The most competitive is this deal on Three at £10 a month (£125 up front):

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £10 a month, £125 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £11.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £13.00 on April 1 2028

Or Tesco Mobile's unlimited data deal below is our second-placed choice at £31.49 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £31.49 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £33.69 on April 1 2026

And bottom of the pile is O2's unlimited data contract here, which comes in at £40.69 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £40.69 a month, £0 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%

None of the other networks offer the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G with unlimited data. But there may be more combos of upfront cost, contract length and speed if you give our comparison tool further up the page a go.

Useful link: Compare all unlimited data deals above

O2's Galaxy A16 5G contracts currently start at £27.69 a month

On O2, our latest search of all their deals found that the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is available in Grey only at the moment. Memory-wise, they've got the 128GB version (the only version available anywhere).

O2 offer the Galaxy A16 5G 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the O2 Galaxy A16 5G deal that stacks up best against other providers:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £43.04 a month, £0 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

Our favourite unlimited data deal for the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on O2 is the one above in the best overall deal section.

Price-wise, O2 have contracts priced ranging between £27.69 - £62.57 a month (with nothing to pay upfront), depending on the minutes, texts and data you want.

Useful link: Compare all O2's Galaxy A16 5G deals

Tesco Mobile have 120 deals for the Galaxy A16 5G

Looking at their latest deals in September, if you want the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G from Tesco Mobile, they've currently got it in Grey only. And they've got it in the 128GB memory version (no network has any other version).

The Galaxy A16 5G comes on five lengths of contract with Tesco Mobile (36, 30, 24, 18 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.

Tesco Mobile's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is the most competitive Tesco Mobile plan for the Galaxy A16 5G, compared against other networks:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  3GB data (5G) =  £13.99 a month, £0 up front (36‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £14.97 on April 1 2026

✔ Unlimited data

Tesco Mobile sell the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on an unlimited data plan too. This is their best current unlimited deal:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £33.74 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £36.10 on April 1 2026

Their contracts are priced between £10.66 - £40.47 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay from £0 - £120 up front too.

Useful link: Compare all Tesco Mobile's Galaxy A16 5G deals

Three's Galaxy A16 5G deals start from £8 a month

Our latest search of their deals finds that Three currently have the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G in Black, Green and Grey. And there's a choice of one memory variant: 128GB (the only one any network has).

Three sell the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on two contract lengths: 24 or 36 months and you can choose between joining them directly for your deal or via the re-sellers Fonehouse and Metrofone.

Three's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the Three deal we think is the best value at the moment for the Galaxy A16 5G:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  300GB data (5G) =  £9 a month, £125 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £10.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £12.00 on April 1 2028

✔ Unlimited data

If you want unlimited data with your Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on Three, here's the best offer at the moment:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £10 a month, £125 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £11.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £13.00 on April 1 2028

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £8 - £44.97 per month on Three, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £0 - £125 upfront costs.

Useful link: Compare all Three's Galaxy A16 5G deals

Vodafone offer 44x Galaxy A16 5G deals starting from £13

Looking at Vodafone's current pay monthly contracts for September, they have the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G in Black, Green and Grey. And they stock the 128GB version of it (there's only one variant on any network).

There's only one choice of contract length for the Galaxy A16 5G on Vodafone: 24 months and the only way you can get it on Vodafone's network is to join via the re-sellers Fonehouse, Metrofone and e2save.com - they don't offer it directly.

Vodafone's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

The deal below is Vodafone's current most competitive plan for the Galaxy A16 5G:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  100GB data (5G) =  £13 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £14.80 on April 1 2026.
Increased to: £16.60 on April 1 2027

✖ Unlimited data

It's not currently possible to get the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on an unlimited data plan from Vodafone.

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on Vodafone range between £13 - £15 (with £0 - £35 upfront costs).

Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's Galaxy A16 5G deals