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

No upfront costs

We've compared contracts with no upfront costs for the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G being offered by each network this April, to find the best options across a range of data plans. These are the results:

We think this deal from Talkmobile offers the best value for no upfront cost with a small amount of data:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  15GB data (4G) =  £11.95 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 No price rises in 2025

Or if you want a slightly-bigger 100GB data to use with your Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, Vodafone's plan below could be a better option and it's also got no upfront costs:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  100GB data (5G) =  £13 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £15.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028

This is the best value out of the largest data plans for the Galaxy A16 5G currently:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  200GB data (5G) =  £14 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 Increased to: £16.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £19.00 on April 1 2028

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 April:

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 2028.
Increased to: £19.00 on April 1 2029

Useful link: Compare all no upfront cost deals above

Unlimited data

We've analysed the unlimited data Galaxy A16 5G contracts available on each UK mobile network and picked out the most competitive deal on each provider. Here's the state of play for April:

At the top our list is this £10 a month deal on Three, with an upfront cost of £125:

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 2028.
Increased to: £13.00 on April 1 2029

Or for a next best alternative, take a look at O2's unlimited data deal below at £39.83 a month:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £39.83 a month, £1 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G 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

O2's Galaxy A16 5G deals start at £26.83 a month

Our latest search of their deals finds that O2 currently have the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G in Grey only. And there's a choice of one memory variant: 128GB (the only one any network has).

O2 sell the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on three contract lengths: 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

Here's the O2 deal we think is the best value at the moment for the Galaxy A16 5G:

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  Unlimited data (5G) =  £41.75 a month, £1 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.

Their contracts are priced between £26.83 - £59.99 a month, depending on amount of minutes, texts and data in the plan. And you'll pay £1 up front too.

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

Talkmobile: get the Galaxy A16 5G from £11.95 a month

Looking at Talkmobile's current pay monthly contracts for April, 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 Talkmobile: 24 months and the only way you can get it on Talkmobile's network is to join via the re-sellers Metrofone and Fonehouse - they don't offer it directly.

Talkmobile's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

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

Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts +  15GB data (4G) =  £11.95 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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🛈 No price rises in 2025

✖ Unlimited data

Talkmobile don't offer the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G on an unlimited data plan.

On a pay monthly deal, you're looking at prices between £11.95 - £13.95 per month on Talkmobile, depending on the minutes, texts and data you want. And that's with £0 - £29 upfront costs.

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

Three's Galaxy A16 5G contracts currently start at £8 a month

From our most recent check, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is currently available in Black, Green and Grey on Three. They have it in one choice of memory: 128GB (there is only one version on any network).

You've got two contract length choices of 24 or 36 months for the Galaxy A16 5G on Three and it's possible to get it either directly with them, or via the re-sellers Metrofone and Fonehouse.

Three's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

This is Three's current most-competitive plan for the Galaxy A16 5G, from our most recent comparison:

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 2028.
Increased to: £12.00 on April 1 2029

✔ 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 2028.
Increased to: £13.00 on April 1 2029

Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on Three range between £8 - £45.92 (with £0 - £125 upfront costs).

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

Vodafone have 20 deals for the Galaxy A16 5G

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

Vodafone only offer the Galaxy A16 5G on 24‑month contracts and the only way to get it on their network is by joining via the re-sellers Metrofone and Fonehouse. You can't order it direct from Vodafone.

Vodafone's best Samsung Galaxy A16 5G deals

✔ Best overall deal

We think this is currently Vodafone's 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: £15.50 on April 1 2027.
Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028

✖ Unlimited data

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

The monthly costs on Vodafone range between £13 - £15 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. You're looking at paying £0 - £9 upfront too.

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