TCL 501: affordable monthly plans on all networks
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Compare pay monthly deals for the TCL 501. Choose from a variety of contracts across networks to find the right option for you.
Choose colour, memory and plan
TCL 501
Screen size
6‑inch (diagonal)
Weight
179g
(approx 6oz)
Cameras
5MP (main)
2MP (selfie)
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Allowances
Minutes: (Any)
Texts: (Any)
Data: (Any)
Data speed:
Contract
Length: (6 - 36 months only)
Budget
Upfront: (Any upfront cost)
Monthly: (Any monthly cost)
Networks
Providers:
deals with at least:Any mins | Any texts | Any data
(6 possibilities) on any length contract.
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Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
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Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
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Increased to: £19.00 on April 1 2028
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Best overall deals
What are you looking for in your plan?
Choose what type of plan you want for your TCL 501
No upfront costs
100GB data
£13
a month
Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
✔ No upfront cost, 24-month contractSee full deal
at fonehouse.co.uk
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We've searched the entire market for TCL 501 contracts with no upfront costs this May and picked out the best ones below, covering a range of different amounts of data. This is what we found:
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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We think this 100GB deal from Vodafone has plenty of data for most people, without paying anything today:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 100GB data (4G) = £13 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
Useful link: Compare all no upfront cost deals above
How each network compares
Which networks sell the TCL 501?
You can only get the TCL 501 on Talkmobile and Vodafone.
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Talkmobile offer 2x TCL 501 deals starting from £11.95
Our latest search of their deals finds that Talkmobile currently have the TCL 501 in Black only. And there's a choice of one memory variant: 32GB (the only one any network has).
You've only got one contract length choice of 24 months for the TCL 501 on Talkmobile and you can only get it from the re-sellers Fonehouse and Metrofone. You can't get it direct from Talkmobile.
✔ Best overall deal
This is Talkmobile's current most-competitive plan for the TCL 501, from our most recent comparison:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 15GB data (4G) = £11.95 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
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✖ Unlimited data
You can't currently get the TCL 501 with unlimited data on Talkmobile.
Depending on the amount of minutes, texts and data you want in your deal, monthly costs on Talkmobile range £11.95 (all with no upfront costs).
Useful link: Compare all Talkmobile's TCL 501 deals
Vodafone's TCL 501 deals start at £13 a month
From
£13
a month
Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
✔ £0 upfront, 24-month contractCompare Vodafone deals
Looking at Vodafone's current pay monthly contracts for May, they have the TCL 501 in Black only. And they stock the 32GB version of it (there's only one variant on any network).
Vodafone only offer the TCL 501 on 24‑month contracts and the only way you can get it on Vodafone's network is to join via the re-sellers Fonehouse and Metrofone - they don't offer it directly.
✔ Best overall deal
We think this is currently Vodafone's most competitive plan for the TCL 501:
Unlimited minutes + Unlimited texts + 100GB data (4G) = £13 a month, £0 up front (24‑month contract)
See full deal
Increased to: £18.00 on April 1 2028
✖ Unlimited data
Vodafone don't offer the TCL 501 on an unlimited data plan.
The monthly costs on Vodafone range between £13 - £14 according to the amount of minutes, texts and data you want. But none of the deals have any upfront costs.
Useful link: Compare all Vodafone's TCL 501 deals