At long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Apple’s new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are finally available to pre-order in the UK, joining the new Apple Watch Series 10 and new AirPods 4 which went on sale on Monday.
The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are filled with the company’s new Apple Intelligence smarts, powered by the company’s new A18 and A18 Pro chipsets and iOS 18, making Siri more useful and your iPhone apps more connected than ever before. But as leaked ahead of time, the AI features have been delayed, with Apple confirming in the keynote that they won’t come to the UK until December.
Beyond artificial intelligence, all four iPhones have gained a new haptic camera control button on the side for taking pictures and videos, and even let you swipe between camera settings. The Pro smartphones also have bigger displays while keeping the same phone footprint, and they have even longer battery life. They each have better cameras and new colours and are more durable than ever before, making them great upgrades over their predecessors.
Officially launching on Friday 20 September, we’re rounding up the best iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max deals from all the major retailers and carriers. We’ll be updating this page throughout the day as more deals drop.
The best iPhone 16 trade-in deals in the UK
While you won’t find any deals on the latest iPhone 16 handsets outright, the Apple Store and third-party retailers offer trade-in deals which will lower the total cost. We’re busy seeking out the best pre-order trade-in offers and deals from Apple, John Lewis, Amazon and more.
Best Apple Store iPhone 16 trade-in deals
Apple never slaps any discounts onto its iPhones, but you can get a pretty hefty saving by trading in your current smartphone. You can get up to £645 off your new iPhone 16 by trading in an iPhone 15 Pro Max, bringing the cost of the 256GB iPhone 16 Pro Max down to just £554.
If you trade in an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, you can get between £330 and £575. While those trading in an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro can get up to £390 off the new iPhone 16. Apple also offers 0 per cent finance, letting you spread the cost of your new iPhone 16 over monthly instalments.
Best John Lewis iPhone 16 trade-in deals
Like the Apple Store, you can also trade in your current smartphone at John Lewis to lower the cost of your iPhone 16 purchase. If you trade in an iPhone 15 Pro Max, you can get up to £625 off your new iPhone 16. Even one of the oldest smartphones (an iPhone 11) could get you up to £120 on trade-in. John Lewis takes more than just iPhones, however, so you can also trade in an Android smartphone to lower the cost.
In terms of other perks, John Lewis is offering 20 per cent off an Apple 20W USB-C power adapter (£19, Johnlewis.com) when you add it to your cart alongside an iPhone 16 purchase and enter the code “APPLEADAPT” at the checkout.
The best iPhone 16 carrier deals in the UK
Mobile phone carriers are starting to drop pre-order deals on the latest handsets. If you’re looking to pair your smartphone with a new contract, the likes of Sky Mobile, EE, O2 and Vodafone are slashing the price on data and throwing in additional perks. Here you’ll find the the best contract deals as they land.
Best Sky Mobile iPhone 16 deals
Sky Mobile offered the very cheapest deals for the entire iPhone 15 line-up last year, and it seems to be matching those prices for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro.
The iPhone 16 Pro starts from £33 per month, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max starts from £39 per month. The iPhone 16 starts from £26 per month and the iPhone 16 Plus starts from £30 per month. There’s no up-front cost like other carriers, but you will have to add on a data plan. Sky is offering double data for a limited time, and the cheapest data plan costs £5 per month, getting you 10GB of data instead of 5GB.
Plus, there are other perks if you take out a contract with Sky Mobile. The carrier has a piggybank system, which rolls your unused data into a virtual pot that you can share with your family, use in future months, or even exchange for rewards. The carrier also lets you stream on any Sky app, such as Sky Go and Sky Sports, without using any of your data.
- iPhone 16 with 10GB of data: £31 per month, no up-front cost, 36-month contract, Sky.com
- iPhone 16 Plus with 10GB of data: £35 per month, no up-front cost, 36-month contract, Sky.com
- iPhone 16 Pro with 10GB of data: £38 per month, no up-front cost, 36-month contract, Sky.com
- iPhone 16 Pro Max with 10GB of data: £44 per month, no up-front cost, 36-month contract, Sky.com
Best Mobiles.co.uk iPhone 16 deals
Online mobile phone shop Mobiles.co.uk, owned by Currys, has some impressive iPhone 16 deals on a per-month basis, but the up-front costs can be high (though not as high as buying an iPhone 16 outright).
The cheapest iPhone 16 deal is with Currys’s iD Mobile, which uses Three’s network. You’ll pay £29.99 per month, but there’s a £199 up-front cost. It comes with 100GB of data. The contract only lasts 24 months, though, which is shorter than Sky Mobile. Mobiles.co.uk’s best iPhone 16 Pro deal is again with iD Mobile. You get 100GB of data and pay £39.99 per month, with a £169 up-front cosh.
If you trade in your current handset, Mobiles.co.uk will take an extra £50 off the up-front cost, and you can get a free £10 Currys gift card after you make your purchase.
- iPhone 16 with 100GB of data: From £29.99 per month, £199 up-front cost, 24-month contract, Mobiles.co.uk
- iPhone 16 Pro with 100GB of data: From £39.99 per month, £169 up-front cost, 24-month contract, Mobiles.co.uk
Apple iPhone 16 price: How much does the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro cost in the UK?
While rumours ahead of the iPhone launch suggested that components of successive iPhones were getting more expensive and increasingly difficult for Apple to absorb, the entire iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max remain the exact same price as the iPhone 15 line-up.
The base iPhone 16, which features a new 48MP camera system, a bigger battery and the new camera control button starts from £799 for the 128GB model, while the larger iPhone 16 Plus starts from £899.
The iPhone 16 Pro starts from £999 for the 128GB model, which is the same price as the iPhone 15 Pro at launch, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max starts from £1,199 for the 256GB models.
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