The iPhone continues to be one of the most sought after smartphones in the UK, no matter which model, but Apple’s devices also command some of the highest monthly prices when buying on contract. That’s why this latest offer from Sky for the iPhone 16e has caught our eye, as it makes the newest iPhone released more affordable when paying month to month.
Sky is offering the iPhone 16e from just £18 per month when you commit to a 36-month contract, which it says is its “lowest ever price” for the device. You then have to add a mobile plan on top, the cheapest of which is 100MB at no extra cost – but that’s a paltry amount of data no one should opt for. Better is the offer of 3GB for £10, bringing your monthly total to £28.
That’s a reasonable amount to pay for the latest iPhone Apple has launched. The iPhone 16e, as the name suggests, is an iPhone 16 model, but the ‘e’ denotes a stripped back version. It’s actually closer to an iPhone 14 in design, with a notch and flat sides, but it has the same processor as the iPhone 16, which is great. Oddly the iPhone 16e only has one camera, and no MagSafe compatibility.
Still, it’s the cheapest iPhone now sold by Apple, and replaces the iPhone SE range. £28 over 36 months comes to £1,008 overall, which is considerably more than the cost of the £599 phone outright – but if you don’t want to pay upfront for an iPhone, it’s a more affordable way to own one.
On Sky’s 36 month plan, you can also swap the iPhone 16e for a new handset after 24 months at no extra cost and stick with the same plan, so it’s a way to guarantee an upgrade after two years.
View the iPhone 16e from Sky
A reason you may want to hang fire though is that Apple is about to announce the iPhone 17. Rumours suggest the new iPhone 17 range will be announced on September 9, so if you want to wait and see if there are any good pre-order deals for the next iPhone, that’s when to check.
Alternatively if you want a shorter contract and want to spend less over the course of it, you can opt for the iPhone 16e from Mobiles.co.uk, which is offering the phone for £29.99 per month after a one-off upfront cost of £129.
This gets you a mammoth 100GB monthly data, which blows Sky’s 3GB out of the water. If you can stomach the upfront cost, this could be a better deal – over 24 months you’ll pay £878.76, after which the phone is yours.
