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Best phone deals of the week
There's never been a better time to be on the hunt for a new phone. There are loads of amazing handsets out there, filled to the brim with the latest tech. Even better, there's plenty of fantastic deals that ensure you don't have to break the bank to get a great phone.
All these handsets and deals does mean it can be a bit of a chore searching shops in the hunt for the best offers. The good news is that we've teamed up with uSwitch to bring you the best prices for top of the range smartphones like the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Sony Xperia Z3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
We don't just have deals for the latest and greatest handsets, with slightly older devices like the HTC One (M8), LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Alpha and the iPhone 5S also getting a look in.
Our deals have two elements for each phone we're featuring: the first is one of the most popular of the week, with the most interest from consumers all over the UK.
The second is the lowest total cost of ownership, where we work out how much the combined total of handset plus monthly cost will hit the wallet over the duration of the deal.
Apple iPhone 6
The Apple iPhone 6 has been out for a little while but it continues to be one of the most sought after phones on the market.
One of the most popular iPhone 6 deals this week gets you a 16GB version in grey on EE through mobiles.co.uk. You'll get 5GB of 4G data as well as unlimited minutes and texts every month.
The deal costs £36.99 per month for two years and there would usually be a £129.99 upfront charge, but you can avoid that if you enter IPHONE6129 at checkout.
All in all then it will set you back £887.76 over the course of the two year contract, which for almost any other phone would be fairly expensive but it's not a bad price at all for an iPhone 6.
Cheapest Apple iPhone 6 deal
The iPhone 6 is still relatively new, not to mention the fact that it's, well, an iPhone, so we're not expecting any impressively cheap deals just yet but that doesn't mean there aren't savings to be had.
Right now for example you can get a 16GB gold iPhone 6 on Vodafone. The contract comes with 100MB of data (following three months of unlimited data), 100 minutes and unlimited texts for just £26.50 per month. You will need to spend £66.99 upfront, however.
The deal is through mobilephonesdirect and although you'll need to pay a little upfront, over two years the deal comes to just £702.99, which isn't bad.
- Read all about it in our Apple iPhone 6 review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple's first 'phablet' is big, bold and really rather good. It's also got quite a high price tag to boot. One of the most popular deals right now is for a 16GB version of the handset in gold, grey or silver, with giffgaff.
It will cost you £41.29 per month and comes with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 3GB of 4G data. There's a £40 upfront charge, so the overall cost of this deal is £1,030.96 over 24 months, which is pricey, but this is Apple's most expensive phone we're talking about.
Cheapest Apple iPhone 6 Plus deal
The cheapest iPhone 6 Plus deal is still pricey, but considering what you get for your money it's pretty good value. At the moment the lowest cost deal you can get for Apple's phablet is for a gold 16GB handset on Vodafone through mobilephonesdirect.
This deal comes with 100MB of data (following unlimited data for three months), 100 minutes and unlimited texts. It'll cost £26.50 per month for two years and comes with an upfront cost of £144.99. Over the course of the contract this deal will add up to £780.99, so it's fairly expensive given the allowances, but it sets you up with one of the biggest and best phones around.
- See what we made of Apple's first phablet in our Apple iPhone 6 Plus review
Samsung Galaxy S5
One of the most popular deals this week for the Samsung Galaxy S5 gets you the phone in black on Vodafone with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of 4G data (following three months of unlimited data).
That's through mobilephonesdirect and it's just £26.50 per month with no upfront cost on a 24 month contract, so overall it's £636, which is good value for a flagship even if it is getting on a bit. Though bear in mind that the Galaxy S6 will probably be arriving very soon.
Cheapest Samsung Galaxy S5 deal
While the deal above is good you can get the Galaxy S5 even cheaper. This week's lowest cost deal is for it on Vodafone and comes courtesy of mobilephonesdirect. This nets you a gold version of the handset with 100MB of data (following three months of unlimited data), 100 minutes and unlimited texts.
The deal costs £14.50 per month for two years and will set you back £155.99 upfront, for a total of just £503.99, which is pretty great value, but considering the limited allowances the deal above is a better bet if you can afford the extra.
- Read our in-depth Samsung Galaxy S5 review
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
While the Galaxy S5 will remain Samsung's flagship until the Galaxy S6 arrives, the company has since released a metal-clad marvel that's clearly aimed at the iPhone crowd.
A particularly popular deal at the moment is for it in white on Three through buymobiles.net, with 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of 4G data. That costs £25 per month with no upfront cost, for a total of £600 over 24 months, which really is great value.
Cheapest Samsung Galaxy Alpha deal
- See how it stacks up in our Samsung Galaxy Alpha review
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung's latest high-end handset is a phone of monstrous proportions and the price tag is pretty hefty too, but it's probably worth the money as our glowing review attests and if you shop around it needn't be extortionate.
One of the more popular ways to get it right now is in white from mobiles.co.uk on an O2 contract with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of 4G data. That will set you back £33 per month with no upfront cost.
So in total it will cost £792 over 24 months, which is quite a lot of money, but then the Galaxy Note 4 always costs a lot money and at least this way you get some solid allowances with it.
Cheapest Samsung Galaxy Note 4 deal
If the above deal is too pricey the Note 4 can be had for a little bit cheaper. Right now the most affordable deal gets you a white Galaxy Note 4 for just £22.50 per month plus £172.99 upfront on a Vodafone contract. In all that will cost you just £712.99.
That's through mobilephonesdirect and the allowances are a little lacking, as it comes with just 100 minutes, unlimited texts and 100MB of data (following three months of unlimited).
Considering the Note 4 has a SIM free RRP of £599 that's still reasonable value, but you can get it cheaper if you shop around and you might be better off stretching to the deal above if you can afford to.
- See how it sizes up in our Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review
HTC One (M8)
One of the most popular HTC One (M8) deals of the week is for the handset in grey on O2. The deal works out at £28 per month with no upfront cost, for unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of 4G data.
It's available from mobiles.co.uk and it even comes with £40 cashback, so once you factor that in the overall cost comes out at £632 over 24 months. The HTC One (M8) is getting on a bit but it's still one of the best phones around, so that's not a bad deal at all.
Cheapest HTC One (M8) deal
The above deal is already good value, but right now you can get the HTC One (M8) cheaper if you're okay with paying some money upfront. The cheapest overall deal this week is just £14.50 per month with an upfront charge of £158.99.
For that you'll get a refurbished handset in grey with 100 minutes, unlimited texts and 100MB of data, though for the first three months it gives you unlimited data.
That's with a 24 month Vodafone contract and is available through mobilephonesdirect. In total it will cost you £506.99. So the allowances aren't the best but it's still great value, just remember you won't be getting a new handset.
- The one for you? Find out in our HTC One (M8) review
Xperia Z3, LG G3, Lumia 930 and more
Sony Xperia Z3
The Sony Xperia Z3 only hit the shelves quite recently, but you can still grab a good deal. One of the most popular ways to get it this week is in white through buymobiles.net.
It's a Three contract and comes with 600 minutes, 1GB of 4G data and unlimited texts for just £28 per month with no upfront cost. That comes out at £672 over 24 months, which really is rather tempting.
Cheapest Sony Xperia Z3 deal
This week if you want the cheapest deal for the Xperia Z3 then you'll need to be prepared to spend a bit of money upfront, £175.99 to be precise. After that you'll only need to pay £14.50 each month, with a total cost overall of just £523.99, which isn't bad for one of the most powerful flagship phones on the market today.
This deal gets you a refurbished Xperia Z3 in black on Vodafone through mobilephonesdirect with 100MB of data (following three months of unlimited data), 100 minutes and unlimited texts.
So while it's certainly cheap it comes with a potentially problematically small amount of data, so consider how much data you're actually going to need before opting for it - you'll probably need to top that up unless you live in perma-Wi-Fi. As it's not enormously cheaper than the deal above you might be better off opting for that.
- Find out how it performs in our Sony Xperia Z3 review
LG G3
The LG G3 was a mid-year marvel and though newer flagships have come since from the likes of Apple and Sony it still impresses. This week you can get it for £26.99 per month from mobilephonesdirect. That's on EE and it includes unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of 4G data.
That's for the phone in black and not only is there no upfront charge but you also get £10 cashback, so factoring that in it will cost you just £637.76 over 24 months, making for a good value deal if you need loads of minutes.
Cheapest LG G3 deal
The LG G3 is getting on a little bit now (although we're only talking months, not years) and as such you can often get it for a good price if you hunt around, as this week's cheapest deal proves.
If you go through mobiles.co.uk you can get a black refurbished LG G3 with 100MB of data, 100 minutes and unlimited texts on Vodafone, all for £14.50 per month plus £74.99 upfront. In all the deal comes to £422.99 over 24 months, which is a steal for such a powerful handset, though remember it's a refurbished phone you're buying.
- See how it stacks up in our LG G3 review
Nokia Lumia 930
If you fancy a new Windows Phone handset then the Nokia Lumia 930 could be the phone for you.
The latest Lumia flagship is getting on a teeny bit but it's still a top tier device and we've dug up some top tier deals for it. One of the most popular deals currently is for the phone in black or orange on EE through Carphone Warehouse.
This deal costs £26.99 a month with no upfront cost, so in total you'll pay just £647.76 over 24 months. For that you get 2GB of 4G data, unlimited texts and unlimited minutes. Not bad.
Cheapest Nokia Lumia 930 deal
Want to go even cheaper? No problem! This week's lowest price deal will net you an orange Nokia Lumia 930 from mobiles.co.uk for £18.50 per month plus £39.99 upfront, adding up to £483.99 over the 24 months of the contract.
That gets you 100 minutes, unlimited texts and 100MB of data on a Vodafone contract. Those aren't the best allowances but they're not terrible for the money and it even comes with a free Fitbit Flex.
- See what we thought of it in our Nokia Lumia 930 review
Apple iPhone 5S
Apple's 2013 flagship might be getting on a bit - in fact it's been replaced by the iPhone 6 - but it's still good enough to go toe-to-toe with some Android phones.
Like most of Apple's products the iPhone 5S hasn't gone down in price much, even though it's over a year old. One of the most popular deals this week comes from mobiles.co.uk. It's for a 16GB handset in gold on EE, with 2GB of 4G data, 1000 minutes and unlimited texts, all for £28.49 a month.
Usually there'd be a £129.99 upfront cost, but you can get it free if you enter EEIPHONE5S at checkout, so in total its £683.76 over the course of 24 months.
Cheapest iPhone 5S deal
You can get the Apple iPhone 5S a little cheaper over the course of the contract, but only if you're prepared to pay a chunk upfront.
Mobilephonesdirect is offering a 16GB version in grey on a 24 month Vodafone contract with 100MB of data (after an initial three months of unlimited data), 100 minutes and unlimited texts for £22.50 per month with £77.99 upfront.
That comes out at £617.99 over 24 months, which given the allowances would be pricey for an older handset if this was anything other than an iPhone. With our offer code though the deal above is actually far better value.
- Find out more in our iPhone 5S review
Apple iPhone 5C 8GB
The iPhone 5C might be affordable by iPhone standards but that doesn't mean it's cheap. This week one of the most popular deals is from mobiles.co.uk and gets you a white handset for £22 per month.
There's no upfront charge, giving it an overall cost of £528 over 24 months. That's not cheap but it's pretty good value, as you get 1GB of 4G data, unlimited minutes and unlimited texts on a Vodafone contract.
Cheapest iPhone 5C 8GB deal
We've got a cheaper deal for the 8GB version of Apple's colourful handset. Mobiles.co.uk is offering a white iPhone 5C with 100MB of data, 100 minutes and unlimited texts.
It's £14.50 per month on a Vodafone contract and there's a £59 upfront cost. This brings the total overall cost to £407 over two years, which isn't too bad at all for an Apple handset, though the deal above is probably better value if you can afford it.
- Check it out in our iPhone 5C review
SIM only
If you want to keep your old phone, or just buy a new one outright, then you'll want to check out this great SIM-only deal from Virgin Mobile.
You get 3GB of data, unlimited texts and unlimited minutes for just £15 per month. Better yet there's no contract, so you're not tied in to anything, though don't forget you'll still need to source a phone to use it.
- In the market for a cheap tablet too? Check out our list of the best budget options.
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