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Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals on iPhone 16 contracts and handsets
Get Apple's new smartphone from £30.95/month
Launched in September, the iPhone 16 is Apple’s most up-to-date handset generation – and one of the most sought-after smartphones of the moment. It's fair to say our tech editor was impressed by the phone’s lightweight design, fast processing and excellent cameras.
If you’re shopping around this Black Friday weekend for a bargain price on the iPhone 16 – or its slightly bigger sibling, the iPhone 16 Plus – you’re not alone. We’ve been scouring the web for decent discounts on the device at mobile providers including GiffGaff and EE, and also at major retailers like Amazon.
Good deals on an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro smartphone are hard to come by. The best discount we’ve spotted in the sales so far is a measly 3% saving at Amazon on the standard iPhone 16, which has shaved £20 off the phone’s list price. At present, the lowest price we can find on the iPhone 16 itself is £779.
However, you can get a much more appealing discount on the iPhone 16 if you plan to buy the phone on contract, with deals combining a payment plan and mobile data starting from £30.95/month over 36 months.
Read on to find the best way to buy the iPhone 16 right now, for you. Our tech team has rounded up the best Black Friday 2024 deals below, including handsets, contracts and accessories. We've also got a separate roundup of the best Apple deals for Black Friday here.
The best Black Friday 2024 iPhone 16 deals
If you just want to buy a new 128 GB iPhone 16 smartphone without a contract, this would be the cheapest deal you can get right now, thanks to a 3% discount at Amazon.
You'll only save £20 vs. the list price for the phone, but perhaps you can put that money towards a nice new iPhone 16 case (more on those later).
Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine and White versions of the smartphone are all included in Amazon's offer.
The iPhone 16 Pro is the best iPhone ever made, and unsurprisingly, it comes at a steep price.
John Lewis is currently selling this stellar model at a market-leading £979, having applied a £20 discount to the Pro for Black Friday 2024. That's not much of a saving, but it's better than nothing!
giffgaff is offering some stand-out contract deals on the iPhone 16 for Black Friday 2024. The cheapest configuration will get you the smartphone for a monthly price of £20.95, plus a £25 upfront payment, and an additional charge for giffgaff mobile data.
If you choose giffgaff's cheapest data option (which is currently 60 GB for £10/month), then you'll pay a total of £30.95/month for a 128 GB iPhone 16 over a 32-month contract.
This offer expires soon, so act fast if it sounds like the right deal for you.
This EE contract is a little pricey, but it could be worth the investment for customers who value EE's excellent connectivity and abundant perks. A Black Friday saving of £7/month has been applied, saving buyers £252 on their data plan across the contract duration.
Starting at £55.24/month, this discounted 24-month Unlimited Essentials Plus contract deal gets you the 128 GB iPhone 16, plus no-charge EU roaming, data gifting and unlimited watch data.
Spigen Liquid Air Case Compatible with iPhone 16 - Matte Black
This smart-looking case from Spigen has plenty of grip, so your precious new iPhone 16 will be less likely to slip out of your hand or pocket.
Even if the phone does take a tumble, the case will offer some decent protection, with a shock-absorbing spider-web pattern on the interior and air cushions on the corners of the case.
This carbon fibre phone case is purpose-built for the iPhone 16, with MagSafe compatibility, a perfectly shaped window for your cameras and flash, plus excellent shock and drop protection to keep your phone in top condition.
Now is a great time to buy this premium phone case, as it's been reduced from the off-putting £69.99 list price to a much friendlier £34.99 for Black Friday.
It's just common sense to use a transparent protector on the screen of an expensive phone like the iPhone 16.
This 2-pack from Anker comes highly recommended by our tech team, with excellent dust- and scratch protection, plus a clever design that prevents bubbles from forming during installation. It's great value with 38% off for Black Friday, at £9.99.
FAQs on Black Friday 2024 iPhone 16 deals
When are Black Friday 2024 deals on the iPhone 16 available?
Black Friday takes place on 29 November this year, but we’ve seen many mobile providers and retailers launching their 2024 deals early.
Most Black Friday deals remain available until at least Cyber Monday (2 December), although some will continue beyond that date. In a nutshell, retailers are increasingly treating Black Friday as an early-winter shopping season, rather than a one-off day of discounts.
To help you keep track of the best Black Friday 2024 deals on the iPhone 16, we’ll continue to update this article with the latest active offers.
Are iPhone 16 contracts good value?
Many of the most attractive iPhone 16 deals of Black Friday 2024 are on contracts with providers such as giffgaff and EE.
These deals can save you plenty of money against the usual cost of a contract with the same networks – but it's always worth checking the total contract cost of the handset payments to ensure you're not paying over the odds for the phone.
On the plus side, a smartphone contract can spread the cost of buying an expensive new phone, making cutting-edge models like the iPhone 16 more accessible to many. Just take some time to consider whether you can budget for the ongoing cost of a smartphone contract before you sign on the dotted line.
Pete Wise is a freelance writer with over a decade's experience working across a wide range of publications and subject areas. A frequent contributor to Good Housekeeping, Pete helps keep tech and lifestyle coverage up to date – especially during seasonal sales like Prime Day and Black Friday.
As a consumer journalist, Pete has reviewed hundreds of products for titles including The Independent, Evening Standard, Ideal Home and Homebuilding & Renovating. His articles on other topics, such as global development and social initiatives, have been featured in publications such as The Guardian and Positive.News.
When he's not busy writing, Pete spends much of his time running, renovating, playing guitar and feeding his cat.
