Compare mobile phone deals in the UK

Look at the total cost, not the monthly price

Multiply the monthly price by the number of months and add the upfront cost. That total is the fairest way to compare two phone contracts — a low monthly price can hide a big upfront fee.

Compare that total against buying the phone outright and pairing it with a SIM-only plan. It's often cheaper over two years.

Split contracts: handset and airtime

Many UK networks now split the contract into a device plan and an airtime plan. Once the handset is paid off, your bill should drop — and you can move the airtime to a cheaper SIM-only deal.

Picking the right phone

Think about storage, battery life and how long the maker promises software updates. A slightly older model with years of updates left can be much better value than the latest release.

What we can show you, and what we cannot

A phone contract is only comparable if the network publishes the handset price, the upfront fee and the airtime tariff together. Most UK networks hide those behind a postcode- and model-by-model quote flow, so we cannot honestly list a price for them.

We therefore publish two things: every priced contract we can verify from a network's own advertised terms, costed end to end in the table below; and the networks that quote individually, listed as destinations so you can get a quote on their site. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.

Cheaper ways to get a new phone

Buying the phone outright with trade-in credit, then pairing it with a cheap SIM-only plan, is frequently the lowest total cost over two years. Checker and refurbished models from a recognised retailer cost less again, usually with a warranty.

If you do take a contract, check the early-termination figure and any mid-contract rise shown in pounds and pence, and note when the device plan ends so your monthly cost actually drops.

Phone contracts we have costed end to end

Total over the agreement = upfront cost + handset instalments + airtime instalments, worked from the network's own advertised terms checked 22 October 2026. Handset and airtime are usually separate agreements.

Prices are advertised rates from each provider's own page on the date we checked, not live quotes. Clicking a name takes you to the provider.

Networks that quote phone deals individually

These networks do not publish a fixed price for every handset, so we list them as quote destinations rather than priced contracts (checked 22 October 2026).

Prices are advertised rates from each provider's own page on the date we checked, not live quotes. Clicking a name takes you to the provider.