iPhone SE - How to get a 64gig handset for the price of a 16gig
HandsetExpert.com reveals how smart-shopping can get you a 64gig iPhone SE for the same price as the 16gig model
Apple have released their cheapest handset yet – the iPhone SE – which goes on sale on April 1.
Expect to pay from £359 for the 16gig handset and from £439 for the 64gig.
But did you know that by being canny with pre-ordering, you can land yourself a 64gig handset for the same price you’d pay for a 16gig, or just a few pence per month more.
We used comparison site HandsetExpert.com to compare all the current deals on the new iPhone and we found that the difference in price can be just a few pence per month – if you know where to look.
HandsetExpert.com currently compares over 1 million mobile phone contracts available to UK customers from over 40 retailers and mobile operators, searching deals which may be available but not widely publicised.
Here are the best deals currently on offer (prices checked 9am, March 30, 2016):
If you’re a high data user, this deal is a no-brainer.
Carphone Warehouse and mobiles.co.uk are offering a 64gig iPhone SE with 11gig of data and unlimited minutes for £36 per month on the Vodafone network.
The best deal available for a 16gig iPhone SE, costs exactly the same and is also on Vodafone.
| Best deals | Retailer | Network | Minutes | Data | Upfront costs | Monthly cost | Average monthly cost | Monthly dif |
| 16gig | e2save.com, Carphone Warehouse |
Vodafone | unlimited | 11gig | 0 | 36 | 36 | |
| 64 gig | Carphone Warehouse, mobiles.co.uk, |
Vodafone | unlimited | 11gig | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
If your data needs are smaller buy a 64gig iPhone SE from Carphone Warehouse, on Vodafone, with 3gig of data and unlimited minutes and you’ll be paying just £1.63 per month more than the best price currently available for a 16gig iPhone SE on the same tariff.
| Best deals | Retailer | Network | Minutes | Data | Upfront costs | Monthly cost | Average monthly cost | Monthly dif |
| 16gig | Carphone Warehouse | Vodafone | Unlimited | 3gig | 59.99 | 26 | 28.50 | |
| 64 gig | Carphone Warehouse | Vodafone | unlimited | 3gig | 99 | 26 | 30.13 | £1.63 |
A measly 1p per month is the difference between a 16gig and a 64 gig handset for a bundle offering 10gigs of data, just make sure you pick the right retailer and contract.
A 16gig iPhone SE bought through EE, with 10gig of data and unlimited minutes will cost you £39.99 per month.
But a 64 gig bought through Carphone Warehouse, on O2 will only cost you £40.
| Best deals | Retailer | Network | Minutes | Data | Upfront costs | Monthly cost | Average monthly cost | Monthly dif |
| 16gig | ee | ee | Unlimited | 10gig | 0 | 39.99 | 39 | |
| 64 gig | Carphone Warehouse | o2 | Unlimited | 10gig | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0.01 |
Shahrum Gilani, founder of HandsetExpert.com said: “There are literally hundreds of contracts for every single handset. It can be difficult to know which are good value and which aren’t.
“If you’re smart and use a comparison tool like HandsetExpert.com, then you can be sure of finding the best deals available to the public at any one time.”
HandsetExpert.com currently compares over 1 million mobile phone contracts available to UK customers from over 40 retailers and mobile operators.
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