The cheapest HTC One M9 deals

We round up the best pay monthly tariffs and handset-only deals for the new HTC smartphone.

The latest addition to the HTC One smartphone family, the HTC One M9, will be available in the UK from 31st March.

The new handset comes with a 5-inch HD display, full metal body, 32GB on-board storage (expandable up to 128GB), Android Lollipop 5.0, two front-facing BoomSound speakers with Dolby Audio 3D surround, 20mp rear camera and 4mp UltraPixel front camera.

It’s available in gunmetal grey, gold on gold or gold on silver variations and is 4G-ready, which means you’ll need a 4G data tariff in order to get the most out of it.

As you might expect, the premium features fetch a premium price tag, with a recommended retail price of £579.99.

So we’ve hunted down the best 4G pay monthly tariffs on offer and found out where to get the HTC One M9 handset cheapest if you’d prefer to go for a more flexible pay-as-you-go (PAYG) or SIM-only deal.

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Where to get the handset cheapest

If you want to go for a SIM-only or pay-as-you-go deal you’ll need to purchase the HTC One M9 handset separately.

Right now O2 is offering the HTC One M9 for £609.99 on pay-as-you-go, while the Carphone Warehouse is selling the handset for £579.99 SIM-free.

However, the best deal on the handset alone is from giffgaff.  It’s selling the HTC One M9 for £569 - £10.99 less than the recommended price.

Giffgaff sells its handset unlocked which means you can use a SIM from any network in the phone, but initially you’ll need to purchase one of its 30-day ‘goodybags’.

Giffgaff 4G goodybags start from £12 for 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data. For the best 4G SIM-only deals to use with the new HTC One M9 handset check out: The cheapest 4G SIM-only mobile deals.

What the networks are offering

For those who can’t manage the steep upfront cost there are plenty of pay-monthly deals to choose from. Here’s a roundup of what’s on offer from each of the major 4G providers.

Three

Three is offering the HTC One M9 handset on 24-month pay monthly contracts for a flat upfront cost of £19.

There are three tariffs available which all come with unlimited texts and minutes but vary on data. You can get 1GB for £39 a month, 2GB for £42 a month or unlimited data for £47 a month.

Three is the only provider to offer a 4G data plan with unlimited data, however compared to other providers its 4G coverage is limited.

EE

EE is the only network to offer the ‘gold on gold’ model of the HTC One M9 handset.

The network offers all its deals on a 24-month contract and has 20 to pick from for the new handset which vary depending on upfront cost.

The cheapest pay monthly tariff is £31.99 a month, which will get you 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data but you'll have to fork out £199.99 upfront. Alternatively if you're happy paying £36.99 a month you can get the same deal with an upfront cost of £99.99.

EE doesn't offer any deals where the handset comes with no upfront cost. The lowest upfront cost is £19.99 and deals start at £46.99 a month for unlimited minutes and texts along with 2GB of data.

For those after more data you can get 20GB of data with unlimited texts and minutes for £53.49 a month. with an upfront cost of £39. Or for an upfront cost of £19.99 you can get the same deal for £58.49 a month.

Vodafone

Vodafone’s deals are also available on a 24-month contract

The cheapest deal available comes with 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data for £38.50 a month with a £19.99 upfront cost.

However, pay £43.50 per month and you get unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, 4GB of data and a subscription to Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a Now TV for six months.

Contracts with no-upfront cost start at £48.50 a month with unlimited minutes and texts, 7GB of data and subscription to Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a Now TV for 24 months.

For big data users the largest data allowance on offer is 20GB available for £58.50 a month with unlimited texts and minutes as well as a subscription to Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a Now TV for 24 months.

O2

O2’s pay monthly deals are also available on a 24-month contract.

The HTC One M9 is available on the network’s Refresh tariff, which separates the cost of airtime and the handset so that eventually your bills will fall once you’ve covered the price of the phone. O2 is offering a free Fitbit Charge wristband (until 6th May) when you take out one of its pay monthly deals.

The cheapest deal on offer comes with 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data for £33.50 a month with an upfront cost of £99.99.

Contracts with no up-front cost start from £42.50 a month and come with unlimited minutes and texts and 1GB of data.

The largest data allowance on offer with O2 is 20GB which is available for £49 a month and comes with unlimited texts and minutes.

Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile, which uses O2’s network to provide its service, offers all of its HTC One M9 tariffs with no upfront cost on a 24-month contract.

You can get the device from £36 a month with 1,000 minutes, 5,000 texts and 2GB of data instead of 1GB until 21st May.

The largest amount of data on offer is 8GB which you can get with 5,000 minutes and texts for £49 a month.

Tesco Mobile’s contracts, like O2, will get cheaper once the price of the handset is paid off and you stick with the same phone.

Carphone Warehouse

You can get a free HTC One M9 Dot View cover, which allows you to perform a range of tasks without opening the case, when you pre-order through the Carphone Warehouse.

It has 31 deals available from EE, Vodafone and O2 for the HTC One M9.

The cheapest on offer is from Vodafone which you can get 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data for £30.50 a month with a £129.99 upfront cost. You save £7 a month but have to pay a bigger upfront cost going through Carphone Warehouse rather than direct with Vodafone.

The cheapest deal available with no upfront cost is from O2 and comes with unlimited texts and messages and 1GB of data for £37.50 a month. You save £49.99 by going through the Carphone Warehouse rather than O2 for this deal.

For big data users the best deal is from O2 which comes with unlimited minutes and texts and 20GB of data for £49 a month, the same deal available direct.

The cheapest HTC One M9 deals

Here’s our top picks of the deals on offer right now based on cheapest monthly cost.

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