The cheapest deals on the Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

We round up the best pay monthly and handset deals for the latest Apple smartphones.

Last week Apple announced a new range of smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

The 6s has a 4.7-inch Retina HD screen, while the 6s Plus offers a bigger 5.5-inch display. Both devices feature the new iOS 9 operating system, a powerful A9 chip, 12 MP camera, 4K video recording, Live Photos, and ‘3D Touch’, a pressure sensitive display that allows more levels of interaction with apps. The handsets will be available in silver, gold, space grey and now rose gold with 16GB, 64GB or 128GB of on-board storage.

Both the 6s and 6s Plus will hit stores from Friday 25th September, but you can pre-order yours now.

So we’ve taken a look at the cheapest handset costs for those that want the flexibility of a SIM-only contract as well as the 4G pay monthly deals for those that would prefer to spread the cost.

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Where to get the handset cheapest

With a SIM-free handset you can avoid being locked into a contract, but you’ll have to have the cash to pay for the device upfront.

The recommended retail price of the iPhone 6s is £539 for the 16GB model, £619 for the 64GB model and £699 for the 128GB model.

Meanwhile, the recommended retail price of the iPhone 6s Plus is £619 for the 16GB model, £699 for the 64GB model and £789 for the 128GB model.

At the moment Apple is the only retailer offering the phones SIM-free so we haven’t been able to find anything cheaper. But we will update this piece when we do.  

For the best SIM-only deals to pair with the handset check out The cheapest 4G SIM-only mobile deals.

What the networks are offering

If you’re short of cash to pay for the new iPhone 6s handset upfront, you can go for a pay monthly deal instead.

Below is a round up of what’s on offer from each of the top 4G providers and third-party seller Carphone Warehouse.

Three

Three is offering all models of the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus handsets on 24-month contracts for a set upfront cost of £99.

All the deals come with ‘all you can eat’ minutes and texts, and the choice of 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 12GB or all you can eat data.

The cheapest pay monthly 6s deal costs £38 (£43 for the 6s Plus) and comes with 1GB of data.

The unlimited data option is available for £51 a month on the 6s or £56 a month on the 6s Plus.

Three is the only provider to offer unlimited 4G data plans, however its network is limited compared to other providers.

O2

O2 is also offering all models of the 6s and the 6s Plus on 24-month contracts with upfront costs ranging from £9.99 up to £629.99 for the 6s, or up to a mammoth £729.99 for the 6s Plus.

The deals are available on the network’s Refresh tariff, which separates the cost of the device from the airtime, which means upgrades are easier and monthly bills will drop once the handset is paid off.

The cheapest pay monthly deal costs £17.50, which gets you unlimited minutes and texts plus 1GB of data with an upfront cost of £629.99 for the 6s or £729.99 for the 6s Plus.

The biggest data allowance you can get with O2 is 30GB, which costs £34 a month with unlimited texts and minutes, plus an upfront cost of £629.99 for the 6s or £729.99 for the 6s Plus.

O2 customers get access to O2 Priority which provides exclusive access for tickets to concerts and offers regular freebies.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile, which uses O2’s network to provide its service, is offering all models of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on 24-month contracts.

It’s the only provider to offer both the handsets at no upfront cost on all its deals, which also comes with 5,000 minutes and texts and the choice of 3GB, 6GB or 8GB of data.

They will be available on its Anytime Upgrade tariffs, which separates the cost of the handset from the airtime, allowing easy upgrades and ensuring monthly costs fall once the device has been paid off.

The cheapest pay monthly deal is £42 a month for the 6s or £46 a month for the 6s Plus, with 3GB of data.

The biggest data allowance you can get is 8GB which will cost £49.50 on the 6s or £53.50 on the 6s Plus.

You can collect Clubcard points on your monthly bills with Tesco Mobile.

EE

EE is offering all models of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on 24-month contracts.

Upfront costs range from £29.99 up to £139.99 for the 6s, and from £89.99 up to £179.99 for the 6s Plus

The cheapest pay monthly deal is £39.99, with an upfront cost of £139.99, which gets you 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data.

For the 6s Plus, it’s £44.99 with an upfront cost of £179.99, which gets you 1,000 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of data.

The biggest data allowance on offer is 20GB, which comes with unlimited texts and minutes. This costs from £54.99 a month, with a £49.99 upfront cost for the 6s, or an £89.99 upfront cost for the 6s Plus.

Vodafone

Vodafone is offering all models of the iPhone 6s to pre-order for 25th September and the iPhone 6s Plus to pre-order for 8th October with the choice of 12-month or 24-month contracts.

You can choose from Red and Red Value 4G bundles. Red Value bundles offering 4GB or above come with a choice of a Netflix, Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a NOW TV Entertainment Pass subscription for six, 12 or 24 months.

Vodafone says all of its plans come with a three month data test drive, which means there are no limits on data use, while certain deals offer the handsets with no upfront cost

The cheapest pay monthly deal for the iPhone 6s is £36, with a £149 up front contribution, offering 500 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB data.

For the 6s Plus it’s £41 a month, with a £169 upfront cost, offering 1,000 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data.

The biggest data allowance on offer is 25GB on a 24-month contract, which comes with unlimited texts and minutes for £70 a month, with an upfront cost of just £9 for either model.

Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse is offering deals on all 6s and 6s Plus handsets with O2, EE and Vodafone.

Some of the deals with Vodafone come with no upfront cost.

The best deals

Here are our picks of the best deals on offer for the 16GB iPhone 6s, ordered by cheapest monthly cost.

* Includes with 24-month Netflix, Now TV, Spotify or Sky Sports Mobile TV subscription plus Euro Traveller Plus

And here are out  top picks of the best deals on offer for the 16GB iPhone 6s Plus, again ordered by cheapest monthly cost.

* Includes 24-month Netflix, Now TV, Spotify or Sky Sports Mobile TV subscription plus Euro Traveller Plus

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