Cheap iPhones - best ways to buy an iPhone

You can buy an iPhone outright or get it as part of a mobile phone contract with a provider such as O2 or Orange. Amazon have some of the cheapest prices for outright purchase, Phones4u cover all the UK networks if you want a full service package, and eBay offers unique deals on new & secondhand iPhones.

from £30Phones4u

Compare tariffs & deals from all the networks

Here you can see the top iPhone deals on all networks - O2, Orange & Vodafone on a range of pay as you go & monthly contracts

Why buy an iPhone from Phones4u?

Covers all iPhone models & all networks
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Our pick:
iPhone 3GS £89 with 600 minutes & unlimited texts

from £249Amazon

Wide range of New, Used & Unlocked iPhones

Amazon have a wide choice of new & secondhand iPhones (including unlocked iPhones) to buy outright without a network contract

Why buy an iPhone from Amazon?

Amazon sell both New & Used iPhones
Trusted major retailer with good prices
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Our pick:
iPhone 3GS 32GB Unlocked £589.99

save £££sPick up a bargain iPhone on eBay

Huge choice of new and used iPhones from both private sellers and professional shops

Why buy an iPhone from eBay?

Huge choice & many bargains
New, Used & Unlocked iPhones

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Apple iPhone 4 Dock - Original Apple iPhone4 dock

£22.00
Offer ends in: 10min

Apple iPhone 4 Black (32GB) Cell Phone

£471.06
Offer ends in: 15min

Apple iPhone 3GS Black (32GB) Unlocked Phone ipod Wi-Fi

£325.00
Offer ends in: 24min

Apple iPhone 4 Black (32GB) Cell Phone

£462.00
Offer ends in: 26min

IPhone 3GS 8GB - Brand New, Unopened & Boxed Vodafone

£330.00
Offer ends in: 30min

USED 16GB 3G IPHONE

£118.00
Offer ends in: 36min

Apple iPhone 3GS Black (32 GB) Cell Phone unlocked

£295.00
Offer ends in:

Apple iPhone 3GS Black (8GB) Cell Phone

£220.00
Offer ends in: 1h 2min

Apple iPhone 3GS White (16GB) Cell Phone

£265.00
Offer ends in: 1h 14min

Apple iPhone 3GS Black (16GB) Cell Phone

£250.00
Offer ends in: 1h 20min

apple iphone 3gs 32gb SOLD/SOLD/SOLD/SOLD

£250.00
Offer ends in: 1h 24min

Apple iPhone 3G Black (16GB) Cell Phone

£188.00
Offer ends in: 1h 27min

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The panel above shows the top iPhones for sale on eBay in the UK. You can search for just the latest iPhone 4 or the previous iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G, or make other selections by using the search list on the left. To see more iPhones like this click on the button above.

The price of goods at auctions is not fixed - it depends upon how much people are prepared to bid and that's why you can pick up some great deals on both new and used iPhones at auction. To give you an idea of what you might pay, here are some completed items so you can see what price they went for:

Price Guide: recently sold iPhones...

Apple iPhone 3GS 16Gb Black Mobile Phone £280
NEW Apple iPhone 4 16GB Inc Warranty £591
Apple iPhone 3G (8GB) Jailbroken £173.99

Apple iPhone 3GS 32G 4.0 Unlocked £263.65
Apple iPhone 1st Generation (8GB) Phone £180
NEW unlocked iPhone 3GS 16GB Black £348.87

For more information about the different versions of the iPhone and an explanation of what unlocking or 'jailbreaking' means, see this great article about iPhones on wikipedia so you make sure you're buying the right thing for you. Good luck and happy bidding!

Alternatively, you can buy iPhones from a number of other online and high street retailers. We have searched their inventory to find their best offers below:

Other alternatives - best iPhone prices found from other merchants:

Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB White

Price Price: £179.00
From: Dial-a-Phone

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Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Black

Price Price: £280.00
From: Dial-a-Phone

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Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB White

Price Price: £199.00
From: Dial-a-Phone

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Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB Black

Price Price: £0.00
From: Dial-a-Phone

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Apple iPhone 4 16GB Black - Back order

Price Price: £0.00
From: Vodafone Ltd

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Apple iPhone 4 32GB Black - Back order

Price Price: £219.00
From: Vodafone Ltd

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Apple iPhone 4 16GB Black - Back order

Price Price: £29.00
From: Vodafone Ltd

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Apple iPhone 4 32GB Black

Price Price: £269.00
From: Dial-a-Phone

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Sim-only contracts for iPhone

If you've already got your iPhone or are buying one outright on eBay, you can get a SIM-only deal from O2 starting from just £15 per month for 300 minutes, with unlimited UK texts, data and Wi-Fi.

Cheap iPhones - best ways to buy an iPhone

from £30Phones4u

Compare tariffs & deals from all the networks

Why buy an iPhone from Phones4u?

from £249Amazon

Wide range of New, Used & Unlocked iPhones

Why buy an iPhone from Amazon?

save £££sPick up a bargain iPhone on eBay

Huge choice of new and used iPhones from both private sellers and professional shops

Why buy an iPhone from eBay?

Buying an iPhone? Check out our SIM only iPhone contracts from £15 per month.

Price Guide: recently sold iPhones...

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