iPhone 4 - find the best deals on an Apple iPhone 4

What is it?

iPhone 4The iPhone 4 is far more than just a mobile phone, in fact most users say that phoning is probably the last thing they use it for! iPhone 4 incorporates a very usable web browser (Safari) and email program, the eternally useful Google maps with a built in GPS so you can see where you are on the map, an iPod to play music and videos, a camera with flash and even an HD video camera, and it runs over 350,000 apps covering everything from games to learning languages to weather forecasts. With all that packed into one small device, it needs to be easy to use - and it is. iPhone 4 has a very high quality touchscreen display with probably the best thought out user interface of any consumer device ever. It's powerful and sophisticated but it's very easy and even enjoyable to use.

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Should I buy one?

Pros Cons Also consider
  • Everything you need in one device - phone, iPod, camera, email, web browser, GPS
  • Fantastic user interface and great touch screen display make it a pleasure to use
  • 350,00 Apps available from the App Store
  • Battery can run down pretty quickly when using 3G
  • Antenna - signal strength can drop if you hold the iPhone 4 wrongly!
  • Can't replace the battery yourself if it fails
  • Samsung Galaxy S
  • BlackBerry Torch 9800
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

What do I need to know?

The iPhone 4 is without a doubt a great phone. Most people who own one love it and wouldn't change to any other. The iPhone 4 has come in for a lot of criticism however - firstly for it's antenna problem and secondly for it's battery life. If you use it heavily it will eat through it's battery in a few hours, however this is really just a consequence of it's power and complexity and really isn't a problem provided you have access to either a mains socket or a USB socket to recharge it. The antenna problem is also not a problem as long as you know how to hold the phone so as not to bridge the antenna, or if you use (as most people do) a case or cover that prevents you from doing this, it's absolutely no problem at all.

Latest deals we've found on new iPhone 4:

Apple iPod touch - 16 GB, 4th Generation, White

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£149.99
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Apple iPod touch - 16 GB, 4th Generation, White
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Where can I buy one?

There are two ways to buy an iPhone 4 - as part of a contract with a network such as Vodafone or O2 (either directly from the network or through as reseller such as Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4 U or Dial A Phone) or to buy it outright and buy your phone service/SIM card separately. Amazon and eBay are good places to find cheap deals on iPhone 4s for outright purchase. We have put together an iPhone 4 price comparison page checking prices from all these sources to find the best deals for you.

What about a secondhand iPhone 4?

Secondhand can be an attractive option, saving you the initial depreciation that happens as soon as you open the box, and if you buy a fairly new secondhand one, all the manufacturer's warranty will still be in place so you will be fully covered in the event of any faults. If you're prepared to go slightly older, you can often pick up some real bargains with last year's model going for a fraction of it's original price. eBay is of course one of the best places to find secondhand iPhone 4 bargains and we have created a page that searches eBay for you to find the best deals. Our unique filtering system trawls through the eBay database selecting only the most relevant offers and best deals to save you time.

Secondhand iPhone 4 for sale:

Apple iPhone 4 - 16 GB - Black (Vodafone) Smartphone

Apple iPhone 4 - 16 GB - Black (Vodafone) Smartphone picture
£132.00
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Apple iPhone 4 - 16 GB - Black (O2) Smartphone

Apple iPhone 4 - 16 GB - Black (O2) Smartphone picture
£85.00
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Apple Iphone 4 Black 16gb Unlocked

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£143.00
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Iphone 4 white 16GB vodafone

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£125.00
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Secondhand iPhone 4 price guide

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

Important information for iPhone buyers importing an iPhone from the USA

In the USA, the iPhone 4 comes in two different versions - the original AT&T iPhone 4 and the new (February 2011) Verizon version of the iPhone 4.These phones have different chipsets inside because of the different technologies used by these two carriers (Verizon use CDMA and AT&T use GSM) and are therefore not interchangeable. Be careful if you import an iPhone from the US!

For more information about the different versions of the iPhone see our Guide To The iPhone Range, and also Choosing the right iPhone for you and Unlocked iPhones Guide.

For a very detailed look at the iPhone 4, the different models, technology and development, take a look at this great Wikipedia article on the iPhone 4.