iPhone 5 price: deals and tariffs compared

Note: This article is being constantly updated with new information as we get it.

Don't know where has the best iPhone 5 price or what's the best iPhone 5 deal for you? You're in the right place: this is TechRadar's ultimate guide to all the UK tariff information you need.

If you're not after the very latest handset, remember you can also still buy the iPhone 4 8GB for £319 and iPhone 4S 16GB for £449 from Apple directly and from the networks on contract.

Apple's without contract iPhone 5 price is £529 for 16GB, £599 for 32GB and 64GB for £699. As you probably know by now, it's available in both black and white.

Unless otherwise stated, these are all 24 month deals. All the networks will doubtless offer SIM packages for unlocked handsets bought from Apple (or elsewhere) but remember you'll need a new nanoSIM, you can't just use the microSIM from the iPhone 4 or 4S.

EE

Orange and T-Mobile have announced their tariffs for the iPhone 5, but we're yet to see any information regarding their parent company's 4G EE plans - expect these to be announced closer to the time that the network goes online.

If you fancy getting in on the 4G action, EE will apparently make it easy for you to upgrade your iPhone 5 plan from Orange or T-Mobile without an additional charge - as long as you pick a tariff at an equivalent or higher price.

O2

O2 has resolutely stuck with 1GB of data across the board, taking a different approach to everybody else. Quite why it has not decided to offer something a bit different is beyond us and is quite surprising considering the breadth of customers it has. Or perhaps O2 just wants high data usage customers to be picked up by Three?

Calls and texts are unlimited on all tariffs, which fall under O2's On & On brand.

16GB

The handset costs £250, £160, £100, £30 and free on the £26, £31, £36, £41 and £46 tariffs respectively.

32GB

The 32GB handset costs £360, £270, £210, £140 and £90 on the £26, £31, £36, £41 and £46 tariffs respectively.

64GB

If you want the 64GB iPhone 5 it will cost £450, £350, £270, £210 and £170 on the £26, £31, £36, £41 and £46 tariffs respectively.

Orange

Because they're both the same company, we thought (long and hard, obviously) about putting Orange and T-Mobile as one company here. That's because the tariffs are similar in many ways - but there are still have some definite differences so we've separated them out. Orange is far more restrictive on data, for one thing.

Orange's The Works tariff gives you unlimited calls and texts plus provides you with 1GB of data for £36 a month, 2GB for £41, 3GB for £46 and £51 for unlimited internet. 16GB

Handset prices for are £110, £30, free and free with the £36, £41, £46 and £51 deals respectively.

32GB

Prices are £220, £140, £90 and £40 with the £36, £41, £46 and £51 deals respectively.

64GB

The biggest iPhone 5 prices are £270, £210, £180 and £130 with the £36, £41, £46 and £51 deals respectively.

• Check out Orange's iPhone 5 tariffs

T-Mobile

It's clear that the T-Mobile offering is better value than that of its sister company, Orange. The tariffs start at £36 per month, both offering unlimited texts, with T-Mobile's "Full Monty" giving you 2000 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data. You get unlimited everything with the £41, £46 and £61 deals. The latter is £10 more than the high end tariff on Orange for some reason. Odd.

16GB

Handset prices for are £109, £49, £29 and £19 with the £36, £41, £46 and £61 deals respectively.

32GB

Prices are £219, £149, £99 and £29 with the £36, £41, £46 and £61 deals respectively.

64GB

The biggest iPhone 5 prices are £269, £219, £189 and £139 with the £36, £41, £46 and £61 deals respectively.

• Check out T-Mobile's iPhone 5 tariffs

Three

Three has by far the most exciting handset pricing. The guy in the 3 Store we went to explained the great pricing is a result of the network shifting so many iPhone 4S handsets. What's more, Three is keeping things simple and there are just two 24 month contracts to choose from.

The unlimited internet 500 tariff gives you 500 minutes, 5,000 texts and unlimited data, while The One Plan offers up 2,000 minutes plus 5,000 Three to Three minutes, 5,000 texts and all-you-can-eat data for an extra £2 per month - it includes tethering to other devices, too.

16GB

It's an upfront cost of £79 for the 16GB model, while the two tariffs work out at £34 and £36 a month respectively.

32GB

The 32GB iPhone 5 will set you back £89 on Three, while the two tariffs work out at £37 and £39 a month respectively.

64GB

You'll need to pay £109 for the 64GB handset - the two tariffs work out at £40 and £42 a month respectively.

• Check out Three's iPhone 5 tariffs

Vodafone

Vodafone's flasgship tariff is the £47 Red Data plan, so you'll get a free handset, unlimited calls and texts, plus 2GB of internet. Vodafone has confirmed this will cover you for Facetime over 3G (but if you're planning to do anything like this, you're probably better off going to an unlimited tariff). It still seems rather expensive for an unlimited tariff compared to Three or T-Mobile though.

The other tariffs also have unlimited texts and calls (aside from the cheap £33 plan, featuring only 600 minutes talk).

16GB

Monthly costs are £47 (Red Data), £42 for 2GB of internet, £37 for 1GB and 500MB on that £33 one. Handset costs are free, £49, £99 and £149 respectively.

32GB

The monthly costs remain the same for 32GB - so that's £47 (Red Data), £42 for 2GB of internet, £37 for 1GB and £33 for 500MB. Once again, calls and texts are unlimited apart from on the cheaper tariff, which gives 600 minutes of talk. Handset costs are where things change - at £89, £149, £209 and £269 respectively.

64GB

Monthly costs are the same again here - so that's £47 (Red Data), £42 for 2GB of internet, £37 for 1GB and £33 for 500MB. Once again, calls and texts are unlimited apart from on the cheaper tariff, which gives 600 minutes of talk. Handset costs are £169, £229, £289 and £329 respectively.

• Check out Vodafone's iPhone 5 tariffs

Source : techradar[dot]com