Best time to buy an Iphone?

[Halb]

I aim to buy an iphone. Not a 'new' model, maybe an xr, or a 7/8. Is the best time to wait till September when the new model comes out, or does it not matter?
I wish to use the iphone monthly payplan from one of their stores.

[soad]

Depends on a plan. And your useage.
Data tends to cost the most.

Could easily buy one as PAYG and stick it on a cheap monthly SIM etc.

[Halb]

soad said:

Depends on a plan. And your useage.
Data tends to cost the most.

Could easily buy one as PAYG and stick it on a cheap monthly SIM etc.

I'm just referring to the handest (I have a great 25gb for £15 deal). So I was wondering if the prices on old phones come down enough in September. Unfortunately I just damaged the screen of my current phone, so am wondering if it's worth putting up with it for a month.

[tim0409]

If I was you I would wait as they do tend to reduce contract prices on the outgoing models, especially if you are skipping a generation (iPhone 8).

[gregs656]

It is one of those things you could wait for ever to do.

IMO as you're not buying a flagship model it matters less. I would definitely not be buying a 7 for 'proper' money as you can get them second hand very cheaply now, the 8 didn't get a lot of the better features the 8+ got and the XR is quite a large phone.

Still think the X is a good balance between cost and features.

[Tony1963]

Because everyone knows that the new iPhones are released in September, older models just steadily become cheaper over the year. This is especially true now that most of us don’t replace our smartphones every year.

Have a look at the better sellers on eBay. There are some deals to be had for BNiB on there.

[sparks_190e]

I just sold my 7 plus 128GB for £200. I wouldn't go spending anything more than about that on one.

[Crumpet]

Personally I wouldn’t go anywhere near a 7, mine was a complete pain in the arse from the first week the warranty expired. Two days out of warranty and the image stabilisation went, charging port fell apart shortly after, the battery was useless after 18 months and the nail in the coffin was the audio chip - all common failures on the 7 and almost enough to stop me buying iPhones, especially given the complete lack of ‘good will’ for a phone so close to warranty.

So I was in the same position last month and was holding out until the new iPhones were released but the audio chip failure rendered it unusable and forced me on to a new one. I’d wait for the new release and then pick up an XR - it’s actually very good.

[djneils98]

I went through this last year and I can tell you that the deals available over the Black Friday weekend were by far the best I've seen and have not been bettered since.
for example I got an iphone xs max on Vodafone with 90gb data a month for 220 upfront and then 37 a month for 2 years. there's nothing close to that available now. It was the same for other iPhones too. So my advice - wait until Black Friday weekend this year if you wan the best deals

[nikaiyo2]

Can you hold out till Black Friday?

Mobiles.co.uk always have stunning deals. Obviously you have to sign up to a network contract.

I got an XR last year on a 24 month contract, for £3 a month over the cost of the phone divided by 24.

You have to be quick as the best deals sell out super quick.

[Shuvi McTupya]

I would have thought you could pick up a used 6 to tide you over until black friday and then sell it for not much less than you bought it for. I bought one in excellent condition with a fresh battery and 64gb for £120 about 6 months ago.

[Halb]

anyone use this 0% system?
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/trade-in

[Megaflow]

Halb said:

anyone use this 0% system?
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/trade-in

Yep. I finally replaced my 4.5 year old iPhone 6 with an XR using the above. Very easy.

[CharlieH89]

Have a look on facebook marketplace.
Normally cheap phones being sold.
Have seen iPhone 7's for £100-150.

[DoubleSix]

Megaflow said:

Halb said:

anyone use this 0% system?
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/trade-in

Yep. I finally replaced my 4.5 year old iPhone 6 with an XR using the above. Very easy.

Yeah, is fine if the phone works well... not so good if you are changing phone because your old one is faulty/broken.

[Cybertronian]

Halb said:

I aim to buy an iphone. Not a 'new' model, maybe an xr, or a 7/8. Is the best time to wait till September when the new model comes out, or does it not matter?
I wish to use the iphone monthly payplan from one of their stores.

Note that both of the interest free iPhone Payments plan and iPhone Upgrade plan are only available for current generation hardware, i.e. iPhone XS, XS Max and XR. If the plans are of interest, you need to sign on to them before the new phones come out in a few weeks. Whereas Apple still sells the 7 and 8, those are not available on the plans; the same will apply if/when Apple discounts the XS/XS Max/XR in favour of the new hardware.

You're potentially better off purchasing via an interest free credit card.

[GetCarter]

Just bought a new PAYG 6s for the Mrs for £299.

Wanted the 6s as it has a headphone socket for the noise cancelling headphones she uses on trains/planes.

I should point out that she makes about 12 phone calls a year and zero texts.

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 27th August 15:44

[anonymous-user]

I was using a 6s plus purchased outright with a sim, but have just changed to a new Voda contract which makes more sense.

New 7 plus, 20GB data, £11 upfront, £29 a month. The £14 a month difference from your sim gets a phone with a £500 + retail cost.

[nikaiyo2]

FYI


JL are doing 0% on most iPhones at the moment, not just the current models.

https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/electricals/mobil...