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The best Three smartphone deals – all the top offers on the latest handsets
Thinking about an upgrade?
On the lookout for an upgrade to your smartphone contract? There's plenty of choice out there, and we know it can be tough to pick the right deal for you, simply because there are so many different things to consider.
Not only do you have to choose the right phone handset – whether that's an Apple iPhone, a Samsung Galaxy device, or one of the many other models available – but you also have to decide which network to go with, how much data to get each month, and how much you're willing to pay both upfront and monthly.
Related: The best O2 smartphone deals online – Latest offers on the best smartphones and SIM cards
We spent a lot of time hunting for good deals on the internet, and we think we've found some pretty solid offers with Three, one of the five main networks in the UK.
Competing against EE, O2, Sky and Vodafone, Three has a few different perks to make it worth considering, with its current offer giving you free tech gifts as part of your contract.
The network is also currently running an offer that helps you get some big tech products for free alongside your smartphone.
When you pick a handset that's part of the deal (including offers on Apple's iPhone 12 or Samsung's Galaxy S21 series), you could end up getting a JBL bluetooth speaker (worth £220), or a choice between a pair of PowerBeats Pro headphones by Beats (worth £149.99) or Samsung Galaxy Buds Live earbuds (worth £129.99).
You'll have to claim back your free gift 15-20 days after you've bought your handset, but you'll then get to choose what you get in return. There's more info available on Three's site.
All the below deals are over a 24-month contract, so check out our top picks.
Three's best offer on Apple's 2020 handsets allows you to get 100GB data and unlimited texts and calls for the price of 30GB. This means you'll pay £49 a month and £49 upfront instead of £52 a month, helping you save £72 over the course of the contract.
The larger iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G handset is available with 100GB data and unlimited texts and calls for £99 upfront and £66 per month.
The older iPhone handsets are often cheaper, and this deal with Three gets you 100GB data for £29 upfront and £43 a month, which is incredibly cheap for this particular phone.
Apple's smaller handset comes with a small price too, with 100GB a month available for £33 a month and no upfront fee.
Samsung's top-end S21 is available with 100GB data for the price of 30GB, meaning you'll pay £19 upfront and £51 a month. You can also get four months YouTube Premium absolutely free with this deal (a long-term offer running until March 5, 2022). Finally, you can choose between Powerbeats Pro from Beats earphones, Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, or a JBL Xtreme 3 Bluetooth speaker to get for free for the duration of Three's Big Tech Giveaway, which runs until June 3.
These budget-friendly handsets are part of Samsung's Galaxy S series, so still offer an impressive display and a decent camera setup too. You can get this one with 100GB data for £39 a month and £29 upfront. This one is also a part of the big tech giveaway, so you get a choice of headphones or speaker. The handset is also included in the YouTube Premium offer, where you can claim four months' access to the service for free.
The most advanced Galaxy handset right now, the S21 Ultra comes with the 100GB data and unlimited texts and calls for £49 upfront and £67 a month.
Though this model isn't strictly on a deal right now, there are some pretty good prices for this zany folding handset. You can get 4GB data and unlimited texts and calls for £99 upfront and £94 a month.
Samsung's A series of handsets are typically a little cheaper than their S series sisters, though they still offer decent specs. This A52 will come with 100GB data for £19 upfront and £32 a month, which is super low for this level of smartphone.
If you're after a cheap handset that can take advantage of the super-fast 5G data network, you should go for this TCL, which will come with 1GB of 5G data for £15 a month and no upfront fee.
There are three OPPO handset deals on Three right now, and all of them are part of the network's big tech giveaway, meaning you can get a free gift. This model comes with unlimited data, texts, and calls and a choice of the Beats earphones, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live or the JBL speaker all for £29 upfront and £68 a month.
The slightly cheaper X3 Neo is part of this same offer, giving you unlimited data, texts, calls and a free gift for £29 upfront and £51 a month.
Lastly, the A74 is available with all the same perks as the handset above, but for £51 a month and £29 upfront.
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