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Best iPhone 14 pro deals?

Has anyone found any decent deals for the pro 128gb? Want to avoid 3 and vodafone. So O2 most likely, I’m on EE but they don’t use resellers anymore and are expensive direct. 

Looking for c. £300-400 upfront cost and £45-50 monthly max for 24 month contract. 

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  • Just out of curiosity, what makes it a ‘must buy’ for you, it just seems a bit ‘meh’ to me and I cannot find any reason to upgrade.
  • GTR_King
    GTR_King Posts: 2,061 Forumite
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    try mobiles phones direct (AO), they are very good 
  • Just out of curiosity, what makes it a ‘must buy’ for you, it just seems a bit ‘meh’ to me and I cannot find any reason to upgrade.
    It’s not groundbreaking but my iPhone 12 mini has awful battery life and I think I’ve missed a bigger screen. Plus I like the new functionality at the top of the top of the screen and would appreciate an overall performance boost. 
  • Mobile phones direct on the pro max £28 per month £699 upfront for 60gb unlimited mins/texts works out at £1371 bearing in mind the phone is around £1200. With all networks now charging rpi plus 3.9% every year it makes for some big increases with inflation the way it is.
  • jon81uk
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    Most of the time the best deal is to take the 0% finance on the phone directly from Apple and then a cheaper SIM only tariff with Three, Smarty, Giff Gaff, Lebara or similar.
  • nyermen
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    Just out of curiosity, what makes it a ‘must buy’ for you, it just seems a bit ‘meh’ to me and I cannot find any reason to upgrade.
    If you're on a recent model I agree, though OP could have something older - unless I've missed where they mention their current device.

    Personally - there are some great iphone 13 deals out there now (and probably more from this friday).  Seriously consider them, they'll be a lot cheaper than a 14, and the big difference as far as I can tell, is more megapixels in the camera of the 14.
    Peter

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