Clock running out on your contract? If you’re thinking of making the jump to a smartphone, first allow us to congratulate you – you’ve just made the best decision of your gadget life. Now, let’s turn to saving you money while doing so. Read on, and we’ll show you five of the finest mobile deals this month.
1. BlackBerry Torch 9800
3 Mobile | 5000 texts, 500MB data, free handset, 24 months | £25 per month
It’s the power of a portrait QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen combined, and it’s yours for a mere £25 per month. This bundle includes an obscene 5,000 text messages per month, so you can pester even all your friends who aren’t on BlackBerry Messenger for free too. Naturally, plenty of data is thrown in for you to grab email and surf the web on the go.
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2. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Vodafone | Unlimited texts, 750MB data, free handset, 18 months | £40 per month
Ah go on sir, eez wafer thin! Our own Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc review is just around the corner, but know that we’ve been thoroughly impressed so far by the 1GHz, 8.7mm thin slab of a smartie. You can pre-order it on Vodafone now on a tariff with unlimited texts: you’re more likely to break your thumbs typing thousands of SMS out than you are to break the bank.
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3. Apple iPhone 4 16GB
3 Mobile | 2000 mins, 5000 texts, unlimited data, handset £69, 24 months | £35.00 per month
If you’re the sort of person who sees yourself using Apple’s incredible smartphone for work as well as play, consider nabbing one on this contract, with a stupendous number of texts, and crucially, 2,000 minutes of talk time. There aren’t even 2,000 minutes in a month! Well, there are, but you’re asleep for a lot of them, and eating and going to the – you get our drift.
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4. HTC Wildfire
Orange | 200 mins, unlimited texts, free handset, 24 months | £15.00 per month
If you’re looking for the cheapest way into the Android Market and all its apps, look no further. The HTC Wildfire will set you back just £15 per month with this tariff, with 200 minutes giving you plenty of nattering time as well. Careful though: you might just get addicted and spend more than that each month on top quality Android games. Still, at least you’ll be having fun right?
5. Samsung Galaxy S
T-Mobile | 600 mins, 500 texts, 500MB Internet, free flexible booster, free handset, 24 months | £30.64 per month
Our favourite Android 2.1 phone turned into our favourite Android 2.2 phone with an update last year, and by the looks of things, it could soon turn into our favourite Android 2.3 phone as well, thanks to its thin build and gorgeous screen. Of course, there’s no guarantee of that, but Froyo is still just about the tastiest serving of Android yet, so we’re definitely not complaining, especially at that price per month.
