iPhone 16 128GB vs iPhone 16e 128GB: which is cheaper in the UK?
On 30/10/2026 the iPhone 16e 128GB is cheaper new, £469.49 at A1 Tech Deals against £562.60 at eBay for the iPhone 16 128GB. Refurbished, the iPhone 16e 128GB is cheaper too, £360.00 against £469.00.
| Condition | iPhone 16 128GB | iPhone 16e 128GB |
|---|---|---|
| New | £562.60eBay | £469.49A1 Tech Deals |
| Refurbished | £469.00Back Market | £360.00Back Market |
New: the iPhone 16e 128GB is £93.11 cheaper. Refurbished: the iPhone 16e 128GB is £109.00 cheaper.
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All guides →Currys Clearance on eBay: what it sells, what the grades mean, and is it cheaper than Currys?
Currys Clearance is Currys Group Limited selling on eBay as currys_clearance since April 2019, with 99.1% positive feedback from 529,000 sales on 29/10/2026. Its Grade A to C refurbished phones carry a 12-month Currys Clearance warranty and 30 days' returns, and on 29/10/2026 a Good iPhone 16, 16e or 15 cost £176.70 to £306.49 less than the same phone new at Currys. Its Opened, never used stock sat within £45 of Currys' new price, and a Grade C iPhone 14 cost more than Currys' own refurbished one.
Is A1 Tech Deals legit? What its reviews say and where it is cheapest
Yes. A1 Tech Deals is run by Omnibytes Ltd, a Manchester company registered since 2019, and every item carries a 12-month warranty and free 30-day returns. On 26/10/2026 it had 4.7 from 17,790 reviews on Trustpilot, and it was cheaper than Amazon and Currys on all seven products we checked, though an eBay seller beat it on two.
Cheapest iPhone 16 in the UK today, new and refurbished
On 24/10/2026 the cheapest new iPhone 16 128GB was £562.60 on eBay from a private seller, against £799 at Apple, Argos, Currys and John Lewis, and the cheapest refurbished one was £449 at Back Market. No shop had the 256GB new in stock; refurbished it started at £489.