iPhone 17 256GB vs iPhone Air 256GB: which is cheaper in the UK?
On 30/10/2026 the iPhone 17 256GB is cheaper new, £628.90 at eBay against £720.70 at eBay for the iPhone Air 256GB. Refurbished, the iPhone Air 256GB is cheaper, £573.00 against £699.00.
| Condition | iPhone 17 256GB | iPhone Air 256GB |
|---|---|---|
| New | £628.90eBay | £720.70eBay |
| Refurbished | £699.00Back Market | £573.00Back Market |
New: the iPhone 17 256GB is £91.80 cheaper. Refurbished: the iPhone Air 256GB is £126.00 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.
iPhone 17 price in the UK: every model, and the cheapest today
On 27/10/2026 Apple sold the iPhone 17 at £899 for 256GB and £1,099 for 512GB, and Argos and Currys matched it. The cheapest new one was £651.05 on eBay from a private seller, and a refurbished one in Very Good was £649.99. Apple no longer sells the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max; the shops had them at £999 and £1,099.
Does John Lewis price match? What it matches, and how to claim
Yes. John Lewis matches the price of 25 named retailers, Currys, Argos, AO and Amazon (electricals Amazon sells itself) among them, for up to 7 days after you order (read on 20/10/2026). It will not match Apple products sold by anyone but Apple, refurbished products or marketplace sellers, and on 20/10/2026 it already charged the same as Currys and Argos on almost every product we compare.