Cheapest right now: £28.29/mo on Mozillion from Mozillion with £9.00 upfront.
Buy outright from £620 (Mozillion)
Samsung Galaxy S26
4 retailers · 6 networks · 256GB / 512GB
At a glance. The Samsung Galaxy S26 is currently sold on contract by Fonehouse, Mozillion, O2 and iD Mobile, with airtime from Mozillion, O2, Talkmobile, Three, Vodafone and iD Mobile. It is available in 2 storage sizes (256GB, 512GB); larger sizes add to the price, so pick the smallest you can live with. The cheapest deal by effective monthly cost is £28.29 a month with £9.00 upfront over 24 months on Mozillion, which works out at about £28.67 a month all in. If you would rather buy it outright, the lowest SIM-free price we track is £620 from Mozillion — worth comparing against the contracts above, paired with a SIM-only plan. 96 of the deals are for refurbished handsets, which are usually noticeably cheaper; use the condition filter to compare new and refurbished separately. Key specs: 6.3" dynamic ltpo amoled 2x, a Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) chip, IP68 water resistance.
The headline trap
The lowest monthly price for this phone is £11.95 — but it comes with £439 to pay upfront.
Cheapest-lookingFonehouse
Advertised£11.95/mo
Upfront£439
Whole bill, 24m£725.80
£30.24/mo really
Actually cheapest
Genuinely cheapestiD Mobile
Monthly£27.99/mo
Upfront£32
Whole bill, 24m£703.76
£29.32/mo really
Choosing the cheapest-looking deal would cost you £22.12 more over the contract.
Contract or buy outright?
The cheapest new 256GB contract, against buying the same phone outright and adding the cheapest SIM plan with at least 10GB of data, over 24 months.
Assumes the SIM plan price (Mozillion sim only, 10GB, 24-month term) stays the same for the whole period; contracts may also rise each year. Add price rises or cashback in the calculator.
Key specs
Screen6.3"
DisplayDynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Resolution1080 x 2340
ChipsetQualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Front camera12 Megapixels
Water resistanceIP68 - Dust and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Weight167g
Dimensions149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm
Every contract for the Galaxy S26, ranked by true cost
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