A great first phone – with double data!
The Nokia 5 makes a great first phone for a child, simply because it’s so dependable. It’s been crafted from a single piece of aluminium, giving it a smooth, clean-cut quality. And the fingerprint sensor, hidden in the home button, will protect the phone’s contents from any overly-curious school friends.
The polarised 5.2-inch HD screen makes everything as easy to read in bright sunlight as indoors. The picture quality is pin sharp and colours are bold and bright. But the headline story for the Nokia 5 is its 13MP rear camera. Automatic scene detection makes photos blur-free, and a dedicated dual-tone flash brightens up any image. On the front of the smartphone there’s a secondary 8MP camera, with a wide-angle lens that’s great for group selfies.
At the moment, we’re offering a fantastic double data deal on the Nokia 5. For just £9.99 (and no upfront cost), you’ll get 1GB a month instead of the usual 500MB. Get it here.
Buy one Sony phone, get another free
This is a great deal for older students. Buy the flagship Sony XZ Premium, and we’ll throw in an Xperia L1 for free!
The Xperia L1 is a decent phone in its own right, with a big display, solid camera and long-lasting battery. It’s the kind of backup phone you can take to a festival, while you leave your ‘proper’ phone safely under lock and key in your student digs.
As for the XZ Premium – what a stunner. It has the world’s first 4K HDR mobile display, IP67 water and dust-protection, and a professional quality camera capable of filming super slow-mo video.
Get a free Xperia L1 (worth £120) when you buy an Xperia XZ Premium here.
Go SIM only with a hand-me-down
Hand-me-down phones are a great way of saving money. You can give one to your child as their first phone, or you can nab your parent’s old one before you head off to uni.
Then it’s just a case of pairing it up with a good SIM only plan. As the phone is already yours, you’ll only be paying for data, minutes and texts.
With an iD SIM only plan, you get exactly same perks as you would on a pay monthly plan (Data Rollover, Bill Capping and Inclusive Roaming), minus the long-term contract and handset. Instead, you’ll enter into a 30-day rolling contract – so called because it ‘rolls on’ every month until you stop it or choose a new plan. You can change SIM only plans every month, so you’ve got all the flexibility you need if you want to get more allowances, or lower your monthly costs.
Get a great value iD Mobile SIM only deal here.
We’ve got even more back to school deals here, so feel free to have a browse. Got a question? Then post it below.