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Check out a selection of our best sim free mobile phone deals under \u00a3500.<\/p>\n<p>Apple iPhone 6S Sim Free Deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Released &#8211; September 2015<\/li>\n<li>Build \u2013 Aluminium Body with Front Glass<\/li>\n<li>Display \u2013 Screen Size \u2013 4.7 inches<\/li>\n<li>CPU \u2013 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister<\/li>\n<li>Memory \u2013 32GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera \u2013 12mp<\/li>\n<li>Sound \u2013 Loudspeaker &amp; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li>Battery \u2013 Up to 14 hours talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once a flagship Apple iPhone model the Apple iPhone S6 32GB is still a great sim free deal with amazing key features.\u00a0Price \u00a3449<\/p>\n<p>Apple iPhone SE 32GB Sim Free Deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Released \u2013 March 2016<\/li>\n<li>Build \u2013 Aluminium Body with Front Glass<\/li>\n<li>Display \u2013 Screen Size \u2013 4.0 inches<\/li>\n<li>CPU \u2013 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister<\/li>\n<li>Memory \u2013 32GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera \u2013 12mp<\/li>\n<li>Sound \u2013 Loudspeaker &amp; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li>Battery \u2013 Up to 14 hours talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A very affordable iPhone that packs a serious punch for the cost. The Apple iPhone SE is a cheap iPhone with some very good features.\u00a0Price \u00a3349<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy J5 Sim Free Deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Released \u2013 June 2015<\/li>\n<li>Build \u2013 Plastic Body<\/li>\n<li>Display \u2013 Screen Size \u2013 5.0 inches<\/li>\n<li>CPU \u2013 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53<\/li>\n<li>Memory \u2013 16GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera \u2013 13mp<\/li>\n<li>Sound \u2013 Loudspeaker &amp; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li>Battery \u2013 Up to 18 hours talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Samsung Galaxy J5 doesn\u2019t have the grace of the iPhone 6S or iPhone SE but it does pack a punch when it comes to talk time and battery life.\u00a0Price \u00a3202<\/p>\n<p>Nokia 5 Sim Free Deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Released \u2013 July 2017<\/li>\n<li>Build \u2013 Aluminium body with front glass<\/li>\n<li>Display \u2013 Screen Size \u2013 5.2 inches<\/li>\n<li>CPU \u2013 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53<\/li>\n<li>Memory \u2013 16GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera \u2013 13mp<\/li>\n<li>Sound \u2013 Loudspeaker &amp; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li>Battery \u2013 Up to 14 hours talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nokia are now breaking back into the smart phone market with simple yet elegant designs. The specifications are along way off the leading Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy mobile phones but at such an affordable cost it\u2019s a simple and reliable phone with all the key features you expect from a smart phone.\u00a0Price \u00a3170<\/p>\n<p>Huawei P Smart Sim Free Deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Released \u2013 December 2017<\/li>\n<li>Build \u2013 Aluminium body with front glass<\/li>\n<li>Display \u2013 Screen Size \u2013 5.65 inches<\/li>\n<li>CPU \u2013 Octa-core (4x 2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 &amp; 4x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)<\/li>\n<li>Memory \u2013 Up to 256GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera \u2013 Dual 13mp + 2mp<\/li>\n<li>Sound \u2013 Loudspeaker &amp; 3.5mm jack<\/li>\n<li>Battery \u2013 Up to 14 hours talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Huawei P Smart is a great phone for the cost. The camera is a very high spec for the price and the \u00a350 PayPal credit brings the cost of the phone down considerably.\u00a0Price \u00a3229<\/p>\n<p>For other sim free deals and offers visit our\u00a0sim free deals here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheap doesn\u2019t mean losing out on good functionality. Many lesser priced sim free phones are priced to be competitive in a market place where the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy are a leading sought-after brand name. Check out a selection of our best sim free mobile phone deals under \u00a3500. 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