Compare HTC Desire prices: 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone VS Virgin
March 31st, 2010
Ken’s Tech Tips compares all of the HTC Desire tariffs in the UK – from all 6 of the major networks.
If you’ve been keeping an eye on Ken’s Tech Tips over the last few weeks, you’ll know I’m a big fan of the HTC Desire – easily the most hyped phone so far this year, possibly the first mass-market smartphone and the strongest contender for the iPhone.
What’s fantastic is that we’re also seeing a loads of competition on providing the HTC Desire: we already know that 6 networks will be stocking it. These include:
- 3 (Three) – Three have a range of HTC Desire tariffs, free from £30/mo. Tariffs listed below.
- O2 – O2 have the HTC Desire available on tariffs from £25/month. Tariffs listed below.
- Orange – Orange have the HTC Desire available on tariffs from £25/mo. Tariffs listed below.
- T-Mobile – T-Mobile are now selling the HTC Desire on tariffs from £25/month. Tariffs listed below.
- Vodafone – Vodafone have offering a free HTC Desire with tariffs from £30/month. Tariffs listed below.
- Virgin Mobile – Virgin are offering the HTC desire on tariffs from £15/month (but with a £400 charge for the phone!) and for free from £30/month. Tariffs listed below.
On this page, we’re going to keep track of the launch of every single HTC Desire tariff and make it dead easy for you to find the best value tariff for you. We’ll update it as soon as the networks announce their HTC Desire tariffs.
24 month contracts
£15/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£15.00 | £399.99 | 200 | Unlimited | 30p/day | £759.99This works out as £31.67 per month. More info » |
£20/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£20.00 | £399.99 | 400 | Unlimited | 30p/day | £879.99This works out as £36.67 per month. More info » |
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£20.00 | £149.99 | 200 | Unlimited | 1000 | £629.99This works out as £26.25 per month. More info » |
£25/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£25.00 | £99.00 | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £699.00This works out as £29.13 per month. More info » |
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£25.00 | £99.99 | 300 | Unlimited | 500 | £699.99This works out as £29.17 per month. More info » |
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£25.00 | £380.00 | 600 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£980.00This works out as £40.83 per month. More info » |
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£25.00 | £100.00 | 600 | Unlimited | 1000 | £700.00This works out as £29.17 per month. More info » |
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£25.00 | £150.00 | 100 | Unlimited | 500 | £750.00This works out as £31.25 per month. More info » |
£30/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£30.00 | £49.00 | 300 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £769.00This works out as £32.04 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £49.99 | 500 | Unlimited | 500 | £769.99This works out as £32.08 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £49.99 | 400 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £769.99This works out as £32.08 per month. More info » |
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£32.00 | Free | 500 | 3000 | 1000 | 2 months Spotify | £768.00This works out as £32.00 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £60.00 | 900 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£780.00This works out as £32.50 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | Free | 800 | Unlimited | 1000 | £720.00This works out as £30.00 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | 500 | £720.00This works out as £30.00 per month. More info » |
£35/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£35.00 | Free | 2000 | 5000 | 1000 | 6 months Spotify | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 900 | 3000 | 1000 | 2 months Spotify | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 800 | Unlimited | 500 | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 1200 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 1000 | Unlimited | 1000 | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 900 | Unlimited | 500 | Unlimited landlines | £840.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
£40/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£40.00 | Free | 900 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £960.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £960.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | 500 | Unlimited landlines | £960.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
£45/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£45.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £1,080.00This works out as £45.00 per month. More info » |
£60/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£60.00 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | £1,440.00This works out as £60.00 per month. More info » |
£75/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£75.00 | Free | 3000 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £1,800.00This works out as £75.00 per month. More info » |
18 month contracts
£20/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£20.00 | £399.99 | 200 | Unlimited | 30p/day | £759.99This works out as £42.22 per month. More info » |
£25/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£25.00 | £399.99 | 400 | Unlimited | 30p/day | £849.99This works out as £47.22 per month. More info » |
£30/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£30.00 | £99.00 | 100 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £639.00This works out as £35.50 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £99.99 | 300 | Unlimited | 500 | £639.99This works out as £35.56 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £380.00 | 600 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£920.00This works out as £51.11 per month. More info » |
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£30.00 | £114.99 | 600 | Unlimited | 1000 | £654.99This works out as £36.39 per month. More info » |
£35/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£35.00 | £49.00 | 300 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £679.00This works out as £37.72 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | £49.99 | 500 | Unlimited | 500 | £679.99This works out as £37.78 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | £49.99 | 400 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £679.99This works out as £37.78 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | £60.00 | 900 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£690.00This works out as £38.33 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 800 | Unlimited | 1000 | £630.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
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£35.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | 500 | £630.00This works out as £35.00 per month. More info » |
£40/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£40.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £720.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 600 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £720.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 1200 | 500 | 3000 | Flexible BoosterT-Mobile Flexible Boosters Options include:
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£720.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 1000 | Unlimited | 1000 | £720.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
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£40.00 | Free | 900 | Unlimited | 500 | Unlimited landlines | £720.00This works out as £40.00 per month. More info » |
£45/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£45.00 | Free | 900 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £810.00This works out as £45.00 per month. More info » |
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£45.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £810.00This works out as £45.00 per month. More info » |
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£45.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | 500 | Unlimited landlines | £810.00This works out as £45.00 per month. More info » |
£50/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£50.00 | Free | 1200 | Unlimited | Unlimited | £900.00This works out as £50.00 per month. More info » |
£65/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£65.00 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | £1,170.00This works out as £65.00 per month. More info » |
£80/month
| Network | Monthly Cost | Phone Cost | Minutes | Texts | Data (MB) | Extras | Total Cost |
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£80.00 | Free | 3000 | Unlimited | 750 | 50 photo messages | £1,440.00This works out as £80.00 per month. More info » |
Last updated: 2nd July 2010
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- Comments(7)











The tariff tracking is really useful – I ordered an HTC Desire from Orange yesterday, but thanks to the table got the same offer for £5 cheaper (plus cashback from TCB)! Thanks!
[...] The HTC Desire is also available on the other major networks. We’ve got all the available tariffs listed on our price comparison webpage. [...]
Updated with 3 tariff refresh.
Updated O2 tariffs, 3 FUP.
3 have removed HTC Desire tariffs under £30/month – updated guide.
Updated with some changes to 3's HTC Desire tariffs. Fair usage has risen from 500MB to 1GB; Internet Texter 500 is now £32/mo; Internet Texter 900 is now £35/mo and "The One Plan" is a new tariff at £35/mo.
You are the man. Thank you so much for the comparisons.