Samsung S9: The best deals on the high street as the latest iPhone rival goes on sale

Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and S9+ Android smartphone models go on sale in the UK today, marking the company's latest assault on the market dominance of Apple's iPhone.

The S9 will retail from £739 while the S9+ is priced at £869 - notably less than the new iPhone X.

Here's our guide to the best deals on the high street.

Carphone Warehouse

The handset retailer is offering a free memory card with every S9 and S9+ purchase, doubling the phones' capacities.

The company's best deal for the S9 is on O2, which comes with 20GB of data and unlimited minutes and texts and is available for £49 a month for 24 months or £99 up front.

Its best offer for the S9+ is on EE, with 25GB of data and unlimited minutes and texts for £63 for a month for 24 months or £99.99 up front.

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Samsung's new S9 held aloft after a presentation ceremony at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Sergio Perez/Reuters)
Samsung's new S9 held aloft after a presentation ceremony at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

EE

EE's best deal for the S9 is part of its “Max” plan, with 60GB of data and unlimited messages and calls for £68 a month for 24 months or just £10 up front.

For the S9+, its “Essential” plan, gives you 4GB of data and unlimited minutes and texts and is available £63 a month for two years or £150.

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O2

The network is offering the new Galaxies with an option to increase your data up to 90GB.

The S9, with 90GB of data and unlimited texts, is yours for £68 a month for 24 months or £49.99 while the S9+ with same data deal is available for £68 a month for two years or a £49.99 lump sum.

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Sky Mobile

Sky's best offer for the new models is for the S9 at £33 per month with 500MB of data and unlimited calls and texts as part of its Swap24 plan.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco is offering the S9 with 20GB of date, 5,000 minutes and 5,000 texts for £47.99 a month for 24 months.

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Samsung's new S9 and S9+ (Sergio Perez/Reuters)
Samsung's new S9 and S9+ (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

Three

A free year-long Netflix subscription is Three 's big enticement for Samsung customers. You can get the S9 with 100GB of data and unlimited minutes and texts for £57 a month for 24 months or £79.

The S9+ with the same benefits will cost you £62 a month for 24 months or £79 at the counter.

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Virgin Mobile

Virgin will give you the S9 with 40GB of data and unlimited text and calls for £52 a month for 24 months or s9+ with the same for £60 a month on a two-year deal.

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Vodafone

Like Three, Vodafone is throwing in a free subscription, offering two-year access to Spotify, Sky Sports Mobile or Now TV for Samsung customers.

Vodafone will give you the S9 with 32GB data and unlimited text and calls for £62 a month for 24 months or the S9+ with 60GB for £75 a month.

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