3 Sprint/MetroPCS
Do you or your loved ones prefer Sprint to Verizon? No problem – Sprint has its own eye-catching deals to watch. Notably, you can pay $0 down for a new iPhone XS or XS Max, with monthly payments of $41.67 and $45.84 respectively. The catch is that you have to sign up for the Sprint Flex plan. This is an 18-month lease plan that basically lets you use a brand new phone for 18 months and then either buy the phone with an additional payment or swap it for a new model (including models beyond the iPhone). If you swap the phone out, you save the monthly payments it would take to fully pay the phone off – about six months in this case.
The Flex plan is a good idea if you know that you’ll be sticking with Sprint for a long time and like the idea of potentially upgrading to a newer model in a year and a half without having to pay for your current model in full.
These are the two main carrier deals for this holiday season. However, note that other deals may be available in limited areas or quantities from other carriers. MetroPCS, for example, offers a more limited $850 deal on the iPhone XS. So even if you don’t use Sprint or Verizon, it’s worth checking with your preferred providers.