Announced last February 5 by Apple, the iPhone 16GB is now offered for sale by the operator Orange in exclusive for France, priced at 499 euros. The conditions of sale are the same as those applied to the iPhone 8GB: it is necessary to purchase a package iPhone operator, or pay extra to buy the device with a formula type Mobicarte at a price of 749 euros. For comparison, the 8GB iPhone is still sold 399 euros with two-year commitment, or 649 euros Mobicarte formula. 100 euros are needed for the immediate Réparation Déblocage iPhone from Orange.

Four packages are still available, ranging from 2 to 8 hours of communications per month for 49 to 119 euro a two-year commitment. They also integrate SMS (respectively 50, 100, 150 and 1000), access to WiFi hotspots Orange Unlimited Web data, but with limited data rates beyond 500 MB per month and the visual voice mail unlimited.