From
£802.30
LIVE5 live offers · 2 retailers
AI 9.8Camera 9.6Display 9.5
AI has a narrow edge over its other scores. Gaming trails slightly behind its other scores. Camera quality is the other area that stands out.
Best SIM-free phones for AI features
These SIM-free phones currently score highest for AI capability in our comparison data, helping you identify models where AI is a meaningful strength rather than a line on the box.
AI scoring reflects the on-device capability and the AI features a manufacturer ships, as recorded in our data. Prices and availability can change, so the offers shown reflect the latest qualifying data available to us.
Showing the top 12 qualifying phones based on the existing ai score, out of 29 that qualify. Phones outside this list are not necessarily poor choices.
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From
£710
LIVE5 live offers · 2 retailers
AI 9.8Camera 9.6Software support 9.5
AI has a narrow edge over its other scores. Battery staying power trails slightly behind its other scores. Camera quality is the other area that stands out.
From
£750
LIVE5 live offers · 1 retailer
AI 9.7Camera 9.6Software support 9.4
AI has a narrow edge over its other scores. Battery staying power trails slightly behind its other scores. Camera quality is the other area that stands out.
From
£699
LIVE2 live offers · 2 retailers
AI 9.7Camera 9.6Display 9.4
AI has a narrow edge over its other scores. Gaming trails slightly behind its other scores. Camera quality is the other area that stands out.
From
£1,600
LIVE3 live offers · 2 retailers
AI 9.7Software support 9.4Display 9.2
It leads on AI but scores unevenly elsewhere. Value is the weakest part of its profile. Software support is the other area that stands out.
From
£500
LIVE9 live offers · 2 retailers
AI 9.5Software support 9.4Camera 9.1
AI has a narrow edge over its other scores. Gaming trails slightly behind its other scores. Software support is the other area that stands out.
From
£779
LIVE22 live offers · 2 retailers
Performance 9.7Camera 9.6Display 9.6
Strong in several areas, with everyday speed the best of them. Value falls well behind its other categories.
From
£593
LIVE8 live offers · 2 retailers
Display 9.6Performance 9.6Camera 9.5
Strong in several areas, with screen quality the best of them. Value falls well behind its other categories.
From
£700
LIVE15 live offers · 2 retailers
Performance 9.6Display 9.4Gaming 9.4
Everyday speed has a narrow edge over its other scores. Value falls well behind its other categories.
From
£559.95
LIVE17 live offers · 2 retailers
Performance 9.6Gaming 9.4Display 9.3
Strongest for everyday speed and gaming together. Battery staying power trails slightly behind its other scores.
From
£404
LIVE13 live offers · 2 retailers
Performance 9.4Software support 9.3Display 9.2
Everyday speed has a narrow edge over its other scores. Battery staying power trails slightly behind its other scores. Software support is the other area that stands out.
From
£1,750
LIVE4 live offers · 2 retailers
Performance 9.5Camera 9.4Display 9.4
It leads on everyday speed but scores unevenly elsewhere. Value is the weakest part of its profile.
Which should you choose?
Each pointer below is read straight from the scores and prices shown on this page, so you can jump to whichever matters most to you. Ordered by the existing AI score, then overall score.
Strongest overall score
9.2 of 10
Lowest current price on this page
£404
Highest camera score here
Camera 9.6
Highest battery score here
Battery 9.0
How this list is selected
A phone qualifies here when its stored AI score is 7.5 or higher, its overall score is at least 6.0, and we can publish a current price from an active retailer offer. Ordering is AI score first, then overall score, then model name.
Nothing here is sponsored and no retailer influences the order. You can read the full method behind every score in how we score phones.
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