Mobile phone deal of the day: iPhone X for £899 or iPhone 8 for £559 refurbished

Been waiting for the price of the SIM-free iPhone X or iPhone 8 to drop? Well barring a Christmas miracle, we're afraid that isn't likely to happen any time soon.

That's why these new refurbished prices from Mobiles.co.uk look so appealing if you want to snap up a new iPhone for yourself (or as a VERY lavish gift) before the 25th.

We're told that they are a 'very limited stock', so we have no idea how long these prices will be around for. The headliner is the mighty iPhone X for £899, which is a tasty £100 saving from the usual one thousand pound RRP.

If that's still a bit too rich for your blood, then go for the iPhone 8 at £559 instead. That's a 20% saving off the usual £699 selling price of a brand new unlocked iPhone 8.

Here are the refurbished SIM-free iPhone offers in full - click the links to go straight through to the retailer and grab a cheap iPhone X or iPhone 8 before they're all gone:

Is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone?

When you're buying a shiny, new smartphone, we completely understand that most people probably aren't too keen on the thought of being stuck with somebody's old cast-off. You may also be a bit anxious that you're receiving damaged goods.

But let us put your mind at rest. Generally speaking, most refurbished phones being sold at Mobiles.co.uk are instances when the former owner simply changed their mind and returned the phone without using it. Those phones can't be sold as new, so they're branded as refurbished instead.

Others are sent back as faulty, but have been brought back to their best by Mobiles.co.uk's experts. And either way, you still get a 12 month warranty honoured by Carphone Warehouse (Mobiles.co.uk's parent company).