iPhone 7, 7 Plus Australian pricing
Apple and Australia's three biggest telecommunications providers have all unveiled their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Australian pricing alongside the beginning of pre-orders ahead of the handsets' launch on September 16.
Purchasing the iPhone 7 smartphone outright from Apple will set you back AU$1,079 for the 32GB model; AU$1,229 for the 128GB model; and AU$1,379 for the 256GB model, while the iPhone 7 Plus costs AU$1,269 for 32GB, AU$1,419 for 128GB, and AU$1,569 for 256GB from Apple.
Minimum spend
Including handset repayments, the minimum spend for the new iPhones on each telco are:
Maximum data inclusions
If you make your choices based on the highest possible data inclusions:
Telstra
On Australia's incumbent telco, the iPhone 7 is available at the following price points for each model:
- 32GB model: AU$85 for 1GB of data and AU$550 worth of voice calls per month; AU$94 for 3GB data; AU$99 for 10GB data; AU$135 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
- 128GB model: AU$94 for 1GB data and AU$550 worth of voice calls; AU$104 for 3GB data; AU$113 for 10GB data; AU$145 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
- 256GB model: AU$100 for 1GB data and AU$550 worth of voice calls; AU$113 for 3GB data; AU$121 for 10GB data; AU$151 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
While the larger iPhone 7 Plus is available on the following plans:
- 32GB model: AU$94 for 1GB data and AU$550 worth of voice calls; AU$107 for 3GB data; AU$116 for 10GB data; AU$145 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
- 128GB model: AU$102 for 1GB data and AU$550 worth of voice calls; AU$115 for 3GB data; AU$122 for 10GB data; AU$151 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
- 256GB model: AU$108 for 1GB data and AU$550 worth of voice calls; AU$121 for 3GB data; AU$128 for 10GB data; AU$157 for 20GB data; and AU$195 for 30GB data
All Telstra plans come with unlimited text messages and MMS; a six- or 12-month Apple Music subscription with unmetered music streaming; free and unlimitered Telstra Air data; an AFL and NRL subscription with unmetered streaming; and 200GB cloud storage subscription to Microsoft OneDrive
In addition, Telstra mobile customers on post-paid plans of AU$95 and above and BYO device plans of AU$70 and above will be given free three-month subscriptions to Netflix, Stan, and Presto.
Optus
Optus is providing the iPhone 7 for the following plan costs and handset repayments:
- 32GB model: AU$40 + AU$28 handset repayment for 1GB data per month; AU$65 + AU$14 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$2 handset repayment for 7GB; and the AU$100 and AU$120 plans have no handset repayments, and get you 15GB and 20GB of data, respectively.
- 128GB model: AU$40 + AU$42 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$65 + AU$28 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$15 handset repayment for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$5 handset repayment for 15GB; and AU$120 with no handset repayment for 20GB
- 256GB model: AU$40 + AU$48 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$65 + AU$32 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$21 handset repayment for 7GB; AU$100 + AU$12 handset repayment for 15GB; and AU$120 + AU$4 handset repayment for 20GB data
While the iPhone 7 Plus costs:
- 32GB model: AU$40 + AU$35 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$65 + AU$25 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$15 handset repayment for 7GB; AU$100 + AU$5 handset repayment for 15GB data; and AU$120 + AU$3 handset repayment for 20GB of data
- 128GB model: AU$40 + AU$49 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$65 + AU$35 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$22 handset repayment for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$13 handset repayment for 15GB; and AU$120 + AU$6 handset repayment for 20GB
- 256GB model: AU$40 + AU$55 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$65 + AU$41 handset repayment for 3.5GB data; AU$85 + AU$28 handset repayment for 7GB; AU$100 + AU$20 handset repayment for 15GB; and AU$120 + AU$12 handset repayment for 20GB data
All Optus plans include unlimited voice calling and text messaging, unmetered music streaming on Google Play Music, Pandora, Spotify, and iHeartRadio; all except the entry-level plan include hundreds of minutes of international calls; the top two plans include unmetered video streaming on Netflix and Presto, which costs an additional AU$10 a month for the bottom three plans; and the top three plans include unmetered Premier League streaming, which costs an additional AU$15 a month for the lowest two plans.
Vodafone Australia
The iPhone 7 is available from Vodafone on the following plans:
- 32GB model: AU$40 + AU$36 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$23 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$17 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$12 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$6 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$7 handset repayment for 18GB data; and AU$120 with no handset repayment for 24GB data
- 128GB model: AU$40 + AU$45 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$31 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$24 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$20 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$13 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$9 for 18GB handset repayment data; and AU$120 with no handset repayment for 24GB data
- 256GB model: AU$40 + AU$52 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$38 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$33 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$27 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$20 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$16 handset repayment for 18GB data; and AU$120 + AU$6 handset repayment for 24GB data
The iPhone 7 Plus costs:
- 32GB model: AU$40 + AU$45 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$34 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$28 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$23 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$17 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$15 handset repayment for 18GB data; and AU$120 + AU$6 handset repayment for 24GB data
- 128GB model: AU$40 + AU$52 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$43 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$36 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$29 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$23 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$19 handset repayment for 18GB data; and AU$120 + AU$10 handset repayment for 24GB data
- 256GB model: AU$40 + AU$59 handset repayment for 1GB data; AU$60 + AU$48 handset repayment for 4GB data; AU$70 + AU$41 handset repayment for 6GB; AU$80 + AU$36 handset repayment for 9GB data; AU$90 + AU$29 handset repayment for 11GB data; AU$100 + AU$25 handset repayment for 18GB data; and AU$120 + AU$16 handset repayment for 24GB data
All Vodafone plans include AU$5 a day international roaming; free roaming in New Zealand; infinite voice calls and text messages; the Vodafone 30-day network satisfaction guarantee; and all except the entry-level plan include hundreds of minutes of international calls.
Virgin Mobile
Plans from Virgin Mobile for the iPhone 7 are priced as follows:
- 32GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$32 handset repayment for 300MB data; $40 + AU$26 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$19 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$19 for 5GB data; AU$70 + $15 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$7 for 7GB data; AU$100 for 15GB data; AU$120 for 17GB data
- 128GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$38 handset repayment for 300MB data; AU$40 + AU$40 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$24 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$33 for 5GB data; AU$70 + AU$25 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$20 for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$5 for 15GB data; AU$120 for 17GB data
- 256GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$44 handset repayment for 300MB data; AU$40 + AU$46 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$29 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$37 for 5GB data; AU$70 + AU$31 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$26 for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$12 for 15GB data; AU$120 + AU$4 for 17GB data
While the iPhone 7 Plus is available for:
- 32GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$40 handset repayment for 300MB data; $40 + AU$33 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$29 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$30 for 5GB data; AU$70 + AU$25 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$19 for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$5 for 15GB data; AU$120 + AU$3 for 17GB data
- 128GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$46 handset repayment for 300MB data; AU$40 + AU$47 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$40 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$40 for 5GB data; AU$70 + AU$32 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$27 for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$13 for 15GB data; AU$120 + AU$6 for 17GB data
- 256GB model: AU$30 plan + AU$52 handset repayment for 300MB data; AU$40 + AU$53 for 1GB data; AU$50 + AU$48 for 3GB data; AU$60 + AU$46 for 5GB data; AU$70 + AU$38 for 6GB data; AU$80 + AU$33 for 7GB data; AU$100 + AU$20 for 15GB data; AU$120 + AU$12 for 17GB data
Apple unveiled the new iPhones on Wednesday in the United States, with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus coming in rose gold, gold, silver, black, and "jet black".
One of the most notable changes to the handset was Apple's decision to remove the physical headphone jack from its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus handsets in lieu of AirPod Lightning-enabled headphones -- which has a third of Australian consumers "concerned".
The iPhone 7 features a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, quad-core A10 Fusion processor, 7-megapixel FaceTime HD front-facing camera, 12-megapixel rear camera with 6-element lens, a non-physical Home button featuring Force Touch feedback, and water- and dust-proofing to IP67 standard.
The iPhone 7 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch Retina HD display, quad-core A10 Fusion processor, two 12-megapixel wide-angle and telephoto cameras with 2x optical zoom, a non-physical Home button featuring Force Touch feedback, and water- and dust-proofing to IP67 standard.
Updated at 3.20pm AEST, September 12: Added Virgin Mobile pricing