iPhone 5s and 5c plans compared – All Australian pricing on one page

As is the case with every major phone launch, not the least an iPhone launch, the race is on among carriers to reveal their pricing plans strategically but also in enough time for those who might be switching mobile carriers to make up their mind on a new plan – EFTM has them all for you.

Telstra kicked things off on Friday night with their pre-order website going live with pricing and plans for both the 5c and 5s.  Vodafone’s pre-order site had 5c pricing on Friday and on Sunday all their plans were revealed.  As of Sunday morning we’re still waiting on Optus – but we’ll commence the spreadsheet regardless (and update with further pricing once available). Optus held off until the 11th hour, releasing their plans on Wednesday afternoon.

If you’re looking for an iPhone outright, you can also pick them up at the telco retail stores (likely only if you are an existing customer due to demand), or Apple Stores on Friday 20th from 8am.  The iPhone 5c can be pre-ordered online at Apple.com.au for delivery on the 20th.

Outright prices:

  • iPhone 4S 8GB: $529
  • iPhone 5c 16GB: $739
  • iPhone 5c 32GB: $869
  • iPhone 5s 16GB: $869
  • iPhone 5s 32GB: $999
  • iPhone 5s 64GB: $1,129

If buying on a plan over 12 or 24 months is more your thing, EFTM has pulled together all the major telco plans on this one page.

Here is a basic snapshot of every plan being offered by the carriers as we know it.  As always, check with your carrier for exact pricing before you sign up.

There doesn’t appear to be “up front” costs this time round, so we’re just looking at HANDSET / TERM (Months) / Monthly Cost (inc Handset) / Data (MB) / Calls (“value”) and I’ve left out SMS because that’s unlimited on all the plans we’ve seen so far.

I’ve got three tables – all the same data, just sorted by:

Plans by Carrier (then plan level)

Carrier Term iPhone Monthly Data (MB) Calls total cost
Optus 24 5c 16GB $57.00 200 200mins $1,368.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $63.00 500 450mins $1,512.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $67.00 200 200mins $1,608.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $69.00 1000 600mins $1,656.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $72.00 200 200mins $1,728.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $74.00 500 450mins $1,776.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $79.00 1000 600mins $1,896.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $80.00 500 450mins $1,920.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $85.00 2000 800mins $2,040.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $86.00 1000 600mins $2,064.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $89.00 2000 800mins $2,136.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $98.00 2000 800mins $2,352.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $100.00 3000 unlimited $2,400.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $106.00 3000 unlimited $2,544.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $112.00 3000 unlimited $2,688.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $71.00 1000 $600.00 $1,704.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $82.00 1000 $600.00 $1,968.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $82.00 1500 $800.00 $1,968.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $90.00 1000 $600.00 $2,160.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $92.00 1500 $800.00 $2,208.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $100.00 2000 $900.00 $2,400.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $101.00 1500 $800.00 $2,424.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $109.00 2000 $900.00 $2,616.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $115.00 2000 $900.00 $2,760.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $130.00 3000 unlimited $3,120.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $139.00 3000 unlimited $3,336.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $145.00 3000 unlimited $3,480.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $65.00 1500 unlimited $1,560.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $67.00 1500 unlimited $1,608.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $77.00 1500 unlimited $1,848.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $80.00 1500 unlimited $960.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $83.00 1500 unlimited $1,992.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $86.00 2500 unlimited $2,064.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $89.00 2500 unlimited $1,068.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $92.00 2500 unlimited $2,208.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $95.00 1500 unlimited $1,140.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $1,200.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $104.00 1500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $104.00 2500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $104.00 5000 unlimited $2,496.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $116.00 1500 unlimited $1,392.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $116.00 5000 unlimited $1,392.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $125.00 2500 unlimited $1,500.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $136.00 2500 unlimited $1,632.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $137.00 5000 unlimited $1,644.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $148.00 5000 unlimited $1,776.00

 

If you’re looking for a specific phone handset, here’s the same data sorted by handset:

Carrier Term iPhone Monthly Data (MB) Calls total cost
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $65.00 1500 unlimited $1,560.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $80.00 1500 unlimited $960.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $89.00 2500 unlimited $1,068.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $1,200.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $57.00 200 200mins $1,368.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $63.00 500 450mins $1,512.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $67.00 1500 unlimited $1,608.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $69.00 1000 600mins $1,656.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $71.00 1000 $600.00 $1,704.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $82.00 1500 $800.00 $1,968.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $95.00 1500 unlimited $1,140.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $100.00 2000 $900.00 $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $104.00 2500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $116.00 5000 unlimited $1,392.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $130.00 3000 unlimited $3,120.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $104.00 1500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $85.00 2000 800mins $2,040.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $100.00 3000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $67.00 200 200mins $1,608.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $74.00 500 450mins $1,776.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $77.00 1500 unlimited $1,848.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $79.00 1000 600mins $1,896.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $82.00 1000 $600.00 $1,968.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $86.00 2500 unlimited $2,064.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $89.00 2000 800mins $2,136.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $92.00 1500 $800.00 $2,208.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $106.00 3000 unlimited $2,544.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $109.00 2000 $900.00 $2,616.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $125.00 2500 unlimited $1,500.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $137.00 5000 unlimited $1,644.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $139.00 3000 unlimited $3,336.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $72.00 200 200mins $1,728.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $80.00 500 450mins $1,920.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $83.00 1500 unlimited $1,992.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $86.00 1000 600mins $2,064.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $90.00 1000 $600.00 $2,160.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $92.00 2500 unlimited $2,208.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $98.00 2000 800mins $2,352.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $101.00 1500 $800.00 $2,424.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $104.00 5000 unlimited $2,496.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $112.00 3000 unlimited $2,688.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $115.00 2000 $900.00 $2,760.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $116.00 1500 unlimited $1,392.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $136.00 2500 unlimited $1,632.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $145.00 3000 unlimited $3,480.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $148.00 5000 unlimited $1,776.00

And for the data hungry – here they are sorted by data allowance:

Carrier Term iPhone Monthly Data (MB) Calls total cost
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $1,200.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $116.00 5000 unlimited $1,392.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $126.00 5000 unlimited $1,512.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $137.00 5000 unlimited $1,644.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $100.00 5000 unlimited $2,400.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $148.00 5000 unlimited $1,776.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $104.00 5000 unlimited $2,496.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $130.00 3000 unlimited $3,120.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $134.00 3000 unlimited $3,216.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $100.00 3000 unlimited $2,400.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $139.00 3000 unlimited $3,336.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $106.00 3000 unlimited $2,544.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $145.00 3000 unlimited $3,480.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $112.00 3000 unlimited $2,688.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $89.00 2500 unlimited $1,068.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $104.00 2500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $114.00 2500 unlimited $1,368.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $80.00 2500 unlimited $1,920.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $125.00 2500 unlimited $1,500.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $86.00 2500 unlimited $2,064.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $136.00 2500 unlimited $1,632.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $92.00 2500 unlimited $2,208.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $100.00 2000 $900.00 $2,400.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $104.00 2000 $900.00 $2,496.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $85.00 2000 800mins $2,040.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $109.00 2000 $900.00 $2,616.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $89.00 2000 800mins $2,136.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $115.00 2000 $900.00 $2,760.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $98.00 2000 800mins $2,352.00
Vodafone 12 4S 8GB $80.00 1500 unlimited $960.00
Vodafone 24 4S 8GB $65.00 1500 unlimited $1,560.00
Vodafone 12 5c 16GB $95.00 1500 unlimited $1,140.00
Vodafone 24 5c 16GB $67.00 1500 unlimited $1,608.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $82.00 1500 $800.00 $1,968.00
Vodafone 12 5c 32GB $104.00 1500 unlimited $1,248.00
Vodafone 24 5c 32GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Vodafone 12 5s 16GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Vodafone 24 5s 16GB $72.00 1500 unlimited $1,728.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $88.00 1500 $800.00 $2,112.00
Vodafone 12 5s 32GB $105.00 1500 unlimited $1,260.00
Vodafone 24 5s 32GB $77.00 1500 unlimited $1,848.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $92.00 1500 $800.00 $2,208.00
Vodafone 12 5s 64GB $116.00 1500 unlimited $1,392.00
Vodafone 24 5s 64GB $83.00 1500 unlimited $1,992.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $101.00 1500 $800.00 $2,424.00
Telstra 24 5c 16GB $71.00 1000 $600.00 $1,704.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $69.00 1000 600mins $1,656.00
Telstra 24 5c 32GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Telstra 24 5s 16GB $78.00 1000 $600.00 $1,872.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $74.00 1000 600mins $1,776.00
Telstra 24 5s 32GB $82.00 1000 $600.00 $1,968.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $79.00 1000 600mins $1,896.00
Telstra 24 5s 64GB $90.00 1000 $600.00 $2,160.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $86.00 1000 600mins $2,064.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $63.00 500 450mins $1,512.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $69.00 500 450mins $1,656.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $74.00 500 450mins $1,776.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $80.00 500 450mins $1,920.00
Optus 24 5c 16GB $57.00 200 200mins $1,368.00
Optus 24 5c 32GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5s 16GB $62.00 200 200mins $1,488.00
Optus 24 5s 32GB $67.00 200 200mins $1,608.00
Optus 24 5s 64GB $72.00 200 200mins $1,728.00
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