Vodafone has brought back its epic iPhone 16 launch deal for its Black Friday sales, letting people pick up any handset from the new range of Apple smartphones with a huge AU$1,299 slashed off the price tag when paired with an eligible plan and repayment period.
The catch is that the eligible plan is Vodafone’s most data inclusive one, which costs AU$79 per month for 450GB data. Pairing this plan with your chosen iPhone 16, along with the 36-month repayment period, will activate the colossal saving, which is issued as a monthly credit on your bill. Breaking the plan will result in paying out remaining phone costs minus any additional credit instalments, to a minimum total device cost of AU$1,399.
It’s a generous deal that hasn’t been matched by any other major telco. For example, if you were to order the iPhone 16 128GB, you’d only need to pay AU$100 in total for the device. Economically, it works out to be just above the cost of cheapest Vodafone phone plan when paired with the iPhone 16, too:
- iPhone 16 128GB with the AU$79p/m plan across 36 months: AU$2946.96 total cost
- iPhone 16 128GB with the AU$39p/m plan across 36 months: AU$2802.96 total cost
We’re big fans of the iPhone 16 range of devices at TechRadar, but my pick of the bunch is definitely the base model iPhone 16. Cheaper than the iPhone 15 was when it launched in 2023, the iPhone 16 includes the biggest technical step forward for the entry-level pick in years, packing the all-new Camera Control button, 8GB RAM, and a much more powerful A18 chip that puts it closer in line with the iPhone 16 Pro. It’s no wonder that the iPhone 16 received a TechRadar Recommends seal of approval in our review.
If you want the most powerful handset Apple has to offer, then you’ll probably gravitate towards the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. These phones have also received the AU$1,299 discount when paired with a AU$79 per month plan across 36 months.
Vodafone is set to offer this deal until December 2 with the rest of its Black Friday deals, which are nothing to scoff at either. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, for example, can be picked up with an AU$1,099 discount when paired with an AU$69p/m plan across 36 months, The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL can currently be purchased with the same saving.