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Best EOFY 2026 i Phone deals: save up to 45% outright or on a plan

Telcos and retailers have up to AU$800 off the latest handsets, including i Phone 17

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The end of the 2025-2026 financial year is coming to a close, which means the 2026 EOFY sales have arrived, with plenty of discounts across a wide range of tech — and that includes Apple devices and i Phones.

If you’ve been looking to upgrade to the top-tier i Phone 17 Pro or Pro Max for less, or if you just want to replace an ageing Apple handset that's starting to run its course, we’ve found a few good deals across a range of budgets.

While most of the discounts will be on older i Phone models like last year’s i Phone 16 range and older, there are thankfully a handful of deals on the company's latest handsets too. The local telcos are also running their own EOFY sales, slashing either the handset cost or the monthly plan fees, or in some cases both! We’ve listed some of the best i Phone telco deals below, too.

And remember, if you’re shopping for a new i Phone for work, it’s also tax-deductible, which can net you even more savings.

Whether you’re after i Phones we've listed in our best phones, best camera phones or the best cheap phones buying guides, you’ll be set for the 2026-2027 financial year with these deals below.

JB Hi-Fi: score up to AU$500 off the i Phone Air, 16e and other older i Phones

Kogan: huge savings across new and refurbished i Phones

The Good Guys: current and older i Phones with prices slashed

Optus: i Phone and plan discounts from the teal telco

If you're not as keen to be tied up to a telco plan, Amazon has the i Phone Air back to its lowest outright price we've seen at just under AU

1,300 for the base 256GB. Other storage options are also discounted, with the 512GB at AU

1,599 and the 1TB at AU$1,749. You can save even more if you trade in your old phone.

The i Phone 16e is a decent buy if you’re after a lower-cost i Phone with Apple Intelligence support, especially if you’re upgrading from an older SE model. The A18 chip, 6.1-inch OLED display and USB-C port make it feel much more modern. Our i Phone 16e review praised its screen and performance, but the single rear camera and lack of Mag Safe may matter to some people.

AU$101.18 per month with a 36-month Vodafone Extra Large (500GB plan)

AU$84.52 per month with a 36-month Vodafone Extra Large (500GB plan)

Much like the plan above, this Vodafone deal for the cheaper (and very popular) i Phone 17 is a good option if you're looking to spread the cost over 36 months instead of paying AU

1,399 RRP in one go. If you were already eyeing this combo, then you will save AU

1,200 in plan fees over the plan's entire life.

When will the best EOFY phone deals start in 2026?

There isn’t a single set day for when EOFY deals start, though some retailers, telcos and brands have begun offering discounts on some phones as part of their respective EOFY sale events, with some starting as early as late May. Most deals are set to wrap up by June 30, which is also the last day of the 2025-2026 financial year, but some retailers and brands will continue their sale events into July. In fact, Amazon Australia’s Prime Day is set for July 7-13, 2026, and that’s one of the retailer’s major sale events with lots of major discounts to expect.

We'll be rounding up all the best EOFY phone deals right here on this page, so bookmark it and check in regularly for recommendations when the discounts start coming in. As a quick overview, here are the big three retailers and major phone brands that we're expecting to feature the best phone deals until June 30.

e Bay Australia: a one-stop shop for a lot of hot i Phone offers

JB Hi-Fi: discounts on new and old flagship and budget i Phones

What EOFY i Phone deals do we expect to see in 2026?

For EOFY i Phone deal hunters, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that there are a few deals already live, and we're expecting more discounts in the next few weeks.

But compared to Android phones, we won’t expect as many i Phone deals, as Apple’s handsets don't usually see the same major price drops. The best deals you'll find will likely come from a telco with a contract agreement, but if you were already shopping for service, you could absolutely score a bargain at least on plan fees.

That said, we’ve seen big discounts on the ultrathin i Phone Air all year, so expect to see similar deals during EOFY, whether it’s from a telco or when bought outright. On the other hand, if you’re happy with an older i Phone model, they tend to get nice price drops. In fact, the oldest phone that’s slated to get the latest i OS 27 includes the i Phone 11, which originally launched in 2019. While I wouldn’t necessarily recommend a phone that old, it’s a testament to how long Apple supports its i Phones.

Without question, the best kind of display you can get is AMOLED, also known as Super Retina XDR in Apple parlance. It offers deep blacks and individually-lit pixels, allowing for always-on-displays that consume very little battery due to the majority of the screen turned off. They're also incredibly vibrant, with vivid, organic colours that really bring videos and games to life.

What sets apart flagships with budget handsets like the i Phone 17e is the refresh rate, with the latter at 60 Hz while the 17, Air, Pro and Pro Max all have 120 Hz displays, also known as Pro Motion.

When looking at an i Phone's camera array, you should consider the types of photos that you want to take. If you want to photograph wildlife or other things you can't easily get close to, then a telephoto lens is essential, with zoom a key factor to consider, while for landscapes a good ultra-wide is your friend.

But of course, still photography isn't the be all, end all. If your needs are more centred around video recording, you will want to track assets like the resolution at which a camera phone shoots video, stabilisation features (for action video) and capture modes.

When you have at least a general idea of what you need from your phone's camera, you can get a better picture of which phone camera setup is for you, whether you're happy with a single camera setup found in the i Phone 17e and i Phone Air, or you want a more versatile array with multiple lenses like the 17, 17 Pro and Pro Max flagships.

Depending on how much you're willing to spend, Apple's A-series chipsets offer plenty of grunt under the hood, whether you're after a flagship i Phone or a budget one..

When purchasing a new handset, it's important to find out if its chipset is powerful enough to handle your daily tasks. At present, the latest A19 Pro chipset is what you'll find in the i Phone 17 Pro, Pro Max and the i Phone Air.

The i Phone 17 and 17e have a slightly less juiced-up base A19 silicon chip, which in our tests still provides terrific performance and will continue to do so for a couple more years. After that, you may start to notice some slowdown, depending on how much power-hungry Apple makes its next i OS iterations.

At least for its current range, i Phones now start with 256GB of onboard storage, with up to 2TB for the most expensive i Phone 17 Pro Max. Depending on what you want to do with your phone, you'll want to settle on a storage size that's right for you. The more storage you add means you can expect the handset price to rise significantly as that number gets larger.

There are plenty of savings to be had in the final month before the Australian financial year comes to a close, and that makes it a great time to save a packet on the latest phones.

As is always the case, more recent models like those from Apple's i Phone 17 range won't be seeing the biggest discounts (although we suspect something in the 10-20% range may arrive, and more likely with the latter), but previous generation i Phones are quite likely to get hefty savings applied to them.

This means that we may see savings on the more affordable i Phone 17e, although it is rather fresh on the market, and previous i Phones may be had for a bargain as retailers want to clear their stock.

You don't necessarily need to buy the i Phone of your choice outright either — telcos have started offering discounts on certain models purchased on a plan. For example, Vodafone and Optus discounted the i Phone Air by up to AU$800, as long as you got them on either a 12-, 24- or 36-month plan. You can expect more of these this year, although the better discounts and wider variety of handsets will likely be on outright purchases.

Nico is an experienced writer and journalist, having previously written for business titles across Australia. He mainly focuses on phones, as well as finding deals and coupon codes at Tech Radar Australia. Outside of work, Nico is a keen cyclist and occasional hiker, and also writes about related tech like smartwatches and bike computers.

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