Daily Mail Australia: Have phones got too expensive? How the new iPhone 12 Pro Max will set you back $2,369 thanks to super-fast 5G and a 12 megapixel camera

WhistleOut spokesperson Kenny McGilvary discusses survey findings showing how much Australians are willing to pay for a new phone.

New survey findings from WhistleOut, Australia’s phone and internet comparison site, has revealed iPhone fans are willing to pay more for their handsets than other customers and the majority plan to buy the gadgets outright.

Out of the 600 Australians questioned, more than 55 per cent are interested in buying an iPhone 12 and 69 per cent of those people intend to snatch one up in the next few weeks.

But half of Australians say upwards of $1,000 is too much to pay for a new phone, but the figure drops to 35 per cent for those interested in buying an iPhone 12.

For the pricey models, one-in-three people interested in buying an iPhone 12 are happy to pay up to $2,000 for a new handset.

The data also found 75 per cent of people are being more conservative with their money due to the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

WhistleOut spokesperson Kenny McGilvary said the findings indicate a trend towards Australians purchasing phones outright.

'We have seen a marked decrease in people looking to find phones on contract plans, which is how Australians have typically bought flagship devices,' he said.

'The survey results confirm the trend for Australians now preferring to buy handsets outright rather than on contracts, but price doesn’t appear to be such a strong factor for those Australians who want an iPhone 12.'