You can already save 50% on Motorola's iPhone Air rival

Fergus Halliday - Digital Content Editor

Last updated 12 May 2026

The Motorola Edge 70 has only just gone on-sale in Australia, but you can already get the ultra-slim device for half the usual price if you pick it up through Optus.

If you’re looking to maximise the savings and keep your costs down, your best choice is the Optus $55 Choice plan.

This postpaid plan comes with 100GB of monthly data for the first twelve months, unlimited local talk and text, $5 per day roaming, plus unlimited international standard talk and text in eligible destinations.

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Choice Plus Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: $39/mth and 100GB/mth for first 12 months, then 60GB/mth and $60/mth or as notified. New services. Ends 12.11.26. Terms apply. $63.96/mth Min. cost $937.56 Go to Site	$63.96/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $937.56	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Choice Plus Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: $39/mth and 100GB/mth for first 12 months, then 60GB/mth and $60/mth or as notified. New services. Ends 12.11.26. Terms apply. $76.44/mth Min. cost $937.56 Go to Site	$76.44/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $937.56	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: Upgrade & Protect included when you add a phone on a payment plan. Plus, get up to $10/mth SubHub credit for 12 mths. T&Cs apply. $93.96/mth Min. cost $967.56 Go to Site	$93.96/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $967.56	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments $94.96/mth Min. cost $968.56 Go to Site	$94.96/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $968.56	Go to Site
#5	Telstra	Telstra $84 Essential Upfront Mobile Plan 180GB data Telstra 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices 36 mths device payments Deal: Get $10 off for first 12 months on new Upfront Essential Mobile Plan. New services only. Ends 05.10.26 $98.97/mth Min. cost $972.92 Link not supplied	$98.97/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $972.92	Link not supplied
#6	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: Upgrade & Protect included when you add a phone on a payment plan. Plus, get up to $10/mth SubHub credit for 12 mths. T&Cs apply. $106.44/mth Min. cost $967.56 Go to Site	$106.44/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $967.56	Go to Site
#7	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments $107.44/mth Min. cost $968.56 Go to Site	$107.44/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $968.56	Go to Site
#8	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments SubHub: Receive up to $20/mth SubHub credit when you have an active SubHub account with subs greater than $0. T&Cs apply $114.96/mth Min. cost $988.56 Go to Site	$114.96/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $988.56	Go to Site
#9	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments SubHub: Receive up to $20/mth SubHub credit when you have an active SubHub account with subs greater than $0. T&Cs apply $127.44/mth Min. cost $988.56 Go to Site	$127.44/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $988.56	Go to Site

If you use up your monthly allowance of gigabytes, you’ll stay connected but will be capped at speeds of 1.5Mbs until your next billing cycle. Another piece of fine print to watch out for here is that the monthly data inclusion for this plan drops down to 50GB after the first twelve months.

The price also goes up after the first 12-months. Initially, you'll be paying $52.48 per month for the $55 plan. Then, after the first year, that number goes up to $67.48 per month.

That offer ends on May 17. However, the promotion that slashes the price of the Motorola Edge 70 will stick around until June 30.

Still, if you’re at all interested in seeing what the upper-end of Motorola’s mid-range offering can do, the opportunity to snag the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 rather than the usual $899 may be hard to pass up.

In our review of the Motorola Edge 70, our reviewer, Georgia Dixon, came away impressed.

“If it weren’t for the skinny form factor, the Motorola Edge 70 would honestly be pretty forgettable. But the fact that it is so normal works massively in its favour. In fact, I’d argue that the Motorola Edge 70 is the only ultra-thin phone that puts practicality and usability first and aesthetics second.”

“This isn’t a slim phone that happens to also be good at being a phone—it’s a good phone that happens to be slim,” she said.

If you’re not quite sold, here’s a snapshot of the most popular SIM-only mobile plans in our database with at least 100GB of monthly data and a price no higher than $55 per month for a sense of how this offer compares:

#1	Exetel	Exetel Plus One eSIM Plan 130GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks $40.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Go to Site	$40.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Go to Site
#2	felix mobile	felix mobile felix Unlimited Mobile Plan Unlimited data at download speeds up to 40Mbps On the Vodafone 5G/4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 50% off your first 3 mths when you switch to felix. $20/mth for first 3 mths, then $40/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. T+Cs apply $40.00 Per 1 Month Renewal Go to Site	$40.00 Per 1 Month Renewal	Go to Site
#3	Vodafone	Vodafone $68 Medium SIM Only Plan 220GB data Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Includes $18/mth off plan fees for first 12 months when you stay connected to this plan. Ends 29.10.26. T&Cs apply. $50.00/mth Min. cost $50 Go to Site	$50.00/mth Min. cost $50	Go to Site
#4	Yomojo	Yomojo Pro 105GB Plan 105GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps On the Optus 4G Plus Mobile Network $34.90 Per 30 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$34.90 Per 30 Day Renewal	Link not supplied
#5	Swoop	Swoop 120GB SIM Only 5G 120GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Includes $10 off for first 6 months - $30/mth for first 6 months then $40/mth after that. Offer ends 30.06.27 $30.00/mth Min. cost $30 Go to Site	$30.00/mth Min. cost $30	Go to Site
#6	amaysim	amaysim UNLIMITED 120GB Plan 120GB data at download speeds up to 200Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT Deal: Save $32 for first renewal when you sign up by 19.10.26. New online services only. T&Cs apply $50.00 Per 28 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$50.00 Per 28 Day Renewal	Link not supplied
#7	SpinTel	SpinTel $35 Mobile Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT $35.00/mth Min. cost $35 Go to Site	$35.00/mth Min. cost $35	Go to Site
#8	Belong	Belong 40GB Mobile Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: Includes 60GB monthly bonus data for first 12 months when you activate your new service by 04.11.26. T&Cs apply. $39.00/mth Min. cost $39 Link not supplied	$39.00/mth Min. cost $39	Link not supplied
#9	Coles Mobile	Coles Mobile $45 Mobile Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device $45.00/mth Min. cost $45 Link not supplied	$45.00/mth Min. cost $45	Link not supplied
#10	EZEE Mobile	EZEE Mobile 100GB Mobile SIM Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Uses part of the Telstra 5G Mobile Network in selected areas $45.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$45.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Link not supplied

Fergus Halliday

Digital Content Editor

Fergus Halliday is a journalist and digital content editor at WhistleOut Australia. He’s written about technology, telecommunications, gaming and more for over a decade. He got his start writing in high school before interning at magazines like CRN Australia and freelancing for publications like the AU Review, Gizmodo, Kotaku, GamesHub, Press Start, ScreenRant, Superjump, Nestegg, and more.

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