Optus will give you $300 for your old iPhone 7 (and has cut iPhone 11 & 12 prices)

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 02 July 2021

Optus has started the new financial year with a couple of Apple-focused offers, including a trade-in deal that's great for old iPhone owners.

Optus is now offering $300 trade-in credit for anyone who trades in an iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone SE (2020), iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max - assuming they're in good working order. While you can definitely get better value for the newer phones on the second-hand market, $300 is a much stronger offer than what you'd get if you'd try to sell an iPhone 7 or iPhone 8 on eBay right now.

If you want to trade your old iPhone in at Optus, you need to be a new or existing postpaid customer. The credit will be applied to either your first or second bill after the trade. To do so online, follow these steps:

Select your device on the Optus trade-in website
Enter your details
Post your device using a prepaid satchel

Alternatively, you can visit an Optus store to hand in your old iPhone.

If you're looking for a new iPhone to replace your old device, Optus has also cut iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 prices. The iPhone 11 now starts at $699, which works out to be a $300 saving over the life of your plan. The iPhone 12 starts at $999, which is a $350 saving across the life of your plan.

Here are Optus' 24-month iPhone 11 plans:

Here are Optus' 36-month iPhone 11 plans:

Here are Optus' 24-month iPhone 12 plans:

Here are Optus' 36-month iPhone 12 plans:

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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