Here's how to save on iPhones and help save the planet

Joseph Hanlon - Editorial Director

Last updated 03 August 2022

This article is sponsored by numobile.

numobile is making it easy for you to grab a new iPhone, and save the planet, with its new iPhone subscriptions and a two-fold approach to offsetting the carbon emissions that are generated when making and using new phones.

Rather than forking out thousands to buy a new iPhone, numobile customers can now choose an iPhone subscription instead, putting the phone in their pocket for a low monthly fee.

On the surface, the new numobile iPhone Subscriptions may sound familiar, but unlike the other telcos, numobile doesn’t force you to stay on its network, and won’t make you to pay out the balance of your subscription if you decide to switch providers. You can continue with your iPhone subscription without an active numobile SIM plan.

And while you don’t need a numobile SIM plan to take up an iPhone subscription, you’d be wise to take a look given the value packed into numobile’s month-to-month plans. You access the Telstra 4G network and will have a new iPhone in your hand for far cheaper than with one of the major carriers.

iPhone 13
+ SIM Plan

Subscribe and save from just $50 per month
Min. total cost $1275 over 36 mths. T&C apply.

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iPhone 13 Pro
+ SIM Plan

Subscribe and save from just $59 per month
Min. total cost $1599 over 36 mths. T&C apply.

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iPhone 13 Pro Max
+ SIM Plan

Subscribe and save from just $63 per month
Min. total cost $1743 over 36 mths. T&C apply.

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To really save some money, the numobile refurbished range is excellent value. You choose from either an iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 series phone, including Pro and Pro Max versions, and numerous storage variants, and you’ll pay as little as $24 per month over 24 months.

iPhone 11 subscription + SIM Plan

Save on your phone and help save the planet

$15 Mobile Plan

3GB Data
Interest Free (24 mths)

$57/mth

Min. cost $1,023

$39/mth

(plan + phone)

Min. cost $591

At the end of your subscription term, you simply return the phone to numobile and upgrade to a newer model. numobile will then refurbish or recycle your old handset.

To sweeten the deal, numobile is also offering bonus data on a number of its SIM plans. You can use this data for a Netflix binge, or use the numobile data banking feature and save it for a rainy day in the future.

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#8	Moose Mobile	Moose Mobile Moose 23 SIM Only 30GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps On the Vodafone 4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 30GB for $14 – Includes $9 off for first 6 months, then reverts to $23. Offer ends 30.06.27 $14.00/mth Min. cost $14 Link not supplied	$14.00/mth Min. cost $14	Link not supplied
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Saving the planet one smartphone at a time

Phone recycling in Ghana.

It’s a little known fact, but making a new phone takes a measurable toll on the environment. Between the mining of necessary minerals, the energy required to manufacture handsets, to the packaging and shipping of new hardware; the total emissions cost of a new smartphone exceeds all other consumer electronics.

When you consider that this environmental cost is front-loaded in the manufacturing process, then buying a refurbished phone is one way you can help offset the impact of owning and using your phone.

numobile is already helping fight back as a key player in the refurbished phone market in Australia, and will now take this good work further forward with a two-pronged approach to sustainability. Firstly, when you purchase a new or refurbished iPhone from numobile, the company will recycle another handset destined for landfill in Africa. These handsets are sent to Europe where over 90% of the materials used in smartphones, like gold, silver and copper, can be recovered and reused in the production of new electronics.

On top of this, numobile will offset 252kg of carbon emissions per iPhone subscriber, by purchasing offset credits that support projects that are working towards the reduction, avoidance or removal of carbon emissions. According to numobile, the 252kg figure represents the average carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of a smartphone, from manufacturing through to its daily use.

iPhone subscriptions also play an important role in this sustainability philosophy too. Handsets returned at the end of a subscription term are either refurbished or recycled, based on the condition it's in. Either way, it is one less phone headed to landfill, or pushed to the back of the junk drawer in favour of a newer, shinier model.

Joseph Hanlon

Editorial Director | X | LinkedIn

Joe Hanlon has been immersed in mobile phones, plans and the internet for over a decade, having written for publications like CNET, Techradar, Gizmodo and Lifehacker. He steers the editorial ship and makes sure that we are always serving up the most useful guides and recommendations. If you ever bump into Joe on the street, don't be afraid to ask for a phone recommendation. It's embarrassing how much he enjoys talking about this stuff. He also loves listening to podcasts, so feel free to email Joe with recommendations.

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