Mobile Phone Articles
Apple trade-in deal: get up to $255 for your old device
Apple is luring customers to its shiny new iPhones with a special trade-in offer.
Fitbit Versa Review
The Fitbit Versa is a combination fitness tracker and smartwatch for those who want a device that can do it all. Unfortunately, while the Versa is great at being a Fitbit, it's not very good at being a smartwatch.
Motorola Moto G6 Plus Review
For $499, it's pretty hard to complain about Motorola's Moto G6 Plus. Sure, there's a few quirks like an awkwardly placed volume rocker, but these don't detract from Motorola's latest midrange offering. If you're after an affordable phone that looks slick and runs smooth, the Moto G6 Plus is a safe bet.
Good deal: Bonus data on Optus SIM-only and prepaid plans
It seems like every mobile carrier is in a race these days to see who can offer the most data. And the latest to up its data game is Optus, with a bonus data offer on 12 month SIM-only plans and a bonus data offer on Epic Data Prepaid plans.
Nokia 5.1 (2018) Review
The Nokia 5.1 is a no nonsense phone with a no nonsense price tag. It's solid, reliable and the Android One operating system should ensure it remains so for a pretty long time. If you have a little patience, you can get great photos out of it too. Just don't try the selfie camera.
Good deal: Get 50% off iPhone X with a 24-month JB Hi-Fi mobile contract
How does a half-price iPhone X sound?
JB Hi-Fi is selling Telstra plans with up to $740 off the price of your phone
If you've been thinking about taking up a BYO mobile plan with Telstra, you can now do it through JB Hi-Fi and get a cheaper per month price, more data and a $200 gift card or up to $740 store credit towards the outright cost of your phone.
40GB for $50: amaysim refreshes phone plans with even more data
amaysim has updated its plans with plenty of data.
Moto Z3 Play launches October 4 for $799
Moto Z3 Play has a new design while still supporting the same old Moto Mods.
Amazon just announced a whole bunch of new Echo devices
Amazon has a bunch of new Alexa-powered devices to make your smart home even smarter.
40GB for $15/mth for first 4mths! Ultd data banking, $200 international calls & no excess data charges!
5G BYO mobile eSIM plan with data rollover. No short term discounts; 130GB data for $40/mth
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