2022 WhistleOut Mobile Awards

Queensland based Moose Mobile has gone back-to-back winning the Best SIM Only Provider, Value Plans award again this year. The budget MVNO runs on the Optus network and prides itself on low costs and great customer service. This is something Moose Mobile has delivered in spades over both the last 12 and 24 months.

Runner Up:Dodo

Circles.Life might have been a new name to some people last year but not anymore. Since entering the Australian market a couple of years ago Circles.Life has consistently offered great value packages so you know the data is there if you need it, and have now won the Best SIM Only Provider, Large Plans category three years in-a-row.

Runner Up:iiNet

Coles Mobile positions its plans towards the budget conscious user, with a set of prepaid plans that offer plenty of bang for your buck. While this is the first WhistleOut award Coles Mobile has won, it has always be very competitive in the prepaid space and is a deserved winner of the Best Prepaid Provider, Value Plans category.

Runner Up:TPG

Some people might know TPG best for its cheap internet plans, but it's also a great option if you're in the market for a prepaid plan. This year has seen a particular return to form for TPG with it no-frills prepaid offerings, winning the Best Prepaid Provider, Large Plans award again, like it did in 2018 and 2019.

Runner Up:amaysim

Vodafone has backed up its strong offering from last year with a similarly robust and competitive set of options for people looking to buy an iPhone on a plan, and has once again taken home WhistleOut's Best Provider, iPhone Plans award.

Runner Up:Optus

If you want to buy a new Samsung phone on a contract plan then you could do a lot worse than checking out what Vodafone has to offer. Vodafone has now won WhistleOut's Best Provider, Samsung Plans for the last two years.

Runner Up:Optus

amaysim has always been a strong performer in the WhistleOut Awards. Not only has it won the Best Provider, International Call category for the last three years, amaysim was also last year's Mobile Provider of the Year.

Runner Up:Lebara Mobile

iiNet took home the title of this year's Best Mobile Provider with a strong showing across a range of mobile categories. This included winning the Best Provider, Plans for Kids award thanks to the basic but great value plans iiNet offers.

Runner Up:Gomo

Telstra takes home the gong for Best Phone Plan Promotion for the amazing deal where it offered a bonus Samsung 4K Smart TV with new Samsung Z series pre-orders.

Felix Mobile is the winner of WhistleOut's inaugural Sustainable Mobile Provider of the Year award. The new telco provider puts sustainability at the heart of its business, running on 100% renewable power, using eSIMs and planting trees for every customer. Guided by its principles of being simple, digital and sustainable, Felix Mobile encourages people to think more about the environmental impact of their telco choices.

Runner Up:Telstra

Until Apple announced the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, the iPhone 12 Pro Max was the best camera phone you could buy. And almost a full year later, the iPhone 13 Pro siblings are still holding onto that crown.

The pair have the fastest primary lens on a phone, giving you the best possible chance of not missing a moment. There's a smaller risk of blur in low light, with phones snapping far quicker than rival phones. And the all new macro mode allows for stunning images.

It's for these reasons and more we've crowned the iPhone 13 Pro family the best camera phone.

Runner Up:OPPO Find X5 Pro

You can't buy the OPPO Find N in Australia, but it's a fascinating enough device that we've still crowned it the best designed phone of the year.

The Find N is easily the most refined foldable phone to date, addressing the biggest design issues with the form factor. Unlike all other foldables, the Find N doesn't have a noticeable crease. At some angles you can see it if you're looking for it, but it's the most seamless display we've seen in this new category of phone.

In addition, you can barely feel the crease when you move your hands across the screen, solving another pain point with early devices.

Our favourite thing about the Find N, however, is the size. When folded, the external display is just 5.49-inches and uses a traditional aspect ratio. This makes it feel a lot more like using a regular phone, and means you get a great experience whether the Find N is open or closed.

Even if you can't currently get your hands on an OPPO foldable in Australia, we're hoping that the Find N's innovations help push the entire category forward.

Runner Up:Galaxy Z Flip 3

With the Edge 20 Fusion, Motorola managed to cram a whole lot of impressive hardware into an affordable package. At launch, $499 bought you a sizeable 6.7"-display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a chunky 5,000mAh battery, and the same 108MP camera we saw in the Galaxy S20 Ultra the year prior.

Quantity doesn't always mean quality, but we found the Edge 20 Fusion to deliver smooth performance, reliable battery life, and a big improvement in camera when compared to previous Motorola phones.

It's for these reasons we've named the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion our best value phone.

Runner Up:iPhone SE (2022)

If you're after a phone that doesn't make any compromises, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is as close as you'll get.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max set the bar pretty high, but Apple nonetheless managed to push battery life and camera quality even further with the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Even with 5G enabled, the iPhone 13 Pro Max can almost last two days, and almost a year later, no Android flagship phone has bested its camera.

When you also factor in the fastest mobile processor, a gorgeous OLED display, and the strength of the iOS ecosystem, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is hard to beat. It's got everything but the kitchen sink.

Runner Up:Pixel 6 Pro