Best iPhone 15 Pro Max plans in Australia (December 2024)

The best iPhone 15 Pro Max plans are a little more affordable these days, as it's been usurped as Apple's biggest and best iPhone by the iPhone 16 Pro Max. Which makes now the perfect time to upgrade for those looking for top-tier performance across the board, without paying for the latest and greatest.

In fact, it is its excellent performance – that allows it to power Apple Intelligence – that saw it discontinued by Apple in a bid to boost iPhone 16 purchases . Of course, you can still buy it outright from retailers like Amazon and The Good Guys, along with one of our best SIM-only plans.

However, pairing the SIM and device over a 12, 24 or 36-month contract might be the best way to grab a new iPhone 15 Pro Max. It costs more in the long run, but not too many people can casually drop AU$2000 on a new handset and right now is a good time to do so. For a limited time, Vodafone has cut the price of its Small, Medium and Large plans by AU$10p/m for the first 12 months.

And, while Vodafone's offering is the best, Optus is offering up to AU$20 in SubHub credit with its AU$79 Promo plan and AU$82 Choice Plus plan, and Telstra's is taking AU$10p/m off the first six months of a new upfront mobile plan.

Consistently the value-pick for the best plans, at least until this promotion ends Vodafone is the telco to go with if you're shopping an iPhone 16 Pro. Plus, you'll get to watch the best shows on Binge with a three-month subscription for free.

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Best iPhone 15 Pro Max plans: our picks

Best overall iPhone 15 Pro Max plan

iPhone 15 Pro Max (256GB) | 50GB | 24 Months | AU$128.50 p/m (for 12 months, then AU$138.50)

Don't need massive amounts of data to go with your mighty new iPhone 16 Pro Max? Not is the Vodafone Small Plan only AU$39p/m right now, you'll also get a three-month Binge subscription to go with your 5G connectivity and more-than-satisfactory 50GB of monthly data.

Total cost over 24 months is: AU$3,204

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Best premium iPhone 15 Pro Max plan

iPhone 15 Pro Max (256GB) | 180GB | 24 Months | AU$138.54 p/m (for 12 months, then AU$148.54)

Need a little more data each month? No worries – Vodafone has you covered there too. With Vodafone's AU$59 Medium Plan – now for AU$49. You'll get the same 5G connectivity and free Binge subscription, with 180GB of monthly data to handle all your streaming needs. If you find yourself running short of data each month, this iPhone 15 Pro Max plan is for you. But, if you need a little more, the Large plan – and its 360GB of data – is also down AU$10p/m.

Total cost over 24 months is: AU$3,444.96

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Compare iPhone 15 Pro Max telco plans

iPhone 15 Pro Max plans are available from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – you can compare prices here on the 256GB model over a 24-month contract, just note that any trade-in offers aren’t applied.

Other iPhone 15 Pro Max deals

Amazon | Outright from AU$1,949

If you're looking to buy outright, this is the best deal you're likely to find, with Amazon selling the iPhone 15 Pro Max for well under AU$2,000.

JB Hi-Fi is stocking the iPhone 15 Pro Max at the same price.

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Vodafone | Trade-in your device and get up to AU$1,200 towards your iPhone 15 Pro Max

While you can only get the maximum value by trading in a device like the iPhone 15 Pro Max itself, taking a few hundred dollars off your new phone by trading in your old one is quite the deal.

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Optus | Trade-in your device and get a gift card of up to AU$1,400 back to put towards your iPhone 15 Pro Max

Unless a friend or family member has already staked a claim on your old device, trading it in when you upgrade is a sure-fire way to make an expensive purchase a little cheaper. You might not get the full AU$1,400, but any discount on the iPhone 15 Pro Max is a nice one.

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Kogan | refurbished iPhone 16 Pro Max phones, from AU$1,519 or AU$1,499 for First members

Kogan sells new devices, but if you're looking to snag a low price on an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and don't mind buying second-hand as long as it's in good nick, this might be the avenue for you.

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What are the key features for the iPhone 15 Pro Max?

We’ve had plenty of hands-on time with the iPhone 15 Pro Max over the past year, and while it wasn't a massive upgrade over the iPhone 14 Pro Max, it has some very noteworthy changes. First of all, it features a new 5x optical zoom for its telephoto lens – setting it apart from the iPhone 15 Pro's 3x optical zoom – which we were incredibly impressed by in our iPhone 15 Pro Max review.

That's far from the best optical zoom on the market, as the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers 10x, but even still it's a very welcome addition for Apple loyalists, and it helps you take some incredible snaps. As well as its 12MP telephoto lens that boasts that improved optical zoom, the iPhone 15 Pro Max's camera array also possesses a 48MP main camera, a 12MP ultra-wide and a 12MP telephoto with the improved optical zoom.

The 15 Pro Max is also now equipped with Apple’s own A17 Pro chip, which is plenty powerful for even the most serious of gamers. More importantly, while the all-new AI features of Apple Intelligence are coming to the iPhone 16, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are also strong enough to handle it. Aside from the speed it offers, the A17 Pro has formidable graphics capabilities with Apple showing off console-level gaming at its showing.