We should be well and truly unsurprised when this time of year rolls around and the tech world starts flipping its lid about Apple's next big iPhone release. The iPhone 8 is here.
Just to add a little bit of jazz to the mix, the hype has been confused and intensified by the announcement of an iPhone X being released a month or two after the iPhone 8. The iPhone 8 and its Plus-sized sibling the iPhone 8 Plus represent the annual incremental upgrade of the flagship series.
If you're after more details on everything the handset is capable of, and all the ways in which it's stepped up from the iPhone 7, you can read our iPhone 8 hands-on review here. Well, how much will this upgrade set you back? Read on to check out the outright price and our best prediction on the cheapest contract deals.
See also: iPhone 7 deals | iPhone 7 Plus deals | Samsung Galaxy S8 deals | Galaxy S8 Plus deals
iPhone 8 price: how much does it cost?
The iPhone 8 starts at $1,079. This is more or less what we were expecting and is the same price-tag that the iPhone 7 had prior to the announcement of the newer model (last year's model has now dropped to a starting price of $849, if you're interested).
The $1,079 price tag is for the 64GB model, the smaller of the two. The 256GB iPhone 8 will set you back $1,329 but we wish there was a model in between. It could be worth waiting for Australia's Black Friday sales to roll around and (hopefully) knock down the prices on Apple's newest handsets.
When can I buy the iPhone 8?
Pre-orders will become available on Friday, September 15 and the handset itself will start rolling out a week later on Friday, September 22.
If you're after the 10th anniversary iPhone X, however, you'll need to wait a touch longer as that won't be hitting the streets until November 3.
TechRadar predicts the best iPhone 8 deal
While there will always be hordes of people keen on rushing out to grab the latest handset outright, a good amount of us will still want to wait for a reasonable contract plan to score our latest Apple prize. Based on what we've seen so far and what we expect, this is our best call on what the cheapest iPhone 8 plan will be.
iPhone 8 | 1GB data | Unlimited calls and texts | $79 per month Considering iPhone 7 plans are only now hovering around the $65 a month mark for the lowest-tier plans, we're not expecting the cheapest iPhone 8 plans to drop much below $79 a month. There's always going to be carriers offering slightly different perks here, but based on current iPhone plan pricing we're going to assume that either Optus or Virgin will be offering the lowest contract rate. Total cost over 24 months is $1,896
Obviously this plan won't suit everyone, 1GB doesn't stretch far, even if you do have a plan that provides you with data cap-free music entertainment like the major carriers do. But expect to be paying plenty more for the premium plans, exponentially so as the data cap climbs.
As always, there are usually better deals on SIM-only plans combined with an outright handset, so if you're able to buy the phone for its $1,079 cost, then that is an investment worth making.
from HIGH BROADCAST Tech http://tech.highbroadcast.com/2017/09/australian-iphone-8-plans-compared-what_13.html
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