The Cheapest Way To Buy The Samsung Galaxy S9 In Australia

Signing up for a Samsung Galaxy S9 plan will save you money in the short term – but you could end up paying much more over the life of the phone. When a huge new flagship comes out, we love to compare the prepaid and post-paid plans on offer to get you the best possible price. Here’s our guide for the Samsung Galaxy S9.

Most people would rather sign up on a contract than shell out the upfront cost to get the $1199 Galaxy S9 outright – you do get the additional add-ons that most major telcos now throw in (such as Foxtel or streaming subscriptions) but you’ll find that, over the life of the phone, you might end up paying more than you had to in the beginning.

To work out whether going on a contract makes sense, we’ve compared the costs of various no-contract plans over a 24-month period and the outright cost of the Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB and 256GB models, with the equivalent contract plans on the same network.

If you can buy a phone outright, pay for 24 months on a no-contract deal, and spend less than being on contract, then why should you want to be locked in? With the pace that technology moves at these days and the never-ending cycle of shiny, new phones… who knows when you’ll be upgrading again? (If it’s anything like the last few years, shiny, new tech is just around the corner).

A month-to-month payment also allows you to quickly move between providers with no hassle if a better deal emerges in the future!

The No-Contract Plans

Experience suggests that data inclusions are the most important feature when comparing smartphone plans – for the most part, you’ll find that unlimited calls and texts are included by default now, but running out of data on a phone plan is common. I know I run out, at least 12 times a year.

For the sake of this comparison we’ve only included plans with greater than 10GB of data. That used to seem like a lot, but the way that we are using our smartphones is changing rapidly and greater access to streaming and downloads in the palm of our hand means data is a big deal. 10GB is certainly not the biggest you’ll find, but it is a nice starting point right now.

However, it’s worth nothing that most prepaid plans will have cheaper options that come with less data. If you’re a light user, opting for a cheaper prepaid plan and buying the phone outright is always going to save you cash – some of the prepaid plans available start as little as $10 and give you unlimited calls and texts. If you’re a power user with calls, but don’t bother with internet, then they might be a better option for you.

The plans we’ve included in this roundup are either pre-paid or month-to-month contracts that can be cancelled at any time. For Optus, we’ve included Amaysim, Jeenee and OVO. For Telstra, we’ve included Aldi Mobile, Boost, Belong and Woolworths. For Vodafone, we’ve also looked at Kogan Mobile’s offerings.

Every one of these plans includes unlimited texting and calls. We’ve calculated how much it would cost to stay on this plan for 24 months in the table below.

Once we factor in the cost of the handset – which retails at $1199 – we can compare the pre-paid and BYO plans.

No Contract Deals With At Least 10GB Data