{"id":889416,"date":"2026-09-12T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889416\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:10:11","slug":"best-iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-pre-order-deals-trade-in-offers-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/889416\/","title":{"rendered":"Best iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-order deals: Trade-in offers + gift cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                <img width=\"1800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iPhone18ProandProMaxPreOrderDeals_1800x1000.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"iPhone18ProandProMaxPreOrderDeals_1800x1000\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" title=\"iPhone18ProandProMaxPreOrderDeals_1800x1000\"\/>Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have finally kicked off, with trade-in offers, gift cards and phone plan discounts up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick rundown of the offers on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max before we go into more detail on the phone plans from Optus, Vodafone and Telstra.<\/p>\n<p>RetailerPre-order deals<a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#Optus\">Optus<\/a>$300 digital Visa gift card when you sign up to an Optus iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max plan through Finder. This is on top of Optus&#8217;s own offers.$79 for the 360GB Launch Plus Promo Plan, discounted to $59 a month for 12 months. It also includes up to $10 a month in Optus SubHub credit for 12 months to put towards your streaming subscriptions, as well as free Upgrade and Protect (worth $15 a month) for the duration of your phone repayment plan.If you trade in an eligible device, you can receive a Mastercard gift card worth up to $1,500, which includes a higher trade-in amount for certain devices.<a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#Vodafone\">Vodafone<\/a>$200 bonus trade-in credit when you sign up to its 12-, 24- or 36-month repayment plan.Free Upgrade and Protect Plus on Vodafone&#8217;s Medium and Large SIM-only plans when you choose a 24- or 36-month phone repayment plan. The Medium plan is discounted by $18 a month and the Large plan by $23 a month for the first 12 months.Small SIM-only plan is also discounted by $13 a month for the first year.<a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#Telstra\">Telstra<\/a>$300 bonus trade-in credit when you sign up to its 12-, 24- or 36-month repayment plan.Telstra will also match a higher trade-in value offered elsewhere.Its Essential and Premium SIM-only plans are discounted by $10 and $15 a month, respectively, for the first 12 months.AppleGet trade-in credit worth $60 to $1,595.0% interest plans available through Afterpay and no monthly fees.Interest-free payment plans available through Latitude on participating credit cards. Monthly credit card fees of $11.95 included.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findershopping.com.au\/retailers\/gift-cards\/jb-hi-fi-egift-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JB Hi-Fi<\/a>Get an instant JB-Hi eGift card when you trade in an old phone.Plus, get $100 off the iPhone 18 Pro range via JB coupon when you trade in an iPhone 13 or newer and redeem by 17 September.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/svg-image\/rewards-logo-optus\" class=\"rewards-banner__logo\" alt=\"Optus logo\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          Share<br \/>\n          Copied!<\/p>\n<p>\n              Postpaid Device and SIM\n            <\/p>\n<p>              ENDS SOON\n            <\/p>\n<p>iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-order deals from Optus<\/p>\n<p>You can get a $300 digital Visa gift card when you sign up to any Optus iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max plan through Finder, using the tables below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/mobile-plans\/optus-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Optus<\/a> also has a few offers when you sign up for its 12-, 24- or 36-month phone repayment plans.<\/p>\n<p>It has introduced a Launch Plus Promo SIM-only Plan just for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. You&#8217;ll pay $59 a month for the first 12 months, then $79 a month ongoing for 360GB.The plan also includes free Upgrade and Protect, worth $15 a month, for the duration of your phone repayments.You&#8217;ll also get up to $10 a month in Optus SubHub credit for the first year to put towards your favourite streaming subscriptions, such as Netflix.Lastly, you can get a Mastercard gift card worth up to $1,500 when you trade in an eligible device by 31 October. This includes a higher trade-in amount for certain devices. For example, you could get up to $1,500 when trading in your iPhone 17 Pro Max 256GB model.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve paired the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with Optus&#8217;s $79 Launch Plus Promo Plan on a 36-month repayment period.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you hit &#8216;GO TO SITE&#8217; on any of the plans in the table, you&#8217;ll be able to choose whichever contract length and model you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-order deals from Vodafone<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/mobile-plans\/vodafone-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vodafone<\/a> is giving $200 in bonus trade-in credit when you pre-order the iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max on a 12-, 24- or 36-month phone repayment plan.<\/p>\n<p>This offer is available until 15 October.<\/p>\n<p>Its SIM-only plans are also discounted for the first year.<\/p>\n<p>Small: 65GB for $45 a month for the first 12 months, then $58 a month ongoing.Medium: 220GB for $50 a month for the first 12 months, then $68 a month ongoing.Large: 420GB for $55 a month for the first 12 months, then $78 a month ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>If you pair your phone repayments over 24 or 36 months with Vodafone&#8217;s Medium or Large plans, you&#8217;ll get Free Upgrade and Protect Plus included, worth $9.99 a month.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-order deals from Telstra<\/p>\n<p>Telstra is giving $300 bonus trade-in credit when you pre-order the iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max on a 12-, 24- or 36-month phone repayment plan.<\/p>\n<p>It will also match a higher trade-in value found elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Both offers are available until 9 October.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the other telcos, you&#8217;ll need to pair your phone repayment plan with one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/mobile-plans\/telstra-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telstra&#8217;s SIM-only plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, its Essential and Premium plans are discounted for the first 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Basic: 50GB for $74 a month.Essential: 180GB for $74 a month for the first 12 months, then $84 a month ongoing.Premium: 300GB for $84 a month for the first 12 months, then $99 a month ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t made up your mind yet, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com.au\/news\/iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-price-specs-availability-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">read our roundup of everything Apple announced<\/a> with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have finally kicked off, with trade-in offers, gift cards&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-889416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}