You can already save 50% on Motorola's iPhone Air rival

The Motorola Edge 70 has only just gone on-sale in Australia, but you can already get the ultra-slim device for half the usual price if you pick it up through Optus.

If you’re looking to maximise the savings and keep your costs down, your best choice is the Optus $55 Choice plan.

This postpaid plan comes with 100GB of monthly data for the first twelve months, unlimited local talk and text, $5 per day roaming, plus unlimited international standard talk and text in eligible destinations.

#1	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $51.48/mth Min. cost $937.56 Go to Site	$51.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $937.56	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $60 Optus Small Promo Plan 100GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $57.72/mth Min. cost $937.56 Go to Site	$57.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $937.56	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $81.48/mth Min. cost $967.56 Go to Site	$81.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $967.56	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $82.48/mth Min. cost $968.56 Go to Site	$82.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $968.56	Go to Site
#5	Optus	Optus $69 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $87.72/mth Min. cost $967.56 Go to Site	$87.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $967.56	Go to Site
#6	Optus	Optus $70 Optus Choice Plus Plan 240GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $88.72/mth Min. cost $968.56 Go to Site	$88.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $968.56	Go to Site
#7	Telstra	Telstra $74 Basic Upfront Mobile Plan 50GB data Telstra 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices 36 mths device payments Deal: Get $10 off for first 12 months on new Upfront Basic Mobile Plan with code PROMO. New services only. Ends 02.11.26 $88.97/mth Min. cost $962.92 Link not supplied	$88.97/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $962.92	Link not supplied
#8	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 36 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $102.48/mth Min. cost $988.56 Go to Site	$102.48/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $988.56	Go to Site
#9	Optus	Optus $90 Optus Choice Plus Plan 480GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device 24 mths device payments Deal: Get the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 when you pay over time and stay connected on select SIM plans. Ends 6/12/26. $108.72/mth Min. cost $988.56 Go to Site	$108.72/mth (plan + phone) Min. cost $988.56	Go to Site

If you use up your monthly allowance of gigabytes, you’ll stay connected but will be capped at speeds of 1.5Mbs until your next billing cycle. Another piece of fine print to watch out for here is that the monthly data inclusion for this plan drops down to 50GB after the first twelve months.

The price also goes up after the first 12-months. Initially, you'll be paying $52.48 per month for the $55 plan. Then, after the first year, that number goes up to $67.48 per month.

That offer ends on May 17. However, the promotion that slashes the price of the Motorola Edge 70 will stick around until June 30.

Still, if you’re at all interested in seeing what the upper-end of Motorola’s mid-range offering can do, the opportunity to snag the Motorola Edge 70 for $450 rather than the usual $899 may be hard to pass up.

In our review of the Motorola Edge 70, our reviewer, Georgia Dixon, came away impressed.

“If it weren’t for the skinny form factor, the Motorola Edge 70 would honestly be pretty forgettable. But the fact that it is so normal works massively in its favour. In fact, I’d argue that the Motorola Edge 70 is the only ultra-thin phone that puts practicality and usability first and aesthetics second.”

“This isn’t a slim phone that happens to also be good at being a phone—it’s a good phone that happens to be slim,” she said.

If you’re not quite sold, here’s a snapshot of the most popular SIM-only mobile plans in our database with at least 100GB of monthly data and a price no higher than $55 per month for a sense of how this offer compares:

#1	Exetel	Exetel Plus One eSIM Plan 130GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks $40.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Go to Site	$40.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Go to Site
#2	felix mobile	felix mobile felix Unlimited Mobile Plan Unlimited data at download speeds up to 40Mbps On the Vodafone 5G/4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 50% off your first 3 mths when you switch to felix. $20/mth for first 3 mths, then $40/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. T+Cs apply $40.00 Per 1 Month Renewal Go to Site	$40.00 Per 1 Month Renewal	Go to Site
#3	Superloop	Superloop SuperSim Plus 5G Plan 130GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: FREE 2nd recharge for existing Superloop broadband customers or new customers signing up for a mobile & broadband service $50.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Go to Site	$50.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Go to Site
#4	amaysim	amaysim UNLIMITED 120GB Plan 120GB data at download speeds up to 200Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT Deal: Save $32 for first renewal when you sign up by 19.10.26. New online services only. T&Cs apply $50.00 Per 28 Day Renewal Go to Site	$50.00 Per 28 Day Renewal	Go to Site
#5	Swoop	Swoop 120GB SIM Only 5G 120GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Includes $10 off for first 6 months - $30/mth for first 6 months then $40/mth after that. Offer ends 30.06.27 $30.00/mth Min. cost $30 Go to Site	$30.00/mth Min. cost $30	Go to Site
#6	Vodafone	Vodafone $68 Medium SIM Only Plan 220GB data Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Includes $18/mth off plan fees for first 12 months when you stay connected to this plan. Ends 29.10.26. T&Cs apply. $50.00/mth Min. cost $50 Link not supplied	$50.00/mth Min. cost $50	Link not supplied
#7	SpinTel	SpinTel $47 Mobile Plan 200GB data at download speeds up to 250Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT $47.00/mth Min. cost $47 Go to Site	$47.00/mth Min. cost $47	Go to Site
#8	Tangerine Telecom	Tangerine Telecom 100GB 5G Mobile SIM 100GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: 50% off plan fees for 4 months - $24/mth for 4 months then $48/mth. Offer available until withdrawn. $48.00/mth Min. cost $24 Go to Site	$48.00/mth Min. cost $24	Go to Site
#9	Belong	Belong 40GB Mobile Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: Includes 60GB monthly bonus data for first 12 months when you activate your new service by 04.11.26. T&Cs apply. $39.00/mth Min. cost $39 Link not supplied	$39.00/mth Min. cost $39	Link not supplied
#10	Moose Mobile	Moose Mobile Moose 50 SIM Only 250GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Get 250GB for $40– Includes $10 off for first 6 months, then reverts to $50. Offer ends 30.06.27 $40.00/mth Min. cost $40 Go to Site	$40.00/mth Min. cost $40	Go to Site

Fergus Halliday

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Fergus Halliday is a journalist and digital content editor at WhistleOut Australia. He’s written about technology, telecommunications, gaming and more for over a decade. He got his start writing in high school before interning at magazines like CRN Australia and freelancing for publications like the AU Review, Gizmodo, Kotaku, GamesHub, Press Start, ScreenRant, Superjump, Nestegg, and more.

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