Compare Vodafone mobile phones to find the best option for you

Vodafone phone models

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Name	Product AUFMP-PHO	Display	Display	Rear camera	RRP	More info	More info
Vodafone V Lite 2 4G		inches 480	Display inches 480 Rear camera 5MP Battery size 2,950 mAh	5MP	$79	Buy at Big W View details	Buy at Big W View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone V Smart 2 4G		720 inches	Display 720 inches Rear camera 2MP Battery size 4,000 mAh	2MP	$99	Buy at Big W View details	Buy at Big W View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone Smart E9 4G		5 inches 480 x 960	Display 5 inches 480 x 960 Rear camera 5MP Battery size 2,000 mAh	5MP	$55.64	Buy at Kogan View details	Buy at Kogan View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone Smart C9		4 inches 480 x 800	Display 4 inches 480 x 800 Rear camera 2MP Battery size 1,500 mAh	2MP	$25.46	Buy at eBay View details	Buy at eBay View details	loading Fetching your data...

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What to consider when choosing a Vodafone phone

Vodafone offers a wide variety of premium and mid-range phones on contract terms to Australian consumers. But in terms of phones that specifically bear the Vodafone brand name, it has typically only focused on very low-cost prepaid devices.

It's not as though Vodafone has its own factory and phone R&D division pumping these phones out, though. Like similar devices you could buy that are labelled as "Telstra" or "Optus" phones, they're standard designs being built by a Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), although you rarely see much of that manufacturer's branding on Vodafone's phones.

With a focus on basic features and value, here's what you need to consider when choosing a Vodafone phone:

• Internal storage

  Vodafone's phones tend on the much cheaper side, typically selling for around $100 or less, and that does constrict how much storage each phone has. By modern standards, they're often very low storage devices, with the Vodafone Smart C9 3G, for example, shipping with just 4GB of onboard storage. The good news here is that they often support storage expansion via microSD card if you do run out of space on the phone itself.

• Screen size

  Again, cost considerations mean that you're rarely looking at a huge phone when you buy a Vodafone model, although that may suit you if you prefer smaller screened devices. The use of smaller screens does also rather hide that typically these are phones with very low resolution.

• Price

  Vodafone's own-brand phones are sold to its prepaid customers on a value basis, meaning you typically won't pay much for them. After all, Vodafone will quite happily sell you a contract phone worth quite a bit more, but it recognises that there's also a market for more affordable devices and folks who would like the assurance of a phone that carries the Vodafone brand. Vodafone's own-brand phones have varied over the years anywhere from $60 to $200 outright.

• Headphone jack

  It's an oddity of the mobile phone space that many premium phones have dropped standard 3.5mm headphone jack, but they're quite common in cheap phones. Vodafone's own devices typically work off reference designs that still include standard headphone jacks, as well as support for Bluetooth headphones.

• Security options

  Cheap phones are rarely awash with high-end security features, and much of Vodafone's offerings in this space have been lucky to even include simple fingerprint sensors. The other issue here is software updates, and, like many low-cost phones, these can be rather few and far between.

• Camera quality

  Vodafone hasn't updated its prepaid smartphone fleet in quite a while (indeed, they're conspicuously absent from the telco's Mobile Phone portal). Even within the budget space, that means that they feature very ordinary cameras indeed. We've seen a lot of rapid movement in the budget space at around $200 in terms of camera quality, but Vodafone's more ordinary camera tech is unlikely to deliver particularly good results.

• Network speed and support

  Vodafone's 5G network may be up and running, but to date their are no Vodafone-branded 5G phones. Indeed, its budget models don't even support 4G, let alone 5G. Vodafone's 3G coverage in populated areas of Australia is far better than it used to be, but a 3G phone isn't going to be particularly fast at any task you throw at it.

• Wireless charging/quick charging

  You just don't see wireless charging in phones as cheap as Vodafone's prepaid offerings, so it's no surprise to not see it present. Fast charging is also absent, but that's totally in line with expectations at this price point.

• Battery life

  Expect smaller battery capacities due to a mix of the lower price points and smaller physical frames of many of Vodafone's prepaid devices. Again, as an example, the Vodafone C9 3G runs on a 1,500mAh battery, which is astonishingly small by current standards. Vodafone says it's good for up to 5 hours of talk time or 10 days on standby, but if you're using it as a smartphone with apps, you'll probably see less than that.

• Waterproof design

  Again, this is a feature you just don't see in real low-level budget phones. A little light rain is probably okay, but any kind of immersion will turn your Vodafone branded phone into a brick in most cases.

• Performance

  Vodafone's phones have all been simple and slow phones, in line with what you pay for them. They have at least picked up on the use of Android Go, the low-fat version of Android designed to run on cheaper processors, so there's a small quantity of room to move for app performance.

Looking for a Vodafone phone on a plan?

Vodafone offers plenty of plans for phones from the big brands, but when it comes to its own phones, it rarely makes them available on contract terms. That's because they're designed to sell to the crowd that just wants a simple Vodafone prepaid plan and cheap phone instead.

To find out more about Vodafone's current crop of prepaid plans, check out the table below.

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Name	Product AUFMP-SIM	Data	Price	Apply	Price
Vodafone $250 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract 250GB for $179 on activation, then 250GB for $250/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 9.12.24. Vodafone $250 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack Prepaid 250GB for $179 on activation, then 250GB for $250/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 9.12.24.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	250GB	$179 per 365 day recharge	View details	250GB for $179 on activation, then 250GB for $250/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 9.12.24. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 250 GB Data $179 per 365 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $160 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract Black Friday Deal: 160GB for $99 on activation, then 160GB for $160/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24. Vodafone $160 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack Prepaid Black Friday Deal: 160GB for $99 on activation, then 160GB for $160/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	160GB	$99 per 185 day recharge	View details	Black Friday Deal: 160GB for $99 on activation, then 160GB for $160/recharge for the next 2 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 160 GB Data $99 per 185 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $35 Pay and Go Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract Vodafone $35 Pay and Go Starter Pack Prepaid	$35 included standard national credit Vodafone 5G/4G network	0GB	$35 per 180 day recharge	View details	$35 included standard national credit 0 GB Data $35 per 180 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $55 Pay and Go Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract Vodafone $55 Pay and Go Starter Pack Prepaid	$55 included standard national credit Vodafone 5G/4G network	0GB	$55 per 365 day recharge	View details	$55 included standard national credit 0 GB Data $55 per 365 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $45 Pay and Go Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract Vodafone $45 Pay and Go Starter Pack Prepaid	$45 included standard national credit Vodafone 5G/4G network	0GB	$45 per 365 day recharge	View details	$45 included standard national credit 0 GB Data $45 per 365 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $55 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract 120GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 50GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25 Vodafone $55 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack Prepaid 120GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 50GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	120GB No excess data charges	$55 per 28 day recharge	View details	120GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 50GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 120 GB Data $55 per 28 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $45 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract 100GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 35GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25 Vodafone $45 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack Prepaid 100GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 35GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	100GB No excess data charges	$45 per 28 day recharge	View details	100GB on activation + next 5 recharges, then 35GB/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 31.3.25 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 100 GB Data $45 per 28 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...
Vodafone $35 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack PrepaidNo lock-in contract 60GB for $12 on activation, then 60GB for $35/recharge for the next 5 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24. Vodafone $35 Prepaid Plus Starter Pack Prepaid 60GB for $12 on activation, then 60GB for $35/recharge for the next 5 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	60GB No excess data charges	$35 per 28 day recharge	View details	60GB for $12 on activation, then 60GB for $35/recharge for the next 5 recharges. Eligibility criteria and T&Cs apply. Ends 2.12.24. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 60 GB Data $35 per 28 days expiry View details	loading Fetching your data...

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A multi-award winning journalist, Alex has written about consumer technology for over 20 years. He has written and edited for virtually every Australian tech publication including Gizmodo, CNET, PC Magazine, Kotaku and more. He has also been the Editor of Gizmodo Australia, PC Mag Australia, CNET.com.au and the Tech and Telco section at Finder. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming. See full bio