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iPhone 12 Mini with 90-Day 250GB SIM Plan: 64GB $400, 128GB $424, 256GB $474 Delivered @ amaysim

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Seems amaysim dropped their price further

You need to sign up to a prepaid plan though

  • 64GB: $275 + $125 Prepaid Plan = $400
  • 128GB: $299 + $125 Prepaid Plan = $424
  • 256GB: $349 + $125 Prepaid Plan = $474

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      • It's on now, I'm just charging the battery at the moment as it came 100% flat

        • I can second this

        • +1

          Also came with ios 14.6

          • @sharka: The update is pretty quick - faster than the initial charge at least lol…

            • +1

              @terrys: Yeah too true!
              @YLD1 thanks for posting this deal. Wasnt considering a new phone but glad i pushed the button on it when i did

    • I just received mine too - 256gb Blue Brisbane. I'm still waiting for it to turn on.

  • +1

    No phone and no tracking number but Amayasim sent me an sms saying they were going to transfer my number to Amayasim yesterday.

    • So have your number been ported to a SIM that you haven’t received?

      • Not yet but the sms said up to 3 days. I sure hope my sim and phone turn up before then.

  • Any news from the chat front about overdue deliveries?

    • +1

      They say it’s still within the timeframe and ask me to contact the other day. Sigh

      • +1

        Seeing so many phones on marketplaces, but I really need this iPhone. Do not have a phone right now, my old one was defect. :(

  • +1

    Blue 256GB, ordered 6:19pm last Tuesday.
    Delivered today, 12noon Sydney.
    Taken out of box - empty battery, but quickly showed the red symbol to commence full recharge.

    • Same here

  • +1

    How's the SOT and battery between 14.7.1 and 16.3 for those who played with it out the box?

    • +1

      Battery is better than expected.

      I don't know what SOT stands for.

      • Might upgrade to 16.3 seeing there's no JB for 14.7.1.
        SOT - Screen on Time

        • SOT - Screen on Time

          0

          or

          creen n ime

      • +1

        updated to 16.3 and works very well

  • For those who got an empty tracking number, what happened later? Did you get an updated tracking number later? And have any of you got the parcel?

    • I’ve just got off live chat (am in this situation as well) - operator was unable to do any further investigation and eventually said “maybe you’ll receive an email with tracking link in 1 week, maybe less. We have had a high number of device orders.”… not exactly confidence inspiring. My invoice did contain an IMEI, so I can only hope that a device has been allocated… it’s just sitting waiting to leave their depot.

      256gb blue, ordered 5:40pm, Brisbane.

      • Yea. you remind me the email has an IMEI which makes me feel better. Thanks for that.

        • +2

          I’ve just got a tracking notification from Australia Post. It’s a MQNZ number so I’m pretty sure it’s the phone. ETA tomorrow apparently… needless to say I won’t be home. Hope you get a shipping notification soon mate!

    • I called them and got the usual line that it was still being processed and once it's ready it will be shipped. If I don't get it this week, I'm cancelling. Also they said that since the plan has already started, I can call them once I receive the phone to restart the plan.

    • yeah finally it was tracked in Australia post app around 5pm this evening, due for delivery tomorrow

  • +2

    Ordered Green 128GB at 2.30pm on the day. Just picked it up from the post office in Sydney CBD.

    There was no other packaging in the box other than the Apple iPhone box plus SIM card and some promotional flyers.

    Phone wouldn't turn on but after charging for 15 mins, I could turn it on and restore an iCloud backup and update the iOS. It was running very hot though. Maybe it's because of my charger?

    All in all, great deal and deserves all the upvotes.

    Hope those who haven't received their phones yet get yours soon!

    • not for me.

  • +1

    Battery life has been quite good for me despite what I heard before buying. Maybe I'm not a power user, but today I started 90% and now am 61% despite fiddling with phone all day. Only using 4G which may help.

    • Have you upgraded to ios 16.3?

      • Yes, I did immediately. I did change some settings that apparently help battery life from a youtube video, like disabling background app refresh on most apps. Not using low power mode but I am using dark mode

  • +3

    Just got tracking 3:50pm for 256GB blue Brisbane. My mental health is improved significantly… 🤣

    • +1

      Same mate… same 😂

    • Finally I got the AP track notification for my Blue 256G Syd.

      • Lucky you. None for me. I just revoked my vote.

    • +1 another one here
      just received a notification in Auspost App
      my anxiety level has significantly gone down

    • +2

      Same. I think we were all in the same Boat. Half my anxiety is gone. I will reach nirvana if the phone turns on normally and isn't DOA. I haven't received an updated email with tax invoice and tracking info (I was one of the ones who received two emails on Sunday with empty tracking number and a emails that claims it's an invoice despite not having a tax invoice number).

      For those of you who have received your devices, do you mind checking your email with the invoice and let me know if the invoice had a invoice/receipt number and whether it was an attachment, or the body of the email was the actual invoice. I'm asking for TRS purposes.

      • +4

        I am hoping the phone doesn't turn on so apple can give me an iPhone 13 mini instead 🤣

        • +2

          Dream of it tonight lol

        • Have people with DOA units been given 13 minis? Or is that optimistic?

          • +2

            @Webbo: Read the large comment on the top of this page or the previous page by Daytona955i. When they took it into the Apple Store, Apple refused to give them a new device and instead go back to Amaysim as it was DOA.

            • +1

              @nomadspartan: But he didn't take it to the store. He said he called them.

              • +1

                @Webbo: True maybe if they went in the store and said "ACL", they might have rolled the red carpet.

  • +1

    Just received blue 256gb today. I chose 'new number' when I purchased, but now I want to port in my old number and still use the 90 days of credit. The plan was already activated automatically by Amaysim 4 days ago when I purchased it. I asked online support if I could port in my old number and have the 90 days of credit on my old number since I haven't used any of it, but they said no. Anyone else have a different experience?

    • +1

      Yes, I was able to transfer the plan to my old number through online support, I was already on an Amaysim monthly plan though, not another provider.

      • Thanks so much for responding with your experience. I re-contacted support and said that 'someone from a forum' had a different experience - customer rep spoke to their manager and they eventually said they would do my request and transfer over the 90 days of credit. Thank you!

  • -2

    Loads on eBay at the $750 mark, be interesting to see what sells. One seller was decent enough to put one on at 0.01 and it's up to $610 already

    • Putting it up for auction doesn't make them decent.

    • +3

      It will make it real interesting when someone purchases one of these phone on Ebay or worse Gumtree that turns out to be DOA, as being then 4th party, Amaysim may say not their problem take it up with the seller you purchased from. That would be a nightmare.

      • +1

        Exactly, I opened and tested mine before selling still sold for $680 so was happy 128gb red

  • +1

    Bought the 256GB for $474 and just sold my old 128GB mini for $468 😂. Thanks OP for the $6 new battery, storage and warranty upgrade!!

    • +1

      Your welcome!

  • Is it just me? I can see a bit lagging in settings after upgrading from 14.7 to iOS 16.3. I played with settings in 14.7 for several hours, very smooth.

    • Is it a fresh install or did you migrate content from another phone?

      There's a shitton of new features compared to iOS 14 and it might be that the phone is working in the background to index everything you have there, incl. running text recognition on every photo.

      • It is a fresh install.
        Only several photos synced from icloud.
        Maybe the ios 16.3 redoes the indexing again.

    • What's people's experience with going from iOS 14 to 16 on this model? Is it considerably slower?

  • +3

    finally got a tracking no. for the 64GB purple in Syd.

  • My ETA updated this morning from today to tomorrow :’(

    • Same here.

      • Now it's changed to due today 😅

        • So did mine 😂 arrived around an hour ago

  • My white 128gb is due today in Perth. Not sure if I'm going to keep it as my s21+ still runs perfectly fine.

    • I the galaxy s21 plus is better tbh, but if you want a smaller phone the mini wins

  • Just receive 10am today! but why the attached sim is a $2 sim?! I chose the physical sim when I purchased. Anyone know that? thanks!

    • +2

      They give you any sim they have, they don't have a separate drawer with "OEM" sims. So, there you go - a physical card.

      • but is that $120 90days plan sim? that is my concerned.

        • I don't think that sim is in any way personalised for you, ie. if you try to use it, it probably won't have any plan activated.

          I can't be sure about the exact process at amaysim. If you'd rather not chat with them or browse all the comments here, you can "risk" and insert it, then run amaysim app, log in and try to activate your plan on it. But that's just how I picture it.

  • +1

    The 12 mini I received has semi-circular ‘black spot’ on the top right of the screen. The odd thing is that it’s perfectly round. At first I thought it might be a software issue, as it seems in line with the speaker cutout. But updating and resetting haven’t helped.

    If it is dead pixels, has anyone else experienced this? Also has anyone else need to request a replacement from Amaysim? Hopefully they kept some spare stock on hand.

    Edit:
    Amaysim call centre have told me to go to an Apple store and they will handle it. Hopefully they have some non-refurb 12 minis on hand.

    • Can you share a picture?

    • Sounds like a defective screen, apple will replace it for free for you.

  • Received my iPhone 12 Mini Blue 256gb this morning. The gods have smiled upon me as the device started normally, albeit after a few minutes of being plugged to the charger. Device manufactured December 2020, on iOS 14.7.1, battery health at 100%.

    The phone is running quite warm, although I am inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt for now due to first time boot up and fast charging from a 20-watt charger. Amazing deal for sure, only have to wait and see how the battery is after being discharged for a long time, but I intend to purchase the Apple Magsafe battery pack as it's a perfect fit for the phone. All in all, this was a cracker of a deal and I hope those of you still waiting will get your phone soon.

    • noticed the heat issue as well. it is now much slower on the wireless charger(i have an anker, normal wireless charger). the small phone really doesnt have much buff room before it soaks up all the heat, takes way way longer than my pro max phones. I think ill stick with wire charging until i find a decent magnetic cable.

    • Where do you find the Device manufactured date?

  • -6

    Considering the battery performance is a disaster, thinking to get a 13mini.

    • +1

      I'm finding compete opposite. Charge lasts me all day, lowest i got was 20% yesterday just before bed. Are you gaming? I don't game so maybe that's the difference…..

    • Considering you call 12 mini's battery performance a disaster (which is somewhat true for those who use their minis rather for non-calling purposes), it's silly of you to expect wonders from 13 mini's battery.

  • How do I check production date? I used the chipmunk.nl website mentioned several comments but was told "We are very sorry, but this serial number does not make sense".

    Phone was shipped with FW 15.3.1 which was released around early 2022. Could that imply production date around then as well?

    • applesn.info check with Serial number and you will find production date

      • Just tried, got this message:

        Apple has initiated a transition to a randomized serial number system.
        New devices like iPhones 13, iPads 2021, and other latest Apple devices have new Serial Number standards (usually have 10 digits) and we cannot verify these new Apple devices based on SN.

        Searching with IMEI only shows purchase date, not production date.

        • +1

          In that case your device seems to be manufactured in 2022 then with the new style serial number. I entered my serial number in the link you provided above, and it came up with the manufacturing information immediately.

  • +1

    Despite having an ETA of tomorrow, my blue 256gb has just been delivered in Brisbane. Hope everyone gets theirs soon!

  • +4

    Received today- blue 256 GB
    The question is now what should I do with it 😂😂

    • Me same

  • Was meant to receive it today, but delivery just got cancelled for tomorrow, guess it will be more than an 1 week wait before i get my purchased phone :(

  • -2

    If anyone wanted to quick flip the 256 for $600. They are based in Melbourne https://www.mobilebuyers.com.au/

  • My Blue 256gb finally turned up today. Can I please get some advice on phone protection. I previously used an ottorbox but have found that the plastic screen doesn't last long and have to keep buying new cases just for the screen cover.

    Is this combo possible with the iphone mini.

    Protective case/bumper which is magsafe which allows a tempered glass cover to be fitted and a camera protecto/cover/somthing to protect the camera lens?

    I'm not sure if I am being unrealistic about what is possible.

    • these are what i bought:
      camera lens protector https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/233795082479?var=533473794313
      full glass screen protector https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/264858260732?var=564733956296
      clear case (magsafe compatible) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/233706951095?var=533429231208

      not exactly cheap but i've used spigen gear before and they're worth it.

      • So looking at the lens protector the lens doesn't have a cover but it raises the rest of the area so it doesn't get scratched when you put your phone down? My husband has an iphone mini and he said trying to protect the camera lens is a pain.

        • i haven't received them yet but going from youtube videos, it does cover the lens

    • I picked this up

      https://www.progadgets.com.au/spigen-iphone-12-mini-color-br…

      And the double packs of screen protectors are in special as well

    • make sure go for a case that overs up your camera, but not the lens part. i find those are the best when it comes take photos, you dont have some cheap glass on your lens, but yet it is pretty much protected from fingers, and desktop when put down.

      I went out bought the cheapest case i find so i can start using, and shop around on ebay amazon aliexpress for ultimate better cases. (i went for ali, cheap yet decent ).

      • Hubby has previously used fully enclosed lifeproof. However the problem is the plastic for the screen and camera lens scratches and deteriorates quickly and you find yourself replacing the whole case every 6 months or so because of the screen and/or the camera lens part.

  • Got mine 256G Blue this arvo too.

  • So I’ve been using the mini on and off the last day or so and I’m loving the smaller size and weight compared to my pro max.

    But you can definitely see the difference in the refresh rate 60Hz vs the promotion on the pro max, eg when you swipe up to unlock the phone.

    • +1

      Wow I can’t even distinguish the difference between 60Hz and 90Hz

  • I got my 256GB today with bit of a mixed feelings.

    I have iPhone 7 which lasted six years. Just early this year, the phone speaker, front camera and home button died. So I really look forward to this new phone.

    I ordered on Tuesday last week, went through same frustration of no tracking number like our fellow ozbargainers when I called Amaysim yesterday.At 1am today I got an email with invoice from Amaysim. Delivery is expected today.

    After work, rushing to post office in a bad traffic, I got to post office just before 5PM. I come back home with excitement and open the box. There it is shiny blue iPhone 12 mini with large pain defects on the camera ring. Initially I thought it was some dust or excess glue. But definitely scratch like paint coating defect.

    I called the Amaysim and spoke to Philippine customer service person. He was very polite but not so helpful. Just like the other Ozbargainer who has DOA, he asked me to go to Apple store and he promise me that Apple store will exchange to new one. I laughed and I try to explain since I purchased from Amaysim, I would like to resolve this with Amaysim. The conversation soon became a loop. I stayed talking to this person for 40mins, and I felt bad the conversation went over 6pm. This call centre person reassured me and even promised to cal me back tomorrow.

    Then I return back to this post and reading other ozbargainers comments one by one.

    After reading DOA case, I feel like I will just bite my tongue and just use the dam phone.

    • +1

      can you share pics of the damage?

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