Some wild calculated speculation of the pricing for the iPhone 4G in Australia.

So we’ll start off with the 32GB model as the other prices are pretty much self explanatory.

The 32GB iPhone 3GS when it was launched last year was $1040 AUD outright and $299 USD subsidised. with the Exchange rate around 80-83c USD per AUD which is what we’re at now.

Following the announcement of the iPhone 4G yesterday the current iPhone 3GS 32GB has now been reduce now $879AUD outright/$199USD subsidised. We also now have the 32/64GB 3G iPad at $928AUD and $1049AUD respectively.

Back to the 32GB 4G which will be sold at $299 USD subsidised. Since the exchange rate hasn’t fluctuated heavily I’d imagine it to stay around the $1000 AUD mark, maybe the sweet spot of $998 which would also be a careful equilibrium between the 32GB and the 64GB iPad.

Although just from comparing those prices you see a possible problem of the iPad cannibalising iPhone 4 sales. This would especially be significant for those coming off their 24month 3G iPhones and thinking of upgrading. However since most iPhone 3G owners are on a contract, rolling on to a new iPhone 4 would most likely be a hassle free affair for most consumers. The biggest issue at stake here is once again the competitiveness of the Mobile carriers as I predict many customers who have become frustrated with the service and reception of their current carrier (e.g. Optus) will be looking for a better serviced plan. Telstra with it’s much more superior “NextG” network has a chance of gaining many more customers if they play their cards right and price and market their service “competitively”.

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Gathering from all this, the Australian pricing for the iPhone 4G could probably be:

as for those on plans, the pricing will most likely remain the same with the equivalent price for 3GS models.