How much does a smartphone cost?
Typical cost
100–1,800 $
A pocket computer with a touchscreen and cellular radio.
Typical new retail range.
How that compares
Smartphone against things of a similar money.
Smartphone 100–1,800 $
Television 150–3,000 $
Bicycle 150–6,000 $
Bathtub 200–4,000 $
Exercise bike 150–2,500 $
Violin 100–20,000 $
Wheelchair 120–3,000 $
Window 250–1,800 $
How to read this figure
The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a smartphone
- How much does a smartphone weigh? 130–240 g
- How long does a smartphone last? 2–6 yr
- Smartphone vs Tablet Side by side
- Smartphone vs Laptop Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a smartphone cost?
- A smartphone costs 100–1,800 $. Typical new retail range.
Related pages
- How much does a smartphone weigh? 130–240 g
- How long does a smartphone last? 2–6 yr
- How much does a television cost? 150–3,000 $
- How much does a laptop cost? 250–3,500 $
- How much does a desktop computer cost? 350–4,000 $
- How much does a games console cost? 200–700 $
- How much does a printer cost? 50–900 $
- How much does a tablet cost? 100–1,600 $
- How much does a computer monitor cost? 90–1,200 $
- How much does a projector cost? 120–4,000 $
- How much does a photocopier cost? 1,500–25,000 $
- How much does a satellite dish cost? 40–600 $
- Smartphone vs Tablet Side by side
- Smartphone vs Laptop Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place