Phones Price Index
What phones cost across every brand we track · as of 2026-07-25
The median in-stock phone costs $800, with the middle half of the market between $400 and $1,300, across 45 models from 3 brands. Not enough matched models to publish a 90-day move for phones yet.
| In-stock models | Brands | Cheapest | Median | Typical range | Median discount | 90-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 3 | $130 | $800 | $400 – $1,300 | — | — |
Where the phone market sits
In-stock models by price band — the shape of the market, not just its midpoint.
Phones by brand
Brands with at least 3 in-stock phones, cheapest median first.
Biggest phone price drops (90 days)
No phones moved 3% or more in the window.
Biggest phone price increases (90 days)
No phones moved 3% or more in the window.
Methodology
The index tracks manufacturer-listed prices for complete systems — laptops, desktops, mini PCs, all-in-ones, servers, NAS and more — across 3 brands in the Plug PCs catalog, in USD. Movement is matched-model: each product's current price is compared to its own price 90 days earlier, and the figure shown is the median of those per-product changes (models added or removed inside the window don't move the index). Snapshot statistics cover in-stock, USD-priced, new machines only — a refurbished or open-box price is a price for a different good, so mixing the two would corrupt every median. Inflated never-selling list prices are excluded from discount figures, and the movers lists exclude moves beyond ±80% and machines with implausibly inflated list prices — those are configuration or pricing-theater artifacts, not real market moves. Prices are re-checked continuously against each manufacturer's store.
Use this data
This phone index is free to cite and republish with attribution — link to plugpcs.com/price-index/phones as the source. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Questions or a custom cut of the data: use the Feedback button or talk to us.