What if you bought Apple stock instead of the iPhone 3G?
An iPhone 3G cost $199 on contract in Jul 2008. The same money in Apple stock is worth $11,310 today (56.8x). The iPhone 3G and the other what if I had invested questions are on one page, each with what the money is worth today.
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8GB, on contract: at US launch it was sold only with a new 2-year AT&T contract. AT&T first sold it without a contract in March 2009.
Price only, split-adjusted. Hindsight, not advice.
Price history built 27 Sep 2026.
Sources: apple.com