How much should you spend on a smartphone? 📱

Smartphone prices have reached the sky. From INR 5k to INR 1,50,000+, you have to spend any amount of money on buying a smartphone. But how much should you actually spend on a smartphone?

Before actually heading to the question, check out this poll I found on Reddit. 📊

How much do people spend on their smartphones?

I am surprised to see that the majority of people are spending that much money on smartphones. 1000$! Really? 😵

Honestly, there is no need for 99% of people to spend $1000 on a phone until you are a businessman, YouTuber, or influencer who wants a smartphone as well as a great camera.

The formula of spending on a smartphone 🔣

The answer is simple—according to your needs and budget!

If you are so rich and do not know where to spend money, it is great to get the ultra-class flagship experience.

But if you are a student or someone doing a 9-to-5 job with a limited salary, have expenses to manage, or have a family to look after, then it is the dumbest thing you can do.

Do not spend more than 1% of your monthly income on a phone!

Let us say your monthly salary is INR 50,000.

1% of it will be INR 500.

Let us say you are planning to buy and use that smartphone for 2 years, which is 24 months.

500×24 = INR 12,000.

You get the answer!

Note: If you are earning INR 50,000 and have no expenses at all, then that becomes a different case.

However, if you still want to go with the flagship experience while keeping the budget lower, the range of INR 20–30k is good enough to enjoy gaming and photography together. But if you buy iPhones just for the “Half-eaten Apple” behind them, feel free to discuss smartphones with me.

Why should you listen to me? 🗣️

Well, I have wasted a lot of money on smartphones. It is my 30th phone, and I regret wasting that much money. Maybe it was due to addiction or the passion I had for smartphones. But, this is what I have to say about the experience I had with those 30 phones, where I did not leave a single brand unusable. Yes, from Nokia’s Windows phone to Androids and iPhones, I had it all.

I hope the article is helpful for you. Share it with your friends or relatives for whom you think that they spend a lot of money on smartphones (I was one of them).