About these stats

The prices listed above are US prices on launch date and for unlocked version with the exception of the first gen iPhone (2G) that was only available with an exclusive plan with AT&T.

The inflation shown in the graph is the US inflation. 2007, the year the iPhone 2G was launched is set at 100% (= 499 dollar). 2008 was the year the iPhone 3G was launched, which had an annual inflation increase of 4% compared with 2007. So 499 dollar in 2007 was worth 519 dollar the year after. This way, the inflation graph shows a good comparision with the iPhone prices.

Chart made by /u/Apoch8000 for /r/Apple.