Average Android phone now costs half the iPhone, and the price gap is widening

Phone Arena- You probably would not be too surprised to learn that the average Android smartphone is much cheaper than the average iPhone, but what you may not know is that the price gap between the two is actually widening. In 2013, the average price for an Android smartphone dropped to $276, while the average iPhone sold for a whopping $650 (those are off-contract prices, without a carrier subsidy).