How much would you have now if you bought btc instead of your first smartphone?

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Quote from: CoinCidental on November 19, 2016, 03:37:57 PM

If you bought btc instead of your first smartphone, here's an easy way to tell how much it would be worth now
(NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART LOL)

http://bitcoininstead.com

I would've had $100k if i'd bought bitcoins instead of my first smartphone lol.
interesting site, i think you need to add more phone models.

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Quote from: szpalata on January 18, 2017, 01:58:04 PM

Ok let me do the calculations here; I bought a black iPhone 4 32GB in July 2010 which was selling at $299 AT&T and from my history checks the price of bitcoin inJuly 2010 was ($0.08=1BTC). So I could have bought 3737.5BTC then, so if I stored it cold until it rose to 1,100$ either in 2013 or early this month I should have made 3737.5*1100=$4,111,250. WTF I would have been a millionaire!!!!

It was an entertaining site to indulging lol
I personally used samsung galaxy note first ever edition
If i invested the price of the smartphone at launch into Bitcoin, today that Bitcoin would be worth $211,589 USD
Regret everywhere Cheesy

happy calculating!

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I actually got my first smart phone becuase i wanted the 2fa set up for exchange trading. I wonder if anyone else is in my boat? so to answer your Q i would have about only 2 BTC judging for price at the time haha.

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Ok let me do the calculations here; I bought a black iPhone 4 32GB in July 2010 which was selling at $299 AT&T and from my history checks the price of bitcoin inJuly 2010 was ($0.08=1BTC). So I could have bought 3737.5BTC then, so if I stored it cold until it rose to 1,100$ either in 2013 or early this month I should have made 3737.5*1100=$4,111,250. WTF I would have been a millionaire!!!!

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this is a wrong question and a wrong topic all over.
it is always wrong to think about money this way, in a regretful way, it is not healthy. you always spend what you need and invest what you an afford to invest. nothing more and nothing less.
in other words if you needed a smartphone you bought a smartphone and you shouldn't start thinking what if i didn't and had bitcoin.

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Quote from: traderethereum on January 18, 2017, 09:48:27 AM

i think its almost 0.4 btc because my smartphone is about $400 or more so if i buy btc rathen than to buy smartphone, i have more than 0.4 btc but fortunately, now i have my first smartphone which is oppo smartphone.

You don't always compare money with commodities. The pleasure Smartphone can give, maybe not be given by just holding the coins in the wallet. and of course we save money to buy things. Smartphone is a need in today's world and i think is a good desicion to buy this necessity of the modern world.

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Quote from: traderethereum on January 18, 2017, 09:48:27 AM

i think its almost 0.4 btc because my smartphone is about $400 or more so if i buy btc rathen than to buy smartphone, i have more than 0.4 btc but fortunately, now i have my first smartphone which is oppo smartphone.

I know their slogan "Oppo selfie phone", i think you are one of the selfie lover.

However i think it could have been better if you had only spent $100-$200 in another smartphone and held those 0.20BTC for future. I have smartphone worth only $120 and it is more than enough for me even i can do trading with it. Wink

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i think its almost 0.4 btc because my smartphone is about $400 or more so if i buy btc rathen than to buy smartphone, i have more than 0.4 btc but fortunately, now i have my first smartphone which is oppo smartphone.

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Quote from: Qunenin on January 18, 2017, 09:30:49 AM

Quote from: erez_yakir on January 18, 2017, 09:04:36 AM

guys don't worry how much you could have had, you can't change the past - just focus on the future and be smart with bitcoin Wink

Yeah, past is gone but answer to OP question is simple. If you have hold your bitcoins and not spend on Smart Phone for one year, you can have two smart phone with same price as the bitcoin price has increased more than twice.

There are really regrets for those people who bought smartphone on last year since bitcoins price isnt that high enough and you are right we cant really change the past and the thing is already done and cant really go back.Better to hold off bitcoin and wont tend to purchase smartphone again hehehe

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I bought my first smartphone in 2012. I spend ~150 on it. Then bitcoin price was ~$13. So, I would be able to buy ~11 btc. Today these such amount of btc worth $9400.

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Quote from: erez_yakir on January 18, 2017, 09:04:36 AM

guys don't worry how much you could have had, you can't change the past - just focus on the future and be smart with bitcoin Wink

Yeah, past is gone but answer to OP question is simple. If you have hold your bitcoins and not spend on Smart Phone for one year, you can have two smart phone with same price as the bitcoin price has increased more than twice.

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guys don't worry how much you could have had, you can't change the past - just focus on the future and be smart with bitcoin Wink

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Current (Iphone s6) - $2,490 USD (16GB)
My first Iphone(4s) - $146,436 USD (16GB)

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299 Euro in September 2010... Shocked

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Around 500 usd worth of btc i will be having

But would have bought more if i knew about it in 2010 Grin

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Nearly $100 :p I don't like to buy expensive smartphone. So aren't much now tho, but it was a very good one. Cheesy

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My first smartphone wasn't so very expensive so if I recall well and having in mind the price back then I would have around 0.5 Bitcoins. But I use my smartphone for Bitcoin applications and for this forum too and for many other things that I need for every day so I don't think this is a bad investment.

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Around 1 btc

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Most users who bought a smartphone if spend those into bitcoin or invested into it some might have been found as a millionaires now. I haven't spend much on buying my smartphone, so it gives a fulfilment on thinking about bitcoin.

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Quote from: Xester on January 17, 2017, 06:31:25 AM

It would be much lesser in value. When I purchased my smartphone the price of bitcoin was 1000$ and so if I did not purchased my smartphones I would have lost 300$ at this point of time. But btc is now moving up and I am waiting for it to increase more and hope it will go back to 1000$ so my earned bitcoins at this moment will have more interest.

you just need to wait a bit longer Wink

check again in a couple of years
the smartphone you have now will be on some scrapheap
and the bitcoin will likely be $5000-10,000

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