Monday, October 6, 2008

iPhone 3G is #1 selling smartphone, #2 overall in US

According to the NPD Group, a leading wireless industry market research company:

"Apple iPhone 3G now the second best-selling mobile phone handset among U.S. consumers, after Motorola’s RAZR V3 .

...30 percent of U.S. consumers who purchased Apple’s new iPhone 3G from June through August 2008 switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.
By way of comparison just 23 percent of consumers, on average, switched carriers between June and August 2008. Nearly half (47 percent) of new AT&T iPhone customers that switched carriers switched from Verizon Wireless, another 24 percent switched from T-Mobile, and 19 percent switched from Sprint.
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During June through August 2008, the top four best-selling smartphones based on unit-sales to consumers were as follows:

1. Apple iPhone 3G
2. RIM Blackberry Curve
3. RIM Blackberry Pearl
4. Palm Centro"


The enormous success of iPhone shows how Apple has been a great benefit to AT&T even though Sprint's 3G network is much better than AT&T's 3G network at the moment. And almost half of new AT&T iPhone customers switched from Verizon. Who decided to turn down Apple at Verizon when Apple approached them first? It cost them a lot of lost revenue! To this date, iPhone 3G is unmatched in its hardware (multi-touch), software and over 4000 apps (almost a thousand apps/games for free) that really enhance the usability of this device. I have used Windows mobile phone, Samsung Instinct and an iPhone 3G and there is just no comparison. iPhone is in a league of its own and there is an app for almost anything imaginable. There is no other device/app store combination like it in the market.

It is surprising to see that a version of Motorola RAZR phone is still #1 in overall sales!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

On the iPhone 3G Accessories selling websites you can choose for like its Chargers, FM Transmitters, iPhone 3g Cases Skins & Fabric and lots more to explore. All these iPhone accessories come in a great variety as well as in high quality which cannot be compared to accessories bought from the FommyIndia.

Roadtrekkin RV Adventures said...

I wonder how the Touch Diamond is performing against the Instinct. If the instinct allowed tethering, I might even consider switching back just for the battery life, but the Diamond is a far better phone, so I guess I just have to get used to plugging in where ever I go.

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