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Report Says iPhone #2 Handset In US Overall

Submitted by Edward Kirk on October 13, 2008 - 9:22pm.
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A few days ago we learned that the RAZR is still outselling the iPhone, but it may now be the only one. According to a report from NPD, the iPhone has leaped up in marketshare to become the overall second best selling handset in the United States. The new rank also makes it the most popular smartphone, leaving only Motorola's dumbphone, the RAZR V3, to stand in it's way from market dominance.

The report claims that shortly after it's launch, the iPhone 3G rose to the #1 US smartphone in sales, helping to gain Apple a total of 17% of the US's smartphone marketshare.

"The launch of the lower-priced iPhone 3G was a boon to overall consumer smartphone sales," said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for The NPD Group. "While the original iPhone also helped win customers for AT&T, the faster network speeds of the iPhone 3G has proven more appealing to customers that already had access to a 3G network."

NPD's report also found that the strong sales still bring over switchers from other carriers, though it's now 30% instead of 38%.

[via AppleInsider]

Submitted by HackThatPhone on October 14, 2008 - 8:47am.
No surprise that the RAZR is still the king. It has superior signal quality and battery life over the iPhone, and can be unlocked easily and even purchased unlocked brand new.

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Submitted by mirad4you on October 15, 2008 - 11:32pm.
i'll personally tell Steve to cut you a check for that comment. What you forgot to mention was that when the dumbphone came out you were actually standing in line to get one. we all like iphone but some of us just turn to like it so much that we even forget why we like it in the first place. waoh..............So what are we going to call iphone when another badass phone comes out?

Submitted by HackThatPhone on October 16, 2008 - 9:42am.
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Originally Posted by mirad4you View Post
i'll personally tell Steve to cut you a check for that comment. What you forgot to mention was that when the dumbphone came out you were actually standing in line to get one.
I did not stand in line for a RAZR.