[TGD] iPhone sweeps the board in smartphone sales

[ElMikeTheMike]

A survey of 2,300 retail stores reveals that Apple has cleaned up in the smartphone market in Japan.

According to nikkei.net, market research company BCN surveyed the market and said the iPhone 3G 8GB, sold by Softbank, easily came in at number one. Second in line was the 16GB iPhone, while the NTT CoCoMo Aquos SH-04A came in at number three.

The report said that while ordinary cellphone sales are plummeting, smartphone sales have grown by nearly 80 percent in a year.

Apple released the iPhone 3G in July last year and it's estimated that over a million have sold in Japan since then.

The appeal is not only the iPhone's ability to download music, games software and other applications, but also a plan Softbank devised to cut the price of handsets and slash the price of the communications tariff.

In the list of the top 10 devices that are best sellers in Japan, the Blackberry Bold comes in at number six, while Taiwanese company HTC has blagged four of the top 10 slots.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43098/145/

[RussianGrimmReaper]

The appeal is not only the iPhone's ability to download music, games software and other applications

Find me a smart phone that can't do the above and I'll GIVE you my rig.

[OmegaNemesis28]

Originally Posted by RussianGrimmReaper

Find me a smart phone that can't do the above and I'll GIVE you my rig.

I think they mean the iTunes and AppStore. There is no other collection and support as massive.

[Xombie]

Originally Posted by RussianGrimmReaper

I'll GIVE you my rig.

Kinda want.

[HouseJhereg]

Yep and when I do my deliveries in downtown chicago most of the idiots I almost hit are screwing around with there I Phone. Too bad if I hit them even tho they are totally ignoring the walk signal I get in trouble or there would be dead bodies everywhere.

[kilrbe3]

Originally Posted by RussianGrimmReaper

Find me a smart phone that can't do the above and I'll GIVE you my rig.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%28phone%29

WIN!!
It's a Smartphone!
Proof!

PM me for my address
Thanks
(im for real......)

[SlyOne77]

Originally Posted by kilrbe3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%28phone%29

WIN!!
It's a Smartphone!
Proof!

PM me for my address
Thanks
(im for real......)

He forgot to mention it's $2500 for shipping...

[kilrbe3]

Originally Posted by SlyOne77

He forgot to mention it's $2500 for shipping...

Lies, it's free shipping

[alex98uk]

I love my iPod Touch, but I really want an iPhone, might have to get one when my contract runs out. There are perhaps some functionally better phones on the market, but nothing looks better and is as cool as the iPhone.

[kilrbe3]

Originally Posted by alex98uk

I love my iPod Touch, but I really want an iPhone, might have to get one when my contract runs out. There are perhaps some functionally better phones on the market, but nothing looks better and is as cool as the iPhone.

Best of all, and reason for my recent purchase of a iPhone, keeps my pockets from not being heavy.. having my touch + phone was a pain, carry two things. Sometimes I would 4get my ipod, now. I never will