In case you needed any more confirmation: yes, the iPhone is doing very well in the US. Research firm NPD has published its Mobile Phone Track report for Q2 of 2011, and the iPhone 4 and 3GS tank as the top two best-selling smartphones.
Even during the current economy, consumers are still opting for the Apple tax. What’s even more interesting is that the iPhone 3GS is the second best-selling smartphone, and the 3GS has been on the market for over two years.
Top 5 Selling Smartphones in Q2 of 2011:
- Apple iPhone 4
- Apple iPhone 3GS
- HTC EVO 4G
- HTC Inspire 4G
- Samsung INTENSITYII
Despite the 14 month-old iPhone 4 and 26 month-old 3GS claiming the top selling spots, NPD does note that Android took the majority of sales with 52% of new adopters in Q2 — and that’s due to the fact that the OS is preinstalled on such a wide variety of hardware from different manufacturers.
What’s most telling about this report is that Apple has managed to maintain traction without introducing a new iPhone in the Summer. Besides the announcement of the white iPhone 4 and Verizon support, the iPhone 4 has been all there is for the past 14 months.
Apple has been aggressively marketing the iPhone 3GS with promotions and price cuts, but that 26 month-old device is expected to lose software support soon.
The iPhone 5 is expected to launch this Fall in the month of September or October, depending on who you ask.
(via MacRumors)
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27 responses to “The iPhone is the Best-Selling Smartphone in the US [Report]”
I just paíd $21.87 for an íPad 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Pánasoníc Lümíx GF 1 Cámera that we got for $38.75 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch L E D T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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My factory unlocked iPhone 3GS works great on T-Mobile US.
Also hard to beat their $49.99 500 voice/2GB data/unlimited sms plan.
Why only Asian companies score out of Googles android?
Licensing is killing USA economy.And it is Apple who creates jobs in China?
Imagine if Microsoft didn’t license its OS and do makes its own hardware?Wouldn’t computer innovation have been more alive?
What good is 2Gb data when it’s only 2G?
“The white iPhone 4 was unveiled on Verizon in February”
Correction— Black iPhone 4 in Feb. White came in the Spring of 2011 for both AT&T & Verizon
What good is 2GB of 3G data when it is the same speed as 2G during peek times. AT&T network became crap in my area, 3G S no issues at all. iPhone 4 barely get 1Mbps during peek times 10PM-3AM push it just shy of 3Mbps except for weekends.
Correction. BLACK AND WHITE iPhone 4’s announced June 7, 2010. BLACK iPhone 4 RELEASED June 24, and WHITE iPhone 4 delayed until April 28, 2011…don’t correct with wrong information…and don’t even get me started about the GSM and CDMA models.
I just p a i d $21.87 for an i P a d 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasonîc Lumîx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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Apple didn’t create jobs in China they paid a parasite sweatshop company to manufacture their pretty hardware for cheap in order to over charge you and make more money. End result the American economy is in the toilet and Chinese workers have killed themselves due to a shit work environment all the while well to do businessmen/women like Jobs sit on their gold platted crapper and laugh their asses off at you while you declare bankruptcy and sell the house. On the bright side I hear there’s an app for that so you’re covered. As for Microcrap don’t even get me started on Bill ” son of Lucifer” Gates. Enjoy your iPhone.
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I just paíd $20.82 for an íPad 2.64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasoníc Lumíx GF 1 Cámera that we got for $38.79 there arriving tomorrow by UP S.I will never pay such expensive retail príces in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LCD T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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lolz
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As if Apple doesn’t create jobs for people in California and at all their apple stores in USA etc etc..? Do you know how much fuccking moneys Apple pays all their engineers, designers, programmers etc etc in their Cupertino HQ?
stop your lame china/apple bashing, try some new hobby and get a life.
Please READ my post again, before inflaming.
I was mocking people who say apple creates jobs in China.
Licensing OS by Microsoft and Google is killing yr economy, is killing Linux and is BAD for innovation!