Posted on 07/04/2009 1:15:49 PM PDT by Swordmaker
The iPhone is currently the best-selling smartphone in Japan, at least at retail, according to a recent survey. Gathered by research firm BCN, data from 2,300 stores shows the 8GB iPhone 3G as the most popular smartphone, followed by its 16GB sibling. Ranking third in the survey is the NTT DoCoMo Aquos SH-04A, designed by Sharp; RIM's BlackBerry Bold ranks sixth, and a full four slots in the list are occupied by devices from HTC.
The Japanese iPhone is carried by Softbank, which is said to have adjusted its plans to make the product cheaper in terms of fees and hardware. The iPhone may also be benefiting from a relatively static local market, which has little incentive to develop new features beyond items like better cameras, sharper displays and mobile TV. No word has emerged on the popularity of the iPhone 3GS; conventional cellphones are believed to be rapidly dropping out of favor, however, while smartphone sales have risen 80 percent this year.
I know at one time in the past, there were some posters who were trying to say that the iPhone wasn’t sellling very well in Japan. This information that you’ve presented here, seems to dispel that rumor that I heard before... LOL...
Read it and weep.
How do you prefer your crow or hat served?
I have notified the, er, person that claimed:
“Evidently someone has invented a better phone. Its been reported that carriers in Japan can’t unload Iphones even when they’re being given away.”
See the post above this one. I do wonder how he will want his crow or hat prepared. :D
Ah yes..., some people desperately want the iPhone to go nowhere... I think we’re way past that point now... :-)
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