Nokia and Motorola both have done it in the past, and others will do it in the future. As far as passing all expectations, look at the EVO and the DroidX - both sold out for weeks, because demand is WAY beyond supply.
The iPhone 4 sold more in 24 hours of preorders, causing preorders to be halted, than both of those combined sold in the first week. Apple did have supply issues too, after about two million sold in a few days.
Sorry, but no phone manufacturer has a smartphone in the same ballpark as the sales of the iPhone. It takes all of the Android manufacturers combined to barely beat Apple's numbers.