Apple iPhone #1 Amongst U.S. Consumers in Q3 2008

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/11/10/apple-iphone-1-amongst-u-s-consumers-in-q3-2008/

The NPD Group issued a press release today revealing that the Apple iPhone is now ranked #1 in consumer phone sales for the 3rd quarter of 2008. The iPhone surpassed Motorola's RAZR phone which had been ranked #1 for the previous 12 quarters.

"The displacement of the RAZR by the iPhone 3G represents a watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable functionality," said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for NPD. "Four of the five best-selling handsets in the third quarter were optimized for messaging and other advanced Internet features."

NPD bases their data on online surveys each month that are projected to represent the entire population of U.S. consumers age 18 and over.

The iPhone and RAZR were followed by the RIM Blackberry Curve, LG Rumor and LG enV2 in the top 5 ranking.

this is great for iphone, apple was good at making mp3 players, and they're also good at making cell phones

this is a very big deal for the iphone

yeah, this is great news for sure.

this is really amazing though. the iphone is considered an expensive phone, yet it has sold more than any other phone

i don't think very expensive, sure it's probably more that you spend on your normal phone, but the iphone is not your normal, ordinary phone

but $200 is quite a bit when some phones out there are free with 2 year contract

yeah, its a little on the high side compared to some phones....but there are others that are more than that.

yes, there are. but it amazing that the iphone is the top seller

it is, it proves that apple knows how to make an excellent cell phone

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