Ron Schenone

Top Smartphone in Q2? Surprise! It Is Not The iPhone

Posted by on Aug 4, 2009 | 14 Comments

With all of the talk about the Apple iPhone, one would of thought that this smartphone would be the sales winner. But surprise! The BlackBerry Curve was the top seller for the second quarter of this year. According to figures compiled by IDC, Apple’s iPhone 3G S took second place, with the iPhone 3G placing fourth in sales.

A recent article also states that:

Top-selling Smartphones in the U.S.
BlackBerry Curve
iPhone 3G S
BlackBerry Pearl
iPhone 3G
BlackBerry Bold
BlackBerry Storm
HTC T-Mobile G1
Palm Pre
HTC Touch Pro
HTC Touch Diamond

With its hard QWERTY keyboard and big screen, the Curve (a longtime favorite of Om’s) has stood the test of time and beat out higher-end competitors such as Apple’s iPhone, Palm’s Pre and T-Mobile’s G1. Although the iPhone being limited to the less-than-stellar AT&T network likely plays a role in these rankings. But the Curve wasn’t the only RIM BlackBerry smartphone model to place in the top five, as the list below shows. Here are IDC’s top-selling smartphones in the U.S.

So what do you think? Would you buy a BlackBerry Curve over the popular Apple iPhone?

Comments welcome.

Source.

  • http://www.2-0.biz/blog Charles

    Well, I see two iPhone entries. Could they by any chance add up to enough sales to be #1?

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  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Hi Charles,
    You may also noticed that there are 4 Blackberry’s also listed. I believe the breakdown is by model, not just make.

    Regards, Ron

  • Rick

    Yes, there are other BlackBerry models, but how many Curves are there in the market right now? 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8900… They’re all Curves!!! Break it down by Curve model numbers and then we’ll talk. By that logic, the iPhone 3G and the 3GS should be lumped together.

  • Long time follower, new poster

    Quit making excuses. The Blackberry outsold the iPhone for once, deal with it. iPhone isn’t the best device ever made. Just like its competitor, there are things it accels at, and there are things that it, well, sucks at.

    Besides, the differences between all the Blackberry Curves is very minimal. There may be a bunch of different models, but they’re all part of the same product line. One may have Wi-Fi, one may not. One may ship with a newer version of Blackberry OS, and one may ship with an older version, etc. If they were comparing all Blackberry sales (Curve, Bold, Storm, Perl) against the iPhone, then it would be worth mentioning, but since it’s just Curve sales, bringing that up was juvenile.

    Any one product isn’t going to dominate the market ever quarter. It’s going to vary quarter to quarter, and this quarter, the Blackberry Curve was on top.

    And I’m not a fanboy. I own a Blackberry Curve, and I can’t wait until my contract is up so I can get rid of it. I’m switching to an iPhone because the Blackberry Curve doesn’t do what I need it to do — well, it does, but not as well as the iPhone does. It’s a great phone if you want a simple interface with the ability to browse basic websites designed for mobile devices, check e-mail, and text; however, if you are using your handheld device for multimedia tasks, then the iPhone is a better choice.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts with us. It is appreciated.
    Regards, Ron

  • http://kodesource.com Doug McFarlane

    But what does this tell us? Nothing more than what model sold more units (and we’re not even told the actual qtys, especially if you combine both iPhone 3G models).

    WHO is buying which phone would be important also. I bet a majority of the BlackBerries are purchased by corporate/businesses, while iPhone sales are from regular consumers. BlackBerry reminds me of MicroSoft, the business standard. Its like comparing apples and . . .

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  • http://na.blackberry.com Best Smart Phones

    It is not iPhone? The BlackBerry Curve was the top seller for the second quarter of this year. This is an exciting news.