NPD Group: RAZR still number one cellphone, iPhone number two
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:13pm
According to the latest stats by the NPD Group, the Motorola RAZR is still the top-selling cellphone in the U.S., with the iPhone in second place. You can vote on which cell phone you have here.
According to RCR Wireless, the NPD data shows that smartphones claim three of the top five slots, with the iPhone 3G at number two, Research In Motion’s Blackberry Curve at number three and Pearl at number five.
“The iPhone 3G, of course, represents the touchscreen smartphone at its best: a browsing monster with a fun user interface that has alerted Americans to the possibilities of a mobile, desktop-like experience that has reshaped the market,” opines RCR Research.
Nevertheless, NPD Group Analyst Ross Rubin said that the 3G model’s pull on subscribers outside its perch at AT&T Mobility—some 30 percent of iPhone 3G buyers switched to AT&T Mobility from their original carrier to get the device—is actually less than the original iPhone’s pull.
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