Posts Tagged ‘iPhone 3G’
Is it true or the rumor mill is still on its way unstoppable and indubitable, well, you guessed it right it’s Apple again. This time not something about iPod or iPhone 3G, but now it’s about iPhone Nano: iPhone’s little bro.
Some so-called reliable sources are showing pics of a smaller version (or iPhone Nano) of the iPhone 3G along with its big bro. Read the rest of this entry
Now there is another jewel in the iPhone 3G’s crown. A report from NPD Group shows that the iPhone 3G has surpassed the Motorola RAZR in the Q3, as it was the leading handset purchased by US adult consumers.
In US, the RAZR has been ruling as the top-selling handset for the last 12 Qs. The report is based on more than 150,000 online consumer surveys conducted each month to represent all 18 years and older US consumers.
“This replacement of the RAZR by the iPhone shows a cut-off point shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable functionality. During third quarter, four out of the five best-selling handsets had advanced Internet features and were optimized for messaging,” said Ross Rubin, who is NPD’s director of industry analysis.
Craig Berger, who is a FBR Capital Markets analyst, says in his research report that Apple to significantly cut back its iPhone production by 40 percent in Q4.
The company has already predicted to cut its production output by 10 per cent after selling almost seven million phones in the third quarter, however, the current report indicates a much larger figure.
It is unknown how much inventory Apple builds after the successful launch of the iPhone 3G that got far better response than the original iPhone.
