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Originally Posted by Architengi View Post
>> Sales figures?
Apple sold over 30 millions of iPhones.
Nokia sold 10 millions of s60v5 (touch enabled) devices, 5800+N97, but 5800 is only $250 compared to iPhone 3GS unlocked price of $690
i dont know where got the 30mio from, all reports i have are much lower, but still: you're comparing said 30mio within 2 years to 10mio in 10months. also, you're comparing 3 models made by apple to 2 arbitrarily chosen models by nokia...
what's the point? selling an average of 800.000 to 900.000 units per month (depending on which you take as a base, your figures or mine) isn't all that exciting.

also, more than 50% of the iphones sold so far were sold in north america. of course this still counts for the global sales, but it shows that the iphone is a very local phenomenon.

Originally Posted by Architengi View Post
>> Market share?
On the same smartphone segment, Apple share has grown in the last 2 years from 2 to 13%, and Nokia market share has decreased some procents...
i still don't understand the exact definition of "smartphone". it used to be a phone with PIM functionality. then they said it's a phone that allows you to install third party applications. now that even the cheapest phones can do all of this, a "smartphone" is anything - if you need an excuse for the high price.

given there's no clear definition of smartphone, i rather see the true market share: 1.5%. too little to stand out in any pie chart.

Originally Posted by Architengi View Post
>> Feastures??
With more features compared to 5800 and N97 at RAM and processor power and 3D graphics accelerator, but with less features in other terms like resolution, still, iPhone 3GS sells better than 5800+N97 monthly based.
as i said, we seem to have different figures about monthly sales. also, i wouldn't compare it against these two models but the whole S60 lineup. but:
when i said "features" i was primarily thinking about things you can/can't do software-wise. starting with little things like copypaste that was introduced only recently (and before that, there was no way i'd call the iphone a smart phone) to real dealbreakers like crippled bluetooth.


so what we have in the end is a platform that holds 1.5% of the global market after 3 models, is sold almost only in the US and lacks basic functionality that others don't even mention in their spec sheets any more. - i wouldn't call this a target.
 

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