VZ won't give Droid tally but is happy

Verizon today responded to predictions for Motorola Droid sales with only a brief statement on their actual results (subscription required). A spokeswoman for the carrier declined to say whether or not a rough estimate of 250,000 Droids sold is accurate but did say the company is "very pleased" with sales in just over a week since the Android phone reached stores. Verizon doesn't normally provide sales breakdowns for phones and doesn't intend one for the Droid, she says.

The company has made exceptions in the past, however, and said it sold one million BlackBerry Storms in its first quarter of sales last year. The absence of numbers doesn't necessarily reflect poor sales but does reduce the likelihood that the Droid has achieved iPhone-like numbers. Apple sold about one million iPhone 3GS units during its opening weekend alone, albeit across eight countries.

Eyewitness accounts corroborate a strong but still relatively modest turnout as most stores only had short lines and didn't sell out of their complete inventories. Apple faced brief shortages in the US but saw a sustained shortage outside of the US as most orders went to fulfill domestic orders.

By Electronista Staff