BlackBerry Curve trumps iPhone, Droid as tops in US
updated 03:15 pm EST, Tue February 9, 2010
IDC shows BlackBerries leading in fall
IDC as part of a wave of mobile market share updates has again given the crown to the BlackBerry Curve as the top selling smartphone in the US. Despite the line's relative age, it outsold both the second-place iPhone and third-place Motorola Droid during the fall and was joined in the top ten by four other models: the Pearl, Bold, Storm and Tour occupied the fifth, sixth, seventh and ninth place spots respectively. The iPhone 3G, Palm Pre and myTouch 3G filled out the fourth-, eighth- and tenth-place positions.
The analyst group's choice of categorization is unusual as it separates the two iPhones while joining together all versions of a given phone, such as the Curve 8500 series and the now three year old Curve 8300.
The Curve's lead was helped significantly by its ubiquity in the US, as all major carriers offer the basic QWERTY BlackBerry where only AT&T is allowed to carry the iPhone and Verizon is the exclusive home of the Droid. RIM also took advantage of the recent launch of the Curve 8520 and 8530 despite both being largely downplayed by their carriers. Price is also somewhat of a concern as the Curve and Pearl can often be had for $100 or less on contract, in some cases costing $50 or even nothing as part of a promotion.
The Droid's performance near the top of the list is also noteworthy as it reflects sustained early sales for the Android flagship even facing competition from the entire BlackBerry lineup on the same network.
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How many Curves are there?
There are like NINE different Blackberry Curves. Is it any surprise that when IDC adds them all up together and calls them the "Blackberry Curve", their sales are more than the iPhone, which is a single phone?
Show me a SINGLE CURVE's sales numbers compared to the iPhone. That will be an accurate comparison.