Who said the iPhone would struggle to find traction in the super-competitive Japanese wireless market? That’s right, just about everyone. Following on new sales estimates that point to 3 million iPhone 3Gs in the wild, a new study from from TechOn, dubbed “iPhone Affects KDDI’s Net Subscription Growth,” points to incredible new subscription growth on SoftBank, [...]

While almost every other aspect of the global economy indicates that we’re in for some seriously rough times, the smartphone market has been looking surprisingly spry. Even as mobile phone sales in general have been seeing a decline over the past months, smartphones sales have been growing steadily - despite a gloomy economic outlook for [...]

Krussell, one of the premier names in consumer electronics cases, has just released a report detailing the “Top 10″ best selling mobile phones in July 2008. The figures are based on the number of cases purchased for each specific device, and should be taken as a loose interpretation of general handset sales in July 2008. [...]

Japan has long been known as the land where advanced mobile phones pack features that would have the average American dizzy with wonderment. Japanese handset makers have been concentrating on stuffing as much techno-gadgetry in to their dumb-phones in an attempt to woo as many Japanese tech-heads as possible. But, there’s a problem. Japan has seen [...]

Some time ago, Microsoft announced to the world that their mobile ambitions weren’t going to be hindered by this or that touchscreen smartphone hitting the market. Microsoft wants to snag 40% of the global smartphone market by 2012. To that end, Redmond announced that they were looking to ship at least 20 million Windows Mobile [...]

By now it's obvious that Apple is planning to hit the global smartphone market hard with the next-generation iPhone 3G priced at just $199 for the 8GB base-model. And, we already know that the iPhone 3G will be selling like Botox treatments in Beverly Hills. But, just how many iPhone 3G units will Apple sell through [...]

Now before you get all crazy with talk about how many handsets your favorite manufacturer sells worldwide every day, or how crappy the iPhone is, or how much you like 3G (check out our 3G shootout , by the way), just remember that the iPhone is Apple very first foray into the mobile phone market. So, with that out of the way, let’s get to the point. France’s Orange network has just reported that they’ve moved 70,000 iPhones out their doors in the first month of sales. That works out to roughly 2,333 iPhones sold every day through Orange. If you’ll remember, Apple’s French iPhone-partner reported sales numbers of about 40,000 iPhone in the first five days of sales – which works out to about 8,000 iPhones per day. Now, on the one hand, 70,000 units is not a bad number to play with. On the other hand, Apple and Orange saw sales-rates drop by more than 70%. So, is the iPhone a hot seller worldwide? Is it the disappointment that soo many out there are hoping for? Stay tuned, Stevie will be dropping the sales-number-bomb on us in less than a couple weeks. [Via: TUAW ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Want an unlocked iPhone? Just go to France. Orange France to sell carrier-unlocked iPhonesOrange unlocked iPhones truly unlocked?France's Orange expects to sell 100,000 iPhones by year-end; sell cheaper unlocked iPhonesUnlocked iPhones from France's Orange still locked - Round 3France's Orange sells 30,000 iPhones in first few days

Turns out that O2’s claims of the iPhone being the fastest selling device in the carrier’s history wasn’t all marketing-talk. O2’s head honcho recently paid his Jobs-ness a visit in Cupertino, California to presumably give each other their “high-fives” over how well the iPhone is doing in the UK. Despite reports of slow-sales , O2’s Matthew Key told Steve Jobs that O2 should move around 200,000 iPhones by the end of January (we should note that other reports indicate that iPhones have been selling very well). More importantly (especially for O2), Key told Jobs that the iPhone has spurred incredibly high data-usage rates on the UK network. With 60% of iPhone users clocking more than 25MB of data per month, O2’s data revenue has gone through the roof (compared with 1.8% of O2’s general subscriber base using 25MB of data every month). With data-revenue the key money-source from O2’s iPhone customers, it’s pretty much a lock that O2 will be picking up the 3G iPhone when it launches next year. Good for you, O2. Way to meet your iPhone sales goal. [Via: MocoNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple cracking down on unlocked iPhone sales - limits iPhone purchases to 2 per credit card, no cashAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson confirms 3G iPhone for 'next year'Apple iPhone sales eclipse all other smartphones in July!European carriers commit to revenue sharing plan for Apple iPhone - T-Mobile, Orange, O2Apple to announce 5 million [...]

Well, if 9to5mac is on point with this latest speculation, then Apple is poised to announce that they’ve pushed 5 million iPhone handsets onto the smartphone market. We’re looking for Steve Jobs to announce the blistering sales numbers during his keynote at MacWorld Expo on January 15th. The iPhone just recently broke through the 1 million-handset market, and with European iPhone sales shrouded in doubt (some reports indicate incredible sales , others paint a much dimmer picture ), we find it hard to believe that Apple is already halfway to their 10 million-handset end-of-2008 goal. Still, we could be wrong, and the iPhone could deliver another giant blow to Windows Mobile’s market. We’ll know if  a few weeks time… [Via: MacRumors ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:It's official - Apple has sold 1 million iPhonesAs of today Apple has sold 100 Million iPodsiPhone in numbers - Up to 500,000 units sold during the weekend!One dollar iPhones available in Canadian Dollarama bargain stores? Actually, no!Unlocked iPhones under fire in Singapore - Apple threatens legal action against unlocked iPhone retailers

If there’s one thing that gets people riled up more than details on how well the iPhone is selling, it’s news that the iPhone is out-selling the Nokia N95 in Europe. The iPhone clearly outsells these handsets in the US, but Europe has been regarded as a reluctant market for the iPhone, given it’s lack of critical hardware features. We previously mentioned that the iPhone has shown disappointing sales figures in the UK, but it seems that even “ laggard ” iPhones sales on UK’s O2 network are still outselling rivals. In fact, all three European markets are reportedly seeing sales of the iPhone outpacing those of its closest, and highly subsidized, competitors - a group that includes the HTC Touch , LG Prada, Nokia N95, and Nokia’s E-Series handsets. Michael Abramsky, an analyst with RBC Capital, is reporting that iPhone sales in the UK, Germany and France have proven strong. He notes “solid European iPhone momentum,” adding that the “iPhone appears to be an early hit with European Smartphone consumers.” Despite selling only 10,000 iPhones on launch day , many of T-Mobile’s 700 German retail stores are reporting 15-20 iPhone sales per week. France’s Orange Wireless, by far the iPhone’s strongest EU market , has reported that approximately 63,000 customers have registered their interest in the iPhone, with reports of some Orange stores running out of iPhone-stock. Most notably, and sure to draw the ire of Nokia fans (especially those with Nokia N95’s - the author excluded), the iPhone has been outselling the feature-packed Nokia N95 in Europe - which has sold 1 million handsets since its launch in March (not a sluggish seller, to be sure). Keep in mind that the iPhone is still only available in three European markets (at least officially) and has largely been sold on-contract and locked to a particular carrier. All these factors led Mr. Abramsky to raise his previous forecast for Apple to sell 12.1 million iPhones in 2008 to a new target of 12.5 million iPhones - higher still than Apple’s own goal of 10 million iPhones. And, this is all before the next-generation iPhone, with 3G in tow, has been officially announced ( brain-farts from AT&T CEOs excepted ). We have to believe that Apple had forecasted sales performance in this range, and has purposely kept details on the 3G iPhone under tight-wraps in an effort to curb cannibalization of current-generation iPhones. [Via: Tech Trader Daily ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple iPhone bests Nokia N95, HTC Touch in usability studyiPhone and its rivalsLG Prada phone vs Apple iPhoneHTC ships 1 million HTC Touch handsets in 6 months!HTC Touch Preview Videos - HTC's answer to Apple's iPhone in the flesh