iPhone with 28% of U.S. Smartphone Marketshare for Q4 2007

MacRumors · 04:23 PM

Canalys reported on both U.S. and Q4 2007 mobile phone marketshare numbers today and listed Apple's iPhone as #3 (6.5%) in smart phone marketshare worldwide despite being only available in a few countries. Apple trailed Nokia (52.9%) and RIM (11.4%) who were #1 and #2, respectively, in the worldwide market.

Meanwhile, Canalys estimates that Apple is #2 in U.S. marketshare with 28%, behind RIM (41%). This put the iPhone ahead of both Palm (9%) and all Windows Mobile device vendors combined (21%).

During the Macworld Expo keynote speech, Jobs reported that the Apple iPhone won 19.5% of the smart phone market during the 3rd quarter of 2007, so this 28% marketshare in Q4 represents signficant growth in the second full quarter the iPhone has been on sale.

Today, Apple introduced a 16GB version of the iPhone.

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Lord Sam · Feb 5, 2008, 03:15 PM

Wow. Who saw that coming? 'Cause I certainly didn't. I was thinking 20% absolute tops.

kkat69 · Feb 5, 2008, 03:17 PM

Good going Apple. Wish I had an iPhone

Alright, all that aside, bring on the MBP and MB whiners out there to give this news article a negative feedback.

clevin · Feb 5, 2008, 03:18 PM

shipping market share, not user base

anyway, where is Jobs' 19.5% from?

HailToTheVictor · Feb 5, 2008, 03:18 PM

Ahead of RIM by years end?

gifford · 03:51 PM

How long until OSX outnumbers Vista on new devices? Not long at this growth and the 3G phone hasn't even been released yet. And when it does.. whooooooosh

Im sure somebody will point out the recent growth of Vista , problem is its not sustainable, whereas OSX has only just begun.

clevin · Feb 5, 2008, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gifford

How long until OSX outnumbers Vista?

100 years?

InkMaster · Feb 5, 2008, 03:23 PM

wow, thats actually pretty damn amazing. Can only imagine what happens once the SDK comes out - probably gonna be over 50%

inkswamp · Feb 5, 2008, 03:27 PM

I don't want to take anything away from Apple because this is a significant success for them, but originally they were talking in terms of simply gaining 1% of the overall cell phone market, not isolating numbers by looking at the smart phone market only. Where does this put them in terms of the overall cell phone market? I'm betting they're still under 1%.

SheriffParker · Feb 5, 2008, 03:29 PM

iPhone looks like its here to stay... Too bad for Windows Mobile. They had a huge head start and everything. Now they just got left in the dust. Like babies.

Lord Sam · Feb 5, 2008, 03:31 PM

Wow. That's incredible. Way to go Apple! And yes, I do wonder where they are in the overall phone market.

stevegmu · Feb 5, 2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inkswamp

I don't want to take anything away from Apple because this is a significant success for them, but originally they were talking in terms of simply gaining 1% of the overall cell phone market, not isolating numbers by looking at the smart phone market only. Where does this put them in terms of the overall cell phone market? I'm betting they're still under 1%.

Could be, but its not fair to compare the iPhone to throw-away phones that are free. I imagine the Razr is the most popular cell phone in the US, but I don't know anyone who has one who has actually had to pay for one.

colinmack · Feb 5, 2008, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevegmu

Could be, but its not fair to compare the iPhone to throw-away phones that are free.

May not be fair, but I think it was the benchmark Apple threw out...

Sky Blue · Feb 5, 2008, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gifford

How long until OSX outnumbers Vista?

Never.

Stella · Feb 5, 2008, 03:34 PM

The u.s phone market is so far behind the times its only worth a glance. The *real* indicator is Europe and Asia, even better, worldwide market share.

Apple, due to its iPhone business model will create a glass ceiling for itself.

Marx55 · Feb 5, 2008, 03:35 PM

Both the iPhone and iPod touch need

Intel Silverthorne inside

to get the full

Mac OS X 10.5.1

And then Firewire and full-quality video out (wired and wireless).

Then the worldwide marketshare will be 50% or more.

stevegmu · Feb 5, 2008, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colinmack

May not be fair, but I think it was the benchmark Apple threw out...

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple has 1% of the market for phones that are not free. I saw a kid on Heelees at the mall with one last week.

Sky Blue · Feb 5, 2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marx55

Both the iPhone and iPod touch need

Intel Silverthorne inside

to get the full

Mac OS X 10.5.1

And then Firewire and full-quality video out (wired and wireless).

Then the worldwide marketshare will be 50% or more.

and a DVD drive so you can watch movies on the go

seppoj · Feb 5, 2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colinmack

May not be fair, but I think it was the benchmark Apple threw out...

Handset Manufacturers, market stats Q4 2007
According to market watcher Strategy Analytics these are the results Q4 2007:
Nokia sold a staggering 133.5m mobiles
Samsung 46.4m
Motorola 40.9m
Sony Ericsson 30.8m
LG 23.7m
Apple shifted 2.3m iPhones

Market share remains as follows:
Nokia 40.2% market share, the highest in its history
Samsung 14%
Motorola 12.3%
Sony Ericsson 9.3%
LG 7.1%
Apple 0.6%

Overall: 332m mobile phones shipped in Q4 2007
(source Strategy Analytics)

gifford · 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clevin

100 years?

At the current rate of growth less than 3 years.
I'm gonna go on record and place in my tag-line the date at which OSX will outnumber Vista on new devices by, and I'm gonna choose just 2 years from today.

950 million phones sold last year , roughly 240 million computers sold (that included apples share and linux).
The OS battle does not lie in traditional computers.

BornAgainMac · Feb 5, 2008, 03:37 PM

Jobs said 10 million iPhones = 1% of the overall cell phone market at the time.

stevegmu · Feb 5, 2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marx55

Both the iPhone and iPod touch need

Intel Silverthorne inside

to get the full

Mac OS X 10.5.1

And then Firewire and full-quality video out (wired and wireless).

Then the worldwide marketshare will be 50% or more.

How about an 8-core processor and 1TB storage, as well...

gifford · Feb 5, 2008, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky Blue

Never.

Are you game for a wager?

stevegmu · Feb 5, 2008, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gifford

How long until OSX outnumbers Vista? Not long at this growth and the 3G phone hasn't even been released yet. And when it does.. whooooooosh

Im sure somebody will point out the recent growth of Vista , problem is its not sustainable, whereas OSX has only just begun.

I think it already does in Japan.

clevin · Feb 5, 2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gifford

At the current rate of growth less than 3 years.

950 million phones sold last year , roughly 240 million computers sold (that included apples share and linux).
The OS battle does not lie in traditional computers.

vista reach 14% in one year, OX has 7.6% in 6 years, where comes your conclusion?

Feb 5, 2008, 03:10 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPhone with 28% of U.S. Smartphone Marketshare for Q4 2007 Canalys reported on both U.S. and Q4 2007 mobile phone marketshare numbers today and listed Apple's iPhone as #3 (6.5%) in smart phone marketshare worldwide despite being only available in a few countries. Apple trailed Nokia (52.9%) and RIM (11.4%) who were #1 and #2, respectively, in the worldwide market. Meanwhile, Canalys estimates that Apple is #2 in U.S. marketshare with 28%, behind RIM (41%). This put the iPhone ahead of both Palm (9%) and all Windows Mobile device vendors combined (21%). During the Macworld Expo keynote speech, Jobs reported that the Apple iPhone won 19.5% of the smart phone market during the 3rd quarter of 2007, so this 28% marketshare in Q4 represents signficant growth in the second full quarter the iPhone has been on sale. Today, Apple introduced a 16GB version of the iPhone. Article Link Last edited by Doctor Q : Feb 5, 2008 at 04:23 PM.

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Feb 5, 2008, 03:18 PM	#5
HailToTheVictor macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	Ahead of RIM by years end?

Feb 5, 2008, 03:27 PM	#9
inkswamp macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003	I don't want to take anything away from Apple because this is a significant success for them, but originally they were talking in terms of simply gaining 1% of the overall cell phone market, not isolating numbers by looking at the smart phone market only. Where does this put them in terms of the overall cell phone market? I'm betting they're still under 1%.

Feb 5, 2008, 03:29 PM	#10
SheriffParker macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Land of Enchantment	iPhone looks like its here to stay... Too bad for Windows Mobile. They had a huge head start and everything. Now they just got left in the dust. Like babies.

Feb 5, 2008, 03:34 PM	#15
Stella macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada	The u.s phone market is so far behind the times its only worth a glance. The real indicator is Europe and Asia, even better, worldwide market share. Apple, due to its iPhone business model will create a glass ceiling for itself.

Feb 5, 2008, 03:35 PM	#16
Marx55 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005	Both the iPhone and iPod touch need Intel Silverthorne inside to get the full Mac OS X 10.5.1 And then Firewire and full-quality video out (wired and wireless). Then the worldwide marketshare will be 50% or more.

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BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	Jobs said 10 million iPhones = 1% of the overall cell phone market at the time.

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