Jeff Campbell
12-21-2009, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/12/17/japans-smartphone-market-the-iphone-is-huge-the-blackberry-and-android-arent/' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/12...-android-arent/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"It's big in Korea, it's probably big in China's grey market, and the iPhone continues to be big in Japan. According to a report [JP] released by Tokyo-based research company Impress R&D, the iPhone has captured a whopping 46.1% of the domestic smartphone market."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1261329344.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Launched in Japan in the summer of 2008, the 3G has just under 25% of the market, while the 3GS hit 21.5%. They now have a user base of 3 million which is 10% of the global userbase according to the article. SoftBank Mobile has been pretty aggressive with their advertising, something that isn't happening for the Blackberry or Android. Pretty impressive though, almost hitting 1/2 of a market that you didn't exist in a little over a year ago, especially in a place like Japan that is known for being ahead of the curve when it comes to wireless technology.</p>