The Hottest Selling Smartphones

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobileplanet.com/other.asp?cat=WINPHONE&update=true' target='_blank'>http://www.mobileplanet.com/other.asp?cat=WINPHONE&update=true</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20060320-HottestSellingDevices.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />I was just browsing around Expansys checking out the current selection of Windows Mobile hardware and I noticed this cool little pie chart on the side of the page. It shows the percentage of different devices that have been sold over the last 30 days. The three best selling devices over the last 30 days are the i-mate SP3i (22%) and the Sierra Wireless Voq (19%) and the i-mate SP3 (13%). Combined, they make up a surprising 54% of Windows Mobile-based phone sales! All 3 of these devices are running the older Windows Mobile 2003 SE operating system. They are all great devices, even though some of you might not agree with the Voq. ;) However, Kris just told us about <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=67838">all these great deals</a> on new Windows Mobile 5 based devices for just $50. So, who's buying all these older phones at 2 to 3 times the price? In an interesting twist, the <a href="http://www.expansys.ca/other.asp?cat=WINPHONE">Expansys Canadian site</a> shows the K-Jam as the leading phone with a whooping 63% of sales. It may not be a Smartphone, but at least it's a Windows Mobile 5 based device. :D

[edgar]

WHAT!??! Where's the MPX220? :o
The VOQ has 19% - I thought that device was so-so.

[randalllewis]

I gather I am firmly one of "the others" (pardon the Lost reference) because my MpX 200, i600, and 2125 don't appear on their own. Just not part of the "in" crowd I guess.

[xultar]

WHAT!??! Where's the MPX220? :o
The VOQ has 19% - I thought that device was so-so.

Ah I was just thinking about moto myself then I realised that their phones aren't that smart. So they wouldn't be counted.

[Rocco Augusto]

the mpx220, i600 and 2125 are not listed because expansys/mobile planet does not sell them through their website. i dont think i have ever seen a locked smartphone/carrier branding device in their catalog.

[keirmeister]

I bought my SP3i from Expansys (Mobileplanet) a year ago for about $480+. Nice to see the prices....uh, well...cut in half. Whattayagonnado?

Keirmeister

[surur]

I think you guys will find this graph illuminating.

http://surur.sytes.net/convergeddevices2005.gif
http://www.pcmag.com/image_popup/0,1871,s=27114&amp;iid=114385,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1861732,00.asp

The numbers break down in 2005 as:

WM PPCPhone......... 17%......... 1989367
WM Smartphone...... 40%......... 4724747
WM PPC................... 43%......... 5060632

Total.........................................11774746

MS Smartphone users obviously have an inferiority complex due to the devices being more limited, getting less attention and less software, but they actually outsell PPCPhones 2:1, and have for a while. They probably deserve more respect.

Surur

[Pete Paxton]

I like the amazon.com site better. It's updated hourly under the "best selling" >> "cell phones" listing. It just seems to be more current.

[Mark Larson]

There's a vast difference between buying a device from a carrier for a discounted price and buying an unlocked device from expansys. There is 1 year or 2 year contract to think about if you want a subsidized device. Only a few of us are lucky enough to have a new device come out when we're eligible for upgrade, and after that we can't sign another contract for a year or two.

I was also going to be one of those 22% buying the SP3i - but luckily I was able to get an SDA for cheap. I won't be upgrading when the next wave of devices come out. :)

Frankly, if I could have gotten the SP3i for even cheaper than the SDA, I would have gone for it in a heartbeat. The SDA isn't that much better than the old stuff.

[Stinger]

I assume the VOQ is doing so well because it's being sold at a bargain basement price.

[Mike Temporale]

I assume the VOQ is doing so well because it's being sold at a bargain basement price.

$100 for a Smartphone with a built in keyboard - that's a pretty good deal. It's just way to large compared to other phones. :(

[bjf182]

I just purchased an SP3i and did if because it was unlocked. No carrier contract, no rebates, no foolin'. When to T-Mobile and got a pre-paid SIM, worked like a charm. With there PAYG plan, spend $100 bucks and all your minutes are good for a full year. Well worth keeping the wife happy without a $40/month minimum plan just to get a decent phone.

[Mike Temporale]

With there PAYG plan, spend $100 bucks and all your minutes are good for a full year.

Really? That rocks! Man, Canada is falling so far behind. :(