iPhone all set to overtake Blackberry in 2011
March 9th, 2010 by Annkur
Blackberry remains the highest selling smartphone in the US, thanks to the plethora of business handsets it has to offer. One company that is fast catching up (and currently in no 2 position) is the Apple iPhone. Analyst prediction says that the iPhone would overtake Blackberry in sales sometime in 2011.
RIM’s touchscreen attempt with the Blackberry has failed to matchup and failed to counter the touch hype that iPhone has created. Meantime the iPhone 3GS has went on to be the best selling iPhone ever with Apple unable to go ahead with its global roll out as scheduled due to stock issues. Apple is expected to nab a 11% market share where as RIM Blackberry is seen at 8% in 2011. While a lot would depend on releases by both these companies in 2010, the iPhone 4G would be crucial for Apple as Blackberry has its momentum rested on a series of smartphones and not just one model.
(PS: I am a little confused here as the chart shows Apple with 4.43% share and RIM with 4.29% share, however the writeup from Trefis reads 11% and 8%. Nevertheless the trend remains the same – iPhone beats Blackberry in 2011) Update: Graph fixed
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Categories: Apple, Market Watch, Tech Industry News, iphone, smartphones | Tags: iphone vs blackberry, market share of iphone, rim and apple, smartphone industry, smartphones 2011
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