According to a legend widespread in our latitudes, Japan is a country of exceptionally advanced smartphones that are not equipped with perhaps an antigravitator. Output iPhone, devoid of excessive bells and whistles, to the Japanese market caused only skepticism, and even outright ridicule, among many. Expected complete failure.
In the beginning, that's how it was. 2008 brought the "apple company" only continuous disappointments. However, it sold well - hundreds of thousands of pieces, but Apple I counted on millions.
However, as studies have shown MM Research Institute (MMRI), the notorious smartphone, as a result, managed not only to gain a foothold in the market, but also to make a decent rustle. To date, its share in the Land of the Rising Sun is 72 percent. It is followed by models from HTC (11.1 percent) and Toshiba (6.8 percent). Further - RIM, Sony Ericsson, Samsung.
We remind you that we are talking about the market of smartphones, and not phones in general. If we talk about the mobile market in general, then the leadership still remains with Sharp, which has 26.2 percent.
The most popular model was the iPhone 3G 8 GB. Nothing much was said about the sales of the iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately, only percentages were also named, and not the number of devices sold in single measurements.
Sales volumes iPhone in Japan for the last quarter increased by 183 percent, compared with the same period last year. The smartphone market itself in this country has grown by 80 percent over the past year.
