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Do most people have either Iphones or Blackberries now?
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Vodka_Drinka
18-02-2011
Has anyone else noticed how these two makes have totally cornered the mobile phone market now? Everyone I know has one or the other, and most of the other makes (i.e Samsung) appear to be copying them and trying to make something similar. Their Samsung touch looks like a cheap Iphone, which is exactly what it is really.

I hardly used my phone before I got my Iphone at Christmas, but now I can't put it down. It's like an extra limb You can do so much with it, I actually had a big dilemma deciding whether to have an Iphone or a Blackberry. I didn't even consider having any other make. I don't think I'd even consider going back to Nokia (remember them?)
lea_uk
18-02-2011
I stil use the phone I got 4 years ago. I would look a Blackberry or iphone but I can't justify paying for them.
Biffo the Bear
18-02-2011
Ooar it be HTCs aroond ere.
alanwarwic
18-02-2011
Much is true.

Teenage relations, all with iPhones find it easier to advise/persuade their parents to replace their Nokia 3410's with a cheapish Blackberry.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/inq-...roid-50002829/

A very useful qwerty keyboard but otherwise they are very low tech fashion,
Its not quite how good it looks, its what they think others think, as always in the world of fashion.
Pencil
18-02-2011
Originally Posted by lea_uk:
“I stil use the phone I got 4 years ago. I would look a Blackberry or iphone but I can't justify paying for them.”

An iPhone is just all these parts bundled together anyway.

Toshiba Netbook (Argos) - £179.99
DS Lite Games Console (Argos) - £64.99
Binatone Sat Nav (Argos) - £59.99
16GB Creative MP3 player (Argos) - £69.99
Voice Recorder (Argos) - £31.99
Quality Mobile Phone - £49.99

TOTAL = £456.94

...

iPhone 4 16GB

TOTAL = £510.00

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grumpyoldbat
18-02-2011
I see a lot of iPhones, a lot of BlackBerry smartphones and an increasing number of different Android powered devices.

There were some stats recently that said 75% of new UK phone sales were smartphones, so they're certainly more popular than feature phones recently.
stud u like
18-02-2011
LG is popular in my town.
Lummo
18-02-2011
When out and about, if people are on their phones etc, half the time it looks to be an iPhone or BlackBerry where i am.

I work in a shop and when customers are in there waiting for service... almost all of the ones i see play on their BlackBerry or iPhone while waiting.

Smartphones are very popular nowadays and the price is going to continue to decrease so more people will get them.
Awshum-Yawn
18-02-2011
I know more with Android devices either Samsung or HTC, closely followed by iPhone and then Blackberry.
davethorp
18-02-2011
Android certainly missing from this thread title as a lot of people are on that platform.

Perhaps the question should be do most people have smartphones now?
IslandNiles
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by davethorp:
“Android certainly missing from this thread title as a lot of people are on that platform.”

Definitely a lot of people on Android, but it's not a 'make' of phone like the iPhone or BlackBerry. People could have Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, LG etc and still be on Android.
grahamzxy
19-02-2011
To answer the OP - No is the answer

For the year of 2010, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are out from the top of five list and have been replaced by LG and Apple.

Nokia dominate Mobile phone sales - 30%+ share
Samsung are popular globally 20%+ share
LG are also popular 7.6%+ share
Apple a reasonable 4% share
Blackberry (RIM) a healthy 3% share

Hope this helps.
neo_wales
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by IslandNiles:
“Definitely a lot of people on Android, but it's not a 'make' of phone like the iPhone or BlackBerry. People could have Sony Ericsson, HTC, Samsung, LG etc and still be on Android.”

Thats the beauty of Android, choice; your not like the other clones clutching the iPhone.
mtaylor1811
19-02-2011
I think the choice of phones is a bit like the choice of networks, for instance on my estate it seems everyone and his Dog is on O2 and where my Daughter lives everyone seems to be on Orange - maybe its just down to the good old Sheep effect (baa baa).
IslandNiles
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by neo_wales:
“Thats the beauty of Android, choice; your not like the other clones clutching the iPhone.”

I was merely pointing out that makes and platforms are two different things.
KieranDS
19-02-2011
Loads of teens have Blackberrys because of BBM, it's the latest craze.
ForestChav
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by Pencil:
“An iPhone is just all these parts bundled together anyway.

Toshiba Netbook (Argos) - £179.99
DS Lite Games Console (Argos) - £64.99
Binatone Sat Nav (Argos) - £59.99
16GB Creative MP3 player (Argos) - £69.99
Voice Recorder (Argos) - £31.99
Quality Mobile Phone - £49.99

TOTAL = £456.94

...

iPhone 4 16GB

TOTAL = £510.00

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And you need a second car to carry all that stuff and an iphone fits in your pocket.

Factor that expense and resubmit
rickster1995
19-02-2011
i have a blackberry curve and all in all its a good phone, its really good and there is well over 200 people in my town in my age group that have a blackberry, and its partly because of blackberry messenger, its on of the main reasons people get them because of blackberry messenger is really good.

if i could have one phone in the world it would definitely be the blackberry torch i would even take it over the iphone 4
KAC
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by rickster1995:
“if i could have one phone in the world it would definitely be the blackberry torch i would even take it over the iphone 4”

A touchscreen on a Berry feels like a poor add-on rather than integrated into the device as it should be, the Torch is no different.

On my daily commute on the Tube, it's mainly iPhones and Berry's that I see.
grumpyoldbat
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by KAC:
“A touchscreen on a Berry feels like a poor add-on rather than integrated into the device as it should be, the Torch is no different.

On my daily commute on the Tube, it's mainly iPhones and Berry's that I see.”

I've heard that from a couple of people who have tried out/reviewed the BlackBerry Torch. One of my colleagues had one and he said that it seemed like the combination of touchscreen, keyboard input and touch controller (where the trackball used to be) was a bit too much, that it wasn't intuitive as to what to use and the OS wasn't really built for all that.
KieranDS
19-02-2011
Originally Posted by KAC:
“A touchscreen on a Berry feels like a poor add-on rather than integrated into the device as it should be, the Torch is no different.

On my daily commute on the Tube, it's mainly iPhones and Berry's that I see.”

I love the Torch
chaos77
19-02-2011
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1466313
Shadow15
19-02-2011
Android is the most popular smartphone OS now though no competitor has an overall majority.

http://www.taranfx.com/android-most-popular-smartphone

@Pencil

I would in no way say a smartphone is a replacement for a dedicated gaming system like the Nintendo DS, but that depends how serious you are about gaming.
TheBigM
19-02-2011
Two years ago, iPhone was the buzz amongst people around where I live. Last year all I saw were blackberries. This year it's all about HTCs and Samsungs. Mainly HTC Desire, Wildfire, Desire HD and Samsung Galaxy S.

Though it's a bit disproportionate as lots of affluent people who are willing to buy phones all the time not needing to wait for a new contract.
MD1500
19-02-2011
The majority of everyone I know has an Android.
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