[Columbo Fan]

I think it's safe to say its between Iphone3 and Nokia N95?

Thoughts pls

[AxeVictim]

Nokia 3210 or 3310

[scorpionatthepc]

Either the nokia 3310 or the nokia 5110 I'd say.

[spoonfulofsense]

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Originally Posted by Columbo Fan

I think it's safe to say its between Iphone3 and Nokia N95?

Thoughts pls

Not even close. it's the Nokia 1110

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._mobile_phones

[Columbo Fan]

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Originally Posted by spoonfulofsense

Not even close. it's the Nokia 1110

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._mobile_phones

You are missing the point, I did not mean the phone that sold the most. I meant the phone that most people wished or wanted to get their hands on. That is to say the phone everyone talked about.

Maybe I missed something back then but I dont remember anyone talking about another Nokia brand in glowing terms like the N95 (Maybe it was the short and easily memorable model name?) As for Iphone you cant argue with the hype. Many want it but cant afford it. If it was as cheap as the Nokia 1110 I am sure it would rival the number of sales.

[spoonfulofsense]

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Originally Posted by Columbo Fan

You are missing the point, I did not mean the phone that sold the most. I meant the phone that most people wished or wanted to get their hands on. That is to say the phone everyone talked about.

If the Nokia 1100 is the best selling phone of all time then it was the most sought after.

I dunno how else you can measure it.

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Originally Posted by Columbo Fan

Maybe I missed something back then but I dont remember anyone talking about another Nokia brand in glowing terms like the N95 (Maybe it was the short and easily memorable model name?) As for Iphone you cant argue with the hype. Many want it but cant afford it. If it was as cheap as the Nokia 1110 I am sure it would rival the number of sales.

Well I would still place the Nokia 3210 (2nd best seeling phone of all time) as the most 'wanted' phone in that respect. I remember perfectly when the phone came out and I had three during my lifetime. It was a must have phone at the time.

As for cost, I know plenty of low-paid people with iPhones. If someone really wants it, they will find £35 a month which isn't really a lot compared to the average monthly wage of someone of even on minimum wage.

[unklesam]

Like it or loathe it I think it has to be the iPhone

[Gormond]

The nokias sold well but I don't remember anyone queueing up at launch for them because they must have one!

I would say the iPhone 4, the queues were massive, I had to wait over an hour to get it and I live in a small town.

[prking]

It's a bit of an odd question because as far as I know there is no way to measure how sought after a handset is.

[spoonfulofsense]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

The nokias sold well but I don't remember anyone queueing up at launch for them because they must have one!

I would say the iPhone 4, the queues were massive, I had to wait over an hour to get it and I live in a small town.

But that is a bad way to measure it. For example I have just bought a Samsung Galxy SII and I pre-ordered it online as did many other people I know who got one.

Hence we didn't need to queue up to get one at launch as it was delivered to us.

Apple like to release their products in their shops first and offer delieveries several days after launch at the earliest which creates these queues, which then gets TV coverage and creates great marketing for Apple.

[neo_wales]

The Nokia 1100 has sold over 250 million to date, much more than iphone's I suspect.

[Gormond]

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Originally Posted by neo_wales

The Nokia 1100 has sold over 250 million to date, much more than iphone's I suspect.

That's because it's cheap, not because it's sought after!

[spoonfulofsense]

So all those people that bought it didn't want it? I think the term "sought after" is a bit ambiguous here.

Maybe the OP should have said 'hyped up' as that is the only definition which the iPhone wins under. Anyone except a homeless person can get an iPhone if they want, very few people can't afford £35 a month and they'll give mobile contracts to anyone (I have awful credit history and have never failed a contract for a mobile) so there's nothing stopping 95% of the population getting one if they wanted it.

Appe fans are certainly more vocal about their fanboyism but don't confuse that with the number of people that actually want one (which is much lower than most iPhone owners think it is).

I could have bought an iPhone but I didn't; I got the Galaxy SII because it's a better phone (and no I won't argue on that until the iPhone 5 comes out which will rival it, the iPhone 4 doesn't come close) and I'm not the only one. The fact that Android is outselling iOS right now is testement to that fact.

I would say there are as many people who would never buy an iPhone as people who would only buy an iPhone, Apple are like Marmite in that respect.

However the Nokia 3210 was wanted and bought by everyone.

[neo_wales]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

That's because it's cheap, not because it's sought after!

Original question is

"Which has been the most sought after mobile phone since records began?"

As people have paid for 250 million I would suggest it was indeed sought after. So the answer is simple, the Nokia 1100 certainly not an iPhone. Do you use an iPhone by any chance lol

[moox]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

The nokias sold well but I don't remember anyone queueing up at launch for them because they must have one!

I would say the iPhone 4, the queues were massive, I had to wait over an hour to get it and I live in a small town.

Given that Apple can likely artificially restrict production / distribution and hype up the product at launch (although it seems Apple can sell turds and people will buy it), it isn't really a good say to measure demand.

I'd say that sales figures are what count - if lots of people have the phone, it is clearly the most sought after.

[Gormond]

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Originally Posted by neo_wales

As people have paid for 250 million I would suggest it was indeed sought after. So the answer is simple, the Nokia 1100 certainly not an iPhone. Do you use an iPhone by any chance lol

The definition of sought after from oxford is:

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much in demand; generally desired:
the most expensive and sought-after perfume

Hmm oddly enough not the cheapest and best selling perfume in their example

I have never met anyone that wanted a Nokia 1100, the people I knew with them bought it because its was cheap and did the job.

It's abit like saying the most sought after car is a Toyota Corolla which i'm sure if you did a survey of the most sought after car that wouldn't even make the top 10.

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Originally Posted by moox

I'd say that sales figures are what count - if lots of people have the phone, it is clearly the most sought after.

This just shows you have no idea what "sought after" means

Now I wasn't saying it is definitely the iPhone, that was just IMO, it could be the HTC Desire for all I know but it definitely isn't the Nokia 1100.

[scorpionatthepc]

I don't think you should of started this thread as your not getting the answer you want. I remember now reading on wiki that the nokia 1110 was the most selling phone but I forgot it was released.

[neo_wales]

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Originally Posted by Gormond

The definition of sought after from oxford is:



Hmm oddly enough not the cheapest and best selling perfume in their example

I have never met anyone that wanted a Nokia 1100, the people I knew with them bought it because its was cheap and did the job.

It's abit like saying the most sought after car is a Toyota Corolla which i'm sure if you did a survey of the most sought after car that wouldn't even make the top 10.



This just shows you have no idea what "sought after" means

Now I wasn't saying it is definitely the iPhone, that was just IMO, it could be the HTC Desire for all I know but it definitely isn't the Nokia 1100.

Of course you realise your talking utter tosh here don't you?

Depending upon your online dictionary definition of 'sought after' the word 'Wanted' is included and 250,000,000 were wanted and therefore meet the criteria of the original question as they were sought after.

Your demonstrating straights of pedantism,,,, save you looking that up
"1. (noun) pedantism
act of a pedant; pedantry" a tad annoying but after my wonderful day in London yesterday I forgive you.

The humble 1100 was obviously the more sought after phone, far more than the iPhone you have or perhaps covet.

[Gormond]

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Originally Posted by neo_wales

Of course you realise your talking utter tosh here don't you?

Depending upon your online dictionary definition of 'sought after' the word 'Wanted' is included and 250,000,000 were wanted and therefore meet the criteria of the original question as they were sought after.

Your demonstrating straights of pedantism,,,, save you looking that up
"1. (noun) pedantism
act of a pedant; pedantry" a tad annoying but after my wonderful day in London yesterday I forgive you.

The humble 1100 was obviously the more sought after phone, far more than the iPhone you have or perhaps covet.

I used the Oxford English Dictionary and as for your other comment I will ignore it as it's trolling and your trying to receive an emotional response from me.

You ignored the rest of my post which didn't surprise me having read previous posts from yourself. I wasn't claiming that the iPhone is the most sought after phone, that was just my opinion which is all we are able to give on this subject.

I was stating that sought after and sales are completely different things. Sought after is something you desire such as a Bugatti Veyron, NOT what you end up buying.

The Nokia 1100 may be the best selling phone but if I were to ask 100 random people in the town centre, if they could have any phone what would it be do you think any of them would respond the Nokia 1100... It's for more likely they will all be high end handsets and not entry level ones.

[neo_wales]

You were wrong in your first post(s), your very obviously a fan of the iPhone and I strongly suggest you stop digging your hole as your close to being in the pit and over your head.

Its not a big deal, you were totally wrong and yet won't admit it, I enjoy you tenacious approach but you must learn to back off when wrong.

I still have a 3310 for camping, simply wonderful phone with superb battery life.

[Gormond]

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Originally Posted by neo_wales

You were wrong in your first post(s), your very obviously a fan of the iPhone and I strongly suggest you stop digging your hole as your close to being in the pit and over your head.

Its not a big deal, you were totally wrong and yet won't admit it, I enjoy you tenacious approach but you must learn to back off when wrong.

I still have a 3310 for camping, simply wonderful phone with superb battery life.

The iPhone has nothing to do with this and you would have noticed that had you read my posts. my dispute with you is what sought after means and not which is the most sought after phone as without a proper survey no one can know for sure only speculate. I have gave examples into why sought after and sales are very different and to give anymore would be like beating a dead horse.

So no I will not "back off" as just become the Nokia 1100 is the best selling phone doesn't mean it's the most sought after.

[BOOTHY2905]

I totally agree.

Anybody work at a huge company with a massive workforce in the field. I know I do and a lot of phones are nokia's and a lot of phone used are 1100's This is because they are cheap and they do the job. I can also guarantee that the employees that are given these phones didn't ask their employer's "if I get a copmpany phone please please please make sure it's the nokia 1100"

My point is how many companies will have supplied this phone to it staff. Answer is hundreds I would of thought and this then doesn't make it sought after does it.

[psionic]

Sought After != Units Sold

IMHO

Also depends on the demographic - For teens it's probably the Blackberry as they can BBM inane rubbish to their mates....

[Gormond]

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Originally Posted by psionic

Sought After != Units Sold

IMHO

Also depends on the demographic - For teens it's probably the Blackberry as they can BBM inane rubbish to their mates....

Indeed I see loads of blackberrys nowadays, infact I know someone that traded in their iPhone for one because they hated the touchscreen. I must admit what I hate about the iPhone is that it's difficult to text while walking.

[neo_wales]

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Originally Posted by BOOTHY2905

I totally agree.

Anybody work at a huge company with a massive workforce in the field. I know I do and a lot of phones are nokia's and a lot of phone used are 1100's This is because they are cheap and they do the job. I can also guarantee that the employees that are given these phones didn't ask their employer's "if I get a copmpany phone please please please make sure it's the nokia 1100"

My point is how many companies will have supplied this phone to it staff. Answer is hundreds I would of thought and this then doesn't make it sought after does it.

But they don't employ 250m? I looked up the most sought after phone and Google gave me the 1100, I would have guessed something like a 3310 or that sort of ilk. 250m is one heck of a lot of phones regardless the reason for being in possession of one, that will take a lot of beating in the coming years.

I've got a Phillips Savvy phone new in box, it was the fifth or six replacement I was sent due to breakdowns; by the time this one arrived I'd bought another phone, open to offers before it goes on ebay as a 'working collectable'