Wirefly Announces Sharp Growth in Smartphone Sales, Unveils Most Popular Models
Online cell phone leader breaks down smartphone market trend.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 8, 2007 -- Wirefly, an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless phone plans, today released an analysis of the recent sharp growth in smartphone sales and announced which smartphones are in the highest demand at the beginning of 2007.
The sales of smartphones--phones with advanced, multi-functional operating systems--grew 70% from the third quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. This sharp increase in popularity in less than six months is attributed to two main factors:
1 - The public's awareness of smartphones generated by frequent national advertising programs;
2 - Increased choice for smartphones that are thinner, more stylish and have more compelling features such as music players.
"Smartphones are no longer just high-tech toys for IT specialists or mobile offices for business executives." "The general public is now starting to embrace QWERTY keyboard smartphones as versatile cell phones for everyday use. Also, a wider audience is attracted by the availability of slimmer, more pocket-friendly smartphones packed with fun and useful applications," said Wirefly president Brian Westrick.
"This may also be why the smartphone mix purchased by the public is changing. As the smartphone customer base gets wider and less technical, larger and more complex products like Pocket PCs and Treos are yielding ground to slimmer and sexier smartphones like the Samsung BlackJack, Motorola Q and the BlackBerry Pearl."
Today's Most Popular Smartphone Models:
The best-selling smartphones on Wirefly.com announced at the beginning of 2007 are a representation of the market trend that is widening the smartphone customer base.
The Cingular BlackJack by Samsung tops the list as Wirefly's best-selling smartphone. The BlackJack is 1/2" thick, and at 3.5 oz it is lighter than most small flip cell phones. The Cingular BlackJack was designed to blend traditional smartphone applications--such as QWERTY keyboard, large color screen, Bluetooth technology and full-featured email with attachment capability--with popular downtime features like digital camera, MP3 Player and access to Cingular Video and Music.
Available for Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile, the BlackBerry Pearl is BlackBerry's thinnest and smallest cell phone, measuring 0.6" in thickness and weighing 3.2 oz. This BlackBerry sports the contoured chromed edges and large color display that appeals to today's style-conscious cell phone shopper. It has been a cross-over success at bringing traditional cell phone shoppers into the age of mobile mesaging with the renown BlackBerry email software. The Pearl features a space-saving SureType QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth wireless technology and Web browsing. Also, the Pearl offers a 1.3 Megapixel camera, voice-activated dialing and supports Cingular push-to-talk walkie-talkie services.
The BlackBerry 8700 series, which is available on Wirefly.com for Cingular Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and Alltel, is also winning customers to BlackBerry. As the flagship device within the BlackBerry line, it features a full-size QWERTY keyboard, large color screen and the side thumbwheel familiar to BlackBerry users. Compared to older BlackBerry models, the 8700 series offers a thinner body, more contoured edges, battery-saving light-sensitive color screen as well as Bluetooth wireless technology.
For more about these 3 smartphones, plus our Top 5 Smartphones list based on order volume, please go to: http://www.wirefly.net/articles/0307/most-popular-smartphones.htm .
About Wirefly
Launched in 2003, Wirefly is an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones, wireless service plans and wireless accessories. Owned and operated by InPhonic, Inc. (NASDAQ:INPC), Wirefly is an authorized dealer for every major cellular carrier, including Cingular Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint. Wirefly also offers discounts and services not available in retail wireless stores, including real-time online order status and tracking, and the guaranteed lowest price - online or anywhere else -- on cell phone devices from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, LG, BlackBerry and many other cell phone handset manufacturers. Wirefly.com has been named Best of the Web by Forbes magazine as the "best all-around number portability portal" and "Best in Overall Customer Experience" by Keynote Performance Systems. For more information on Wirefly, its wireless products and its services, visit http://www.wirefly.com.
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