iPhone 3G numbers are out: 1 million devices sold, 10 million AppStore downloads

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

• KevinD

  Would like to see country specific figures.

  One million / 21 countries ~= 50,000 per country average over three days.

• Stefan Constantinescu

  Nice scoop Dusan, I was in the middle of writing this. No way to put it, that’s one hell of an accomplishment. Way to go Apple!

  @KevinD: You’re not going to find that data anywhere, no phone manufacture gives out that kind of detailed information.

• wayne feltham

  I’d like to see downloads per app details.

  When I view the AppStore on my iPhone all the apps have “0 downloads” showing (obviously an error) – but it would be interesting to see how many times an app has been downloaded.

• kode

  Well someone commented on this news at some other side (can’t remember where) and said that the original iPhone sold 700 000 pieces in 3 days in one country, and now the iPhone 3G sells 1 000 000 pieces in the same amount of time in 21 countries. So one might argue that there really wasn’t any progress. But of course 1 000 000 is a big number, but with the first iPhone the volume sold dropped pretty drastically after the launch, so we’ll see. And naturally not all the iPhone 2G owners are rushing to buy the 3G version.

  BTW, I’m a long time mac user and I’ve seen the way Apple talks in public: the only reason they say anything is only to sell better image of Apple, and thus earn more money. I’ve seen Steve Jobs blatantly tell outright lies when selling Apple stuff, and so I take anything the man says with a grain of salt.

• Fan No More

  bullshyt — with a four-hour wait in line and then a 45 minute or so wait to activate them — IF successful — tons of people were turned away. they may have had a million show up in the stores for sale, but they weren’t sold. the invalid, crack-junkie sister — AT&T and Apple — can’t function that effectively.

• macspirit

  I cracked up when I read all of the articles decrying the ‘iPocalypse’ and the ‘iFiasco’. Get a life, people. You’d think it was a replay of the Hindenburg disaaster. I downloaded the 2.0 version of the iPhone software at 8:45 AM Saturday morning, as well as two copies of iTunes 7.7. No problems. If we could rid ouselves of all of the whiners, imagine how much we could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• fibercement

  thanks mascript.

• Tuomas

  It’s actually 1mil shipped to stores but only about half sold to customers. So Apple is claiming twice the actual salefigure… Typical.