November started off brisk holiday sales for all carriers, with the top seller the iPhone 5 for all carriers except T-Mobile where the Samsung Galaxy S III was the top seller, according to the latest report from Mike Walkley at Canaccord Genuity research. There's a new Samsung Galaxy device that is reaching the top three and that is the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
The top best smartphones of the fall of 2012 were represented by many manufacturers with Android the most mentioned operating system. The company checks stores over the country to find out the bestsellers.
For global sales, Walkely predicted with November checks showing strong sales and improved supply of iPhone 5 " combined with Apple’s aggressive iPhone 5 launch plans for the December quarter and solid legacy iPhone 4S/4 model sales, we anticipate 47.5M iPhone sales during the December quarter."
Walkely reported "checks indicated mixed sales of new Windows Phone 8 smartphones, including the Nokia Lumia 920 at AT&T and HTC Windows 8X at AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile."
Previously he predicted that in October the iPhone 5 will make a big come back with 4G LTE access and a larger form factor.
The top vendor for August was Samsung followed by Apple, HTC and Motorola. In September, Apple was the top vendor is followed by Samsung, HTC and Motorola with the same order in October. Nokia entered the fold in November as the third top vendor after Apple and Samsung, followed by Motorola and HTC.
Canaccord November checks indicated stable sales of the Droid RAZR MAXX HD at Verizon after its October 18 launch as it was the third best-selling smartphone at Verizon. The HTC One S and X appeared in the top three at AT&T and T-Mobile for some months.
It will be interesting to see how the sales figures relate to our survey of the top best smartphones of 2012 based on reviews.
Here's what the latest Canaccord Genuity figures revealed:
At Verizon iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III and Droid RAZR Maxx HD Best-Sellers
- November: iPhone 5 (first, read review), Samsung Galaxy S III (second, read review) and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD (third, read review).
- October: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD.
- September: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX.
- August: Samsung Galaxy S III (first), Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX and iPhone 4S.
At Sprint iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III & Note II
- November: iPhone 5 (first, read review), Samsung Galaxy S III (second, read review) and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (third).
- October: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and HTC EVO 4G LTE.
- September: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and HTC EVO 4G LTE.
- August: Samsung Galaxy S III (first), iPhone 4S (second) and HTC EVO 4G LTE (third).
At T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III, Note II, HTC One S and HTC 8X.
- August: Samsung Galaxy S III (first read review), Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (second) and HTC 8X (third).
- October: August: Samsung Galaxy S III (first), HTC One S (second) and Samsung Galaxy S II (third).
- September: Samsung Galaxy S III (first), HTC One S (second) and Samsung Galaxy S II (third).
- August: Samsung Galaxy S III (first), HTC One S (second) and Samsung Galaxy S II (third).
AT&T Fall Figures, iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, Nokia Lumia 920 or HTC One X.
- November: iPhone 5 (first, read review), Samsung Galaxy S III (second, read review) and Nokia Lumia 920.
- October: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and HTC One X.
- September: iPhone 5 (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and HTC One X.
- August: Apple iPhone 4S (first), Samsung Galaxy S III (second) and HTC One X (third).
I told you so.
Droid RAZR MAXX HD still has the BEST BATTERY in the world!
Samsung is a top leader too. Watch out when the S4 comes out the iPhone 5 may be old hat.
Windows phones are getting more popular. People are sick of all this iPhone envy. We just want a phone that works and that's easy to use. Not the same old.
Wait and see, more businesses and parents will use the Windows Phones because of kid control.
The bigger they are the more they break. I want to see a smartphone that bounces back, doesn't crack and goes through the washer.
I don't like the ghosting data issue with the iPhone 5, my bill for data has increased.
How to I make a phone call? I don't want a computer, I want a phone that makes phone calls.
Do the sales effect the stock price?
People buy iPhone like they buy Coke or Pepsi. They are dedicated to the brand and don't want change. It's too hard to keep learning the different Android OS changes.
It seems people are only buy Motorola for the biggger battery. Another smart marketing decision. If you can switch out the battery, they would make less money,
That is most definitely not true The battery is an added bonus But you like what you like Everyone has a preference all the phones are nice I just like DROIDS better nothing against iPhone or Samsung it just what I like I have an Iphone 4s but I use my RAZR Maxx HD all the time I have had every DROID that has came out Iphone is nice I love my DROID
Once you get used to using a Droid, you'll prefer Droid for everything.
The same goes true with iPhone, if I like my iPhone why would I want to own a whole other kind of OS, and learn to use it.?