iPhone Passes RAZR, Samsung Passes Motorola

November 11, 2008 in Apple, Handsets, Industry News, Motorola, Samsung

Two mobile torches have been reluctantly passed in the last few days with the iPhone taking over the RAZR and Samsung taking over Motorola. The RAZR had been the top celling phone for 3 straight YEARS and this past quarter, a different phone, the iPhone finally took that top spot. Meanwhile, Samsung captured 22.4% of the US mobile phone market compared to Motorola’s 21.1%.

We all know how Apple and the iPhone became the most popular phone… but how the heck did the RAZR hold the top sales figure for 3 consecutive years every single quarter? And with such outrageous success, how is Motorola’s handset division even CLOSE to being in any kind of trouble?

Samsung was able to amass quite a large collection of phones in the past year of varying levels, features and offerings which helped them overtake Motorola. But did they overtake Motorola or did Moto stumble and fall? The ounce proud company has been slashing jobs and just announced they are refocuing their energy on WinMo, Android and their own proprietary OS for low-end devices.

Still, the whole situation seems like somewhat of an anomoly. How can a company that sold the most popular phone for 12 straight quarters seem to be at risk of closing down shop or selling out? The mobile market sure is changing and we hope that Motorola is able to ride the waves rather than get swept under them.

[Via Gizmodo, Fierce]

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