Bye Bye Razr... iPhone Takes First

The iPhone is topping the charts as far as sales go, and finally takes its place at number one in the U.S. market. The rough economy is hurting phone sales, but as for the iPhone, it seems to be sitting comfortably above the curve (no pun intended). The nearly 6.9 million iPhones sold last quarter has put the Apple handset where it belongs... in first place. The iPhone beat out the previous top spot holder, the Motorola Razr, which is a much cheaper counterpart. The Razr was the number one selling phone for 12 quarters before the iPhone stole its glory (and it's about time). According to the NPD Group the shift had a lot to do with, out with the old, and in with the new.

The displacement of the RAZR by the iPhone 3G represents a watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable functionality,” said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis for NPD. “Four of the five best-selling handsets in the third quarter were optimized for messaging and other advanced Internet features.

The NPD has released the new rankings: 1. Apple iPhone 3G 2. Motorola RAZR V3 (all models) 3. RIM Blackberry Curve (all models) 4. LG Rumor 5. LG enV2 The iPhone is definitely the "big thing" right now, but it will be interesting to see how long it can stay at number one.

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