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iPhone 3GS Is Number One In Japan

Posted by kdawson on from the buddha-phone dept.

mudimba writes "The iPhone 3GS 32GB is currently the best selling phone in Japan (the 16GB version came in at number nine). This is in stark contrast to reports from earlier this year that the Japanese hate the iPhone. Nobody is sure what specific features caused the change of heart, though it is speculated that video capture and voice control might be part of the answer. When the 3G iPhone first came out it saw a spike in sales, but unlike the 3GS it was unable to outsell locally-made handsets."

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  1. Re:We Already Knew "Hatred" Was a Lie by mdwh2 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    MMS support is (or was, at least) useless on the iPhone 3G. My wife MMSed me a photo, and I had to pick it up at a website.

    "It Just Works" "It doesn't matter what features it has or doesn't have, what matters is that it 'integrates' them better, and makes them easy for normal people to use them"

    I remember having similar problems on a £30 phone I bought nine years ago.

  2. Re:We Already Knew "Hatred" Was a Lie by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't know how representative it is, but the build quality of the HTC Raphael is for shit. If the Hero is anything like it, you should give it a miss. (I'll keep saying this until someone gives me a reason not to... so far, no anecdotes about how durable HTC devices are.)

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  3. Re:We Already Knew "Hatred" Was a Lie by DECS · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Being that I am Daniel Eran Dilger, I'll have to call you out here for making "shit up as you go along and claiming it's the truth."

    Seriously, who are you, Sarah Palin?

    The irony here is that everything I reported has found to fit the facts since, including the top popularity of the iPhone 3GS despite its being tied to the third largest carrier (and only GSM service in Japan). And the story you wanted to believe was exposed to be a sloppy fabrication. Do you have no shame Ms Palin?

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