iPhone 3GS Is Number One In Japan

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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Technology progresses. Japanese are tech experts

[BadAnalogyGuy]

It's all about the quality of the technology. Compare the 3G to the 3GS. ARM11 vs Cortex-A8. Spotty coverage vs solid coverage. Dropped calls vs clear calls. The 3GS is a way better phone all around than the 3G was.

And the Japanese are the ultimate technology connoisseurs. They knew, unlike the dopes who lick Steve Jobs' nutsack here in the US, that it was crap the moment they laid hands on it. The Japanese aren't brand-motivated. They are quality-motivated. That's why Japanese cars are boring but last forever. Americans look for cool things, which is why American cars are flashy and muscular but also break down constantly and have terribly assembled trim.

So the reports that the iPhone was selling terribly.. Yeah, that was true. But Apple has done a good job this time with a phone that finally appeals to the Japanese consumer. Sure, it may be the same old Corolla on the outside, but on the inside it's running a VTEC with DOHC.

What, what, what??

[Hurricane78]

The video capture and voice control. It might be out of what people in the USA know, but in Japan and even most of Europe, those features are standard features of every phone you can buy. And most of them are far better at it than the iPhone.

The only reason it gets bought is: Hype.
Technically, the iPhone is a total joke compared to other phones. Just as the iPod compared to other MP3 players. Or the iMac compared to other PCs.

It's shiny. It's "cool". So the cattle buy it. Simple as that.
Oh: They vote for $defaultParty too for the same reason.