• The iPhone 4 Tops Handset Sales Ranking In Japan

    Serkan Toto

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

    The world’s most advanced mobile nation, Japan, sees more than 100 different cell phones each year. Market research firm Gfk Japan [JP] has analyzed which the best-selling models in the first quarter of this year were and recently published its findings in the form of a top 10 chart.

    And according to Gfk, in terms of units sold, the iPhone 4 has been the most popular cell phone in Japan between January and March this year. Only 2 of the top 10 are feature phones (which is not really that surprising anymore), the rest are iPhones And Android handsets.

    Here’s the full top 10 (feature phones in italic):

    1. iPhone 4(16GB)
    2. iPhone 4(32GB)
    3. Samsung Galaxy S
    4. Toshiba REGZA Phone T-01C
    5. Sharp IS03
    6. Sharp LYNX 3D SH-03C
    7. Toshiba IS04
    8. Panasonic P-07B
    9. Sony Ericsson Xperia arc SO-01C
    10. Kyocera Kantan Keitai K005

    Via IT Media [JP]