According to Sprint, Samsung Instinct broke records after the release on the market. It was released on June 20 and became the fastest-selling EVDO handset in the first week of availability.The high-end functionalities that we saw during the Sprint’s live presentation we were invited at, plus the amazing price of just $129.99 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, convinced us of its upcoming success, but we would expect some numbers from Sprint, to backup its announcement.
And now it’s iPhone 3G’s turn to prove what it is capable of.The latest Apple’s press release says that the company sold 1 million new iPhones with 3G capability in the first weekend, three days after the release to be more exactly, which is really impressive, but as we’ve expected, because the iPhone 3G had a longer promoting campaign than Samsung Instinct, plus that Apple had the first version available since a long time on the market.
iPhone 3G appeared at AT&T on July 11, at $200 for the 8GB model and $300 for the 16GB version with more storage, and is not available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US and France, totalizing 21 countries. The price includes a 2-year contract.
“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
The 3G technology support makes the transfer speeds 2 times faster than the previous model, and in addition it brings also built-in GPS, iPhone 2.0 software supporting Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and access to 800 third party applications.
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