Droid vs. iPhone: numbers are secondary

I read “The Droid Outsold the iPhone” yesterday. It’s an article that points out that Droid hit 1 million sales a little quicker than the first iPhone did. It also points out that mobile marketers need to start considering Android in their marketing efforts. That’s true. But does anyone really care that Droid sold a little quicker than iPhone did? Does it even matter?

Articles like this just bug me, as they smack of either iPhone hate or iPhone jealousy. Analyzing how fast either phone sold is irrelevant, unless it makes you feel that your Droid is better than Steve Jobs and his damn iPhone.

What does matter is that Android has become a serious mobile platform with a large user base. Both Google and Apple will need to step up their game to continue competing with each other, and that can only be good for users.

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http://wesleytech.com WesleyTech

Some people find the stats interesting. But it's not an apples to apples comparison ( It's an apples to googles comparison ).

The consumer smartphone market is much more “ripe” now than it was when the first iPhone hit the market. And the increased consumer demand for smartphones was largely fueled by the iPhone's success.

So yeah, interesting stat, but it doesn't really mean anything. I'm also happy to see the competition heating up, which will lead to more and more innovation, a win for consumers.
http://matthewpetro.wordpress.com Matthew Petro

I totally agree. Like the iPhone or hate it, it did forge a new path far ahead of other smartphones on the market at the time. Today's Droid sales are partially the result of that successful path.
http://wesnovack.com/ WesleyTech

Some people find the stats interesting. But it's not an apples to apples comparison ( It's an apples to googles comparison ).

The consumer smartphone market is much more “ripe” now than it was when the first iPhone hit the market. And the increased consumer demand for smartphones was largely fueled by the iPhone's success.

So yeah, interesting stat, but it doesn't really mean anything. I'm also happy to see the competition heating up, which will lead to more and more innovation, a win for consumers.
http://matthewpetro.wordpress.com Matthew Petro

I totally agree. Like the iPhone or hate it, it did forge a new path far ahead of other smartphones on the market at the time. Today's Droid sales are partially the result of that successful path.