iPhone trumps RAZR as most purchased US consumer handset
appleinsider.com 11/10/2008 — Apple's iPhone 3G dethroned the top-ranked Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the U.S. during the third quarter of the year, according to market research firm NPD.

iPhone 3G overtakes the RAZR as best-selling domestic handset
engadget.com 11/11/2008 — According to a report from NPD, sales of cellphones have shifted in a manner which should shock and stun even a casual observer. Apparently for the first time in years, Motorola's ubiquitous RAZR has been overtaken in consumer sales... by the ...

iPhone 3G (temporarily?) trounces RAZR as top consumer phone
arstechnica.com 11/10/2008 — The Motorola RAZR, which has been at the top of the consumer handset list for 12 quarters, has finally given up its top spot to the iPhone 3G. The iPhone's lead is impressive, although we may have to wait and see whether it can hold onto the crown.  ...

Apple's 3G iPhone Passes RAZR In Sales - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
cnbc.com 11/10/2008 — Last week, we learned that Apple's iPhone had become the top smartphone choice among business customers , which probably came as a shock to Research in Motion , the maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry. Today's news from NPD about iPhone's new lofty ...

The Best Cheap Smartphones
smartdevicecentral.com 3/2/2009 — Looking to upgrade your tired old feature phone, but fear expensive smartphones and their even pricier data plans? Here are the best affordable smart devices for any carrier.

iPhone now top handset in the U.S. — Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
“Move over, Motorola,” says Alana Semuels (latimes.com) iPhone has become the top selling handset in the U.S. “Consumers are buying more iPhones than RAZRs because there is a ‘watershed shift in handset design from fashion to fashionable ...

iPhone passes RAZR in sales — Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
NPD announced today that iPhone 3G “surpassed Motorola’s RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers” last quarter, reports Jim Goldman (cnbc.com). “That’d be a big deal no matter when it happened, but it ends RAZR’s 12-quarter winning ...

iPhone second among smartphones worldwide — Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
“Apple’s blowout quarter for iPhone 3G sales lifted it into second place among all smartphone vendors worldwide,” says cnet.com’s Tom Krazit. Trailing only market leader Nokia, iPhone vaulted “over Research In Motion to take second place, with 6.9 ...

iPhone earns highest satisfaction score among businesspeople — Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
In its survey of business customers, J.D. Power and Associates “asked respondents to rate the smartphones for ease of operation, operating system, physical design, handset features, and battery aspects,” reports Tom Krazit (cnet.com). And the iPhone, ...

iPhone “performed well in exceeding customer expectations” — Apple Hot News 11/10/2008
In leading the J.D. Power survey, “iPhone did particularly well in ease of operation, physical design and handset feature factors,” explains Shawn Brown (slashgear.com). Brown quotes Kirk Parsons, Senior Director of for J.D. Power, who said that ‘by ...