Verizon sells 2x iPhones over Android 2nd Qr.

When Verizon began selling a version of Apple's iPhone, analysts and industry experts alike expected that customers, weary of congestion on AT&T's network, the only carrier then selling the sleek device, would flee to Verizon in droves.

That has not quite happened, at least not yet.

On Friday, while reporting its quarterly earnings results, Verizon said it activated 2.3 million iPhones during the company's second quarter. That is a hefty figure, because the device has been available on Verizon for only a few months, but it paled in comparison to AT&T's iPhone activations for the same quarter. On Thursday, AT&T reported that it had activated 3.6 million iPhones on its network, and that nearly a quarter of them were for new customers to AT&T.

Verizon's earnings might also shed some light into the brewing rivalry between Apple and Google and both look to dominate the smartphone and tablet industry. Although Verizon continued to achieve sales from its catalog of Android and 4G devices, the company sold far fewer of those devices than they did iPhones. For the quarter, the company reported sales of 1.2 million LTE and Android devices, which includes tablets, smartphones and wireless modems.

"Verizon's had Android for a long time" said Mr. Sharma, who keeps a close eye on the industry. "This was the first real test between an iPhone and Android and consumers still gravitate towards the iPhone."

From New York Times Tech Section


IMO, they would have sold even more iPhones if it was a world IP4, as expected the IP5 will be this Fall.
At least my VZ friends went Droid 2 for that reason.

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