The iPad Is A Bigger Hit Than The iPhone

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, October 18, 2011 The iPad Is A Bigger Hit Than The iPhone The iPhone may have kicked off the smartphone revolution, but so far the iPad is selling much faster. This chart shows unit sales of each products in the first six quarters after launch. The iPhone launched in June 2007, but didn't really take off until the iPhone 3G launched in July 2008, five quarters later. The iPad launched in January 2010, and has sold more units every quarter. That's partly because the iPad benefits from all the work Apple did for the iPhone, including a huge base of developers and customers who already understand how the product works. The iPhone is also constrained by carrier contracts -- it's hard to convince customers to buy a new phone before their current contract is up -- and had stronger competition at launch (like the BlackBerry). Read » Also On SAI Today: Apple CFO Blames New Product Rumors For Weak Apple Earnings How Did This 28-Year-Old Frat Boy End Up Worth $600 Million? A Dropbox FAQ Foursquare Co-Founder Dennis Crowley Open To Acquisition 13 Things We Wish Apple's Siri Could Do Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's REAL Earnings Expectations CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Stock's Rise Since The iPhone CHART OF THE DAY: Google's Headcount Continues To Explode Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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