Comments on: iPhone Captures 46% of Japanese Smartphone Market

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:55:29 +0000

Same here I can’t live without my iPhone

By: Kaiks

Kaiks — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:30:39 +0000

When I went to visit my wife's family, I took my iPhone thinking I could get a prepaid SIM for my stay. My wife could get me one without 3g access so I gave up. I wasn't prepared to pay my carrier's ridiculous roaming costs either. Anyway, my wife's mother thought the iPhone was pretty impressive and most of my wife's friends love it. It seemed that none of them really like Softbank very much though (even with the weird Brad Pitt ads). I think Japan's smart phone market is relatively small because they have a market of smart-enough phones, but the iPhone does have the magnetism to pull people into the market.

@Joseph - You are a loon.

@IPhone4idiots - Thr Japanese electronics market has things we wouldn't even want to imagine. When something catches on there, it catches on for a reason

By: iDavey

iDavey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:43:14 +0000

Some of y'all need to learn that China is not in Japan. Just saying.

Also the fact that its captured the niche part of the Japanese culture...it's not that surprising. Apple is known for that.

Since the smartphone market is a failure in Japan...and iPhone is at the top. It's basically a successful failure.

iPhone finally takes the lead in a smartphone market in the world...and when it does...it's in a land where nobody really cares about smartphones, lol. The irony.

By: Dreadnutz

Dreadnutz — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:46:14 +0000

So if it’s 46% of 22% then the iPhone has about a little over 10% market share. That’s not all that bad considering the Japs are very loyal to there own brands.

By: George

George — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:28:52 +0000

iphone is a killer in Japan. Son San was brilliant smooching Steve Jobs to bring this to Tokyo first. NTT had their chance and missed the boat, NTT CEO should stand down over that blunder! Son has this vast block of iphone subscribers on min 2 yr contracts spending money on data downloads. Im trying to figure out how to buy Softbank (9984) shares outside of Japan. In a market depresion this company is stomping over the oppsition. Need to get into that action for when we do recover from financialo crisis, shares should be double.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:31:05 +0000

CORRECTION: TIDAL WAVE.

Well 46% of the SMART PHONE market. There aren't many smart phones in thi market anyway.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:27:50 +0000

Trust the “Ponjins”?? Are you nuts? You are a foreingner to them and they hate outsiders!! Part of that 3 million is the US MILITARY!! iPhone prices in jap land are ridiculous. There’s over 120 million people there and everyone and their grandmothers has a cell phone. Is 3 million that much? The natives like Flip-style phones. BTW. There’s no free wifi anywhere here!! Come here for a visit and see how restricted this market (culture) is!! Just try to get a prepaid sim to use in your iPhone!! Ain’t gonna happen. And while I’m at it the word is TIDLE WAVE!! Why give the land of riding racist any credit for coining a phrase. It’s a local word and should stay local.

By: Reece

Reece — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:57:57 +0000

This actually doesn’t surprise me! I’ve got an iPhone myself and I can’t imaging life without it! It does everything I need and i’ve got the same feedback from everyone I know who has an iPhone.

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:18:11 +0000

Lol. Black market iPhone 3G and 3GS imported into china are selling like hotdog actually. There are iPhone sold at every single phone store. Yes it’s not as popular as nokia device. But it’s good enough for a market like china where it’s difficult to get a mac product from a authorized retailer.

By: iPhone4idiots

iPhone4idiots — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:30:05 +0000

LOL when I hear people talk about an iPhone killer. I’ll trust the Japanese market when it comes to technology/smartphones.