iPhone passes Blackberry in 3Q sales

Brisk sales of Apple's iPhone has catapulted it into the No. 2 position in so-called smartphone sales, jumping ahead of the Blackberry, industry analysts say.

With huge initial sales of the iPhone 3G, which came out in July, and its expansion into more countries outside the United States, Apple shipped 6.9 million iPhones in the third quarter, surpassing Blackberry's 6.1 million in sales, Information Week reported Saturday.

Apple's 17.3 percent worldwide market share boosted it above Blackberry, made by Research in Motion, or RIM, which recorded a 15.3 percent share. The No. 1 smartphone maker remained Nokia with 18.9 percent of the third-quarter market.

Apple will quickly face a new challenge from RIM, however. Smartphone retailers say they expect two new Blackberry models, called Bold and Storm, to post impressive sales when they debut this month, Information Week reported.

(UPI)

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