Motorola Droid sells an estimated 1.05 million units in 74 days
March 16, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
The Motorola Droid outperformed the iPhone in its first 74 days of availability. While the first gen iPhone sold 1 million units in its first 74 days of sales, the Motorola Droid sold 1.05 million according to estimates from Flurry Analytics.
These are just sales estimates rather than exact figures, but they are encouraging signs of Android’s growth. It took six months for the G1 to reach the million sales mark, while the Droid appears to have crossed that threshold in a little over two. The $100 million advertising assault of the Droid Does campaign has clearly been successful. Verizon’s tapped into its large base of customers thirsting for a powerful smartphone and the Droid delivered that to the tune of 1 million served.
One must also consider that the iPhone was a revolutionary device that was twice as expensive than the Droid’s $199 price tag. The Droid’s relative affordability and high-volume sales of a holiday season affect sales comparisons. The Nexus One, which is available without a subsidy to most people, has also seen slow sales because it is so expensive and unavailable in retail stores.
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Are those figures relating to Motorola Droid only or Droid + Milestone? It's US or World-wide?
It is probably US only. The first iphone was released US only at first.
Flurry listed these as U.S. sales and singled out Verizon on multiple occasions, so I doubt these figures include Milestone sales.
Great article Andrew! I think it's a testament that you can't ignore the simple principles of marketing of the basic 5 P's (pricing and placement in particular) when looking at the Nexus One success. I am on the hunt for what are the most popular Android powered devices. Have you looked at these numbers and seen any emerging stars? For people who are trying to develop Android apps – knowing the most popular form factor is a big help. Also, it's great to know that there are about 35,000 android apps now.