Apple iPhone 3G ‘most popular handset in US’

The Apple iPhone 3G has been named as the most popular handset in the US from January to October of this year.

According to research by market analyst Nielsen, the smartphone “dominated” the industry throughout the year, alongside the Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry 8300 series, which includes the Curve, 8310 and 8320 models among others.

Despite both brands’ success globally, it was the Apple iPhone 3G that topped the US rankings, leading critics to wonder whether the result will be repeated in the UK.

Also in Nielsen’s top ten was the Motorola RAZR V3 series, the RIM BlackBerry 9530 Storm series and the RIM BlackBerry 8100 Pearl series.

Of course, in the UK, the popularity of the Apple iPhone 3G shows no signs of abating, especially after Vodafone announced this week it is to make its stock of the handset available to customers from January 14th.

This gives consumers another network – after O2, Orange and Tesco Mobile – to buy the phone on.