The iPhone 4 was the top selling smartphone on both Verizon and AT&T this summer. Image: Cannacord
With all the rumor and mayhem around the upcoming iPhone 5, we almost forgot that the iPhone 4 is still on the market, and doing great.
T. Michael Walkley, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity, found the iPhone 4 leading the pack in smartphone sales despite being more than a year old and about to be eclipsed by a new model within months. It was the leading smartphone seller in June, July and August on AT&T and Verizon. On AT&T, the iPhone 3GS also performed exceedingly well, as the number two seller those months.
The iPhone 4 debuted on AT&T last summer, and on Verizon in Feburary, where it broke sales records in the first two hours.
But all the hype in recent months has surrounded the upcoming iPhone 5. Apple’s newest handset, a prototype of which appears to have gone missing from a San Francisco tequila bar, is rumored to sport a larger display, possibly with curved glass, and a metal back. An 8-megapixel camera upgrade is expected, as is an A5 processor like that of the iPad 2. It’s also likely that the next generation iPhone willbe available on Sprint and possibly T-Mobile.
Outside the Apple arena, 4G phones dominated the sales figures.
On Sprint, the HTC EVO 3-D 4G dominated in sales, while on T-Mobile, the HTC Sensation was the best seller. On Verizon, the Samsung Charge 4G took second place and the HTC Thunderbolt 4G snagged third.
Walkley also found the iPad 2 (unsurprisingly) was the top-selling tablet on Verizon and AT&T. The first generation iPad also continues to sell well, beating out many newer Android tablets that are available.
