Plucky little iPhone 3GS confounds expectations, tops Japanese sales for July

Well, look at that: The iPhone 3GS 32GB was the best-selling phone in Japan for the month of July, according to a survey being reported by a number of sites, including Electronista and Mainichi Daily News. Not bad for a handset that doesn't even support 1seg TV, huh? Trailing behind the aforementioned handset at number nine (and the only other American model to make the top ten) is a little something called the iPhone 3GS 16GB. Of course, the mobile market in Japan features plenty of virtually identical phones that manufacturers assign different model numbers to, depending on carrier -- so we're going to take this with a grain of salt. But still, we have to wonder what, exactly, to attribute Apple's new found Japanese popularity to. Maybe it's because they got the phone a mere month after the Stateside 3GS launch, while the hype machine was still in motion? Or maybe someone juked the stats? We can't be sure just yet, but we do have the top ten for you -- in handy list form -- after the break.

[Via Electronista]

Japan's top 10 cell phones (with carrier) for July, 2009:

1. Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB (Softbank)
2. Sharp SH-06A (Docomo)
3. Panasonic 830P (Softbank)
4. Sharp SH-05A (Docomo)
5. NEC N-08A (Docomo)
6. Sony-Ericsson Premier3 (au)
7. Sharp SH-02A (Docomo)
8. Casio W63CA (au)
9. Apple iPhone 3GS 16 GB (Softbank)
10. Sharp SH001 (au)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 7:59PM]

I tell you why.

Go up to regular Japanese people and ask them where Apple is based and they would probably say "Japan."

Apple is huge here,

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 8:22PM]

Everyone was waiting for it like the ad says, clearly.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 17th 2009 10:27PM]

the japanese love apple thats for sure

[shinbunboi Posted Aug 18th 2009 2:14AM]

its all the JETs/ALTs arriving in Japan at this time of year...i'm only half jokin too...5 friends/aquaints that jus went over, all went iPhone...i give them 2 months b4 regret sets in heavy...

btw, massive Apple Fanboy (years now) an all, but the iPhone doesnt have ish on any j-phone besides maybe a bigger screen lol

@Omi and @ace, Apple makes the flyest gear out usually, whats not to like:-)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 3:04AM]

August harder for the used fruit. They cant jump from 4th-6th (32GB). It's all about hype and the "cheap" contract from softbank.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2009 3:20AM]

However the GFK Japan don't have any report about the mobile market, and the bestseller from the KDDI in July, was the SH001.
Khm... Is Electronista the fraudulent answer (pro iphone) for the fraudulent writers (contra iphone)? When can we get the truth in this shameless war?
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