BlackBerry Tour Launch Rivals iPhone 3GS
The iPhone has become the bellwether when it comes to gauging how well phones do at launch. The iPhone 3GS is estimated to have done better than most phones, with Apple reporting a million sold in the first three days. The Palm Pre launch was compared to the iPhone 3GS launch (endlessly), and is widely believed to have been whooped soundly by the newest phone from Apple. That may not be the case with the latest BlackBerry, the Tour, that launched just a few days ago. Analysts are estimating that Verizon’s launch of the Tour saw around 300,000 phones move out the door, in just the first 24 hours. While that level of sales may not keep up for long it’s on a par with the iPhone 3GS numbers.
The Tour is a solid product from RIM, and the first new BlackBerry launched on Verizon’s network since the Storm. The Tour can be used globally, something popular with business travelers and BlackBerry enthusiasts. The BlackBerry Curve has been a very popular seller for RIM, and Tour sales are estimated to be three times those of the Curve. It looks like Verizon and RIM have a very hot item on the market.
I’ve been fighting hard to not grab my credit card and buy this thing.
I love a good Blackberry. I just have a feeling that big things are coming in the next few months. Besides, I’ve only been using my Pre for about a week. I don’t know that I’m looking to re-up with Verizon just yet.
Its pretty well known that the Pre was a “soft launch” due to heavy supply problems. It took them a month after launch to even begin the ad campaign.
Seems Sprint has a 50% return rate on the Tour, and Verizon is even higher: http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/blackberry-should-end-this-tour/
Every new phone that comes out is the next iPhone killer.. yeah right.
Why is it that every new phone released compared to iPhone?well, obviously this tells us that iPhone is and will always be the best phone in the world. Don’t hate on iPhone it’s just perfect!