The relative sales results, shown above and using estimates by Flurry Analytics, aren’t pretty for Google. Granted, it’s not an entirely fair comparison. Droid and the iPhone were marketed within an inch of their lives, and had better carrier support than the Nexus One does on T-Mobile. But even taking that into consideration, 80,000 phones in a month? That’s borderline embarrassing.
If nothing else, it’s a reminder that as much as we care about Google’s entry into phone hardware in these parts, to the public at large they’re still a niche player at best. I also wonder, though: that few units, and they still can’t handle their volume of customer support complaints? Yeesh. [WSJ; Furry Analytics ]
hutu
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 4:15 PMThe complete lack of a comparable advertising campaign says to me Google wasn’t trying for the same sales numbers as iPhone or Droid.
klaw81
Monday, February 8, 2010 at 3:55 PMRealistically, there have been a lot of smartphones released recently, and the Nexus One was launched at a time where lots of people have just locked themselves into new 2-year contracts with their carrier of choice.
Perhaps many who bought a Droid are looking longingly at the Nexus One and wishing they had waited. Or perhaps you need a massive advertising campaign and loads of hype to generate those kinds of sales.