Most smartphone buyers choose iPhone 3G

Most smartphone buyers choose iPhone 3G. A recent survey by RBC Capital Markets indicates a majority of consumers in the market for a new smartphone are seriously considering the iPhone 3G as their handset of choice.

The investment bank says it ran a survey of some 3,600 members of its Technology Adoption Panel in the aftermath of June 9th's 3G announcement, and found that of those planning to get a smartphone in the next 90 says, 56 percent wanted the new iPhone 3G. And 23% of smartphone buyers were waiting it out for a new BlackBerry handset. Palm got 3%, while HTC, Nokia, and Samsung only 2% of the votes, and Motorola just 1% of respondents. The graph shows 'smartphone purchase interest over next 90 days'.

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