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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (6068)	4/4/2009 5:22:21 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 9255

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Symbian/S60 Smartphone Q1'08 Sales >> CTIA: 13 million Nokia 5800s Sold Tim Green at CTIA Today Mobile Entertainment April 2, 10:36pm tinyurl.com (cached) Took two months to sell one million, another two months to sell 12 million more. Nokia's flagship device, its first all touchscreen model and one inevitably compared with iPhone, appears to be off to a flyer. Rob Taylor, director of Forum Nokia North America, disclosed the new sales figure at a briefing during CTIA today. The Nokia 5800 was launched in Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Finland in [late] November, with other territories including the UK, Singapore, Australia and the US following in recent months. ### Hello Ilmarinen, Nice catch! Thanks. I spent the better part of an hour trying to fish up the original source (cached or uncached), or a confirming source for that item. I'd still like to see a confirming story, and will remain a tad skeptical until I do. It'll certainly create some real buzz if OPK confirms the number in the upcoming April 16 Q1'08 Earnings CC. If and when confirmed by a Nokia executive that would be one phenomonal ramp for a smartphone -- a grand slam home run and 2nd to no smartphone that has ever hit the market although the iPhone 3G sold-in an impressive 11.25 million (6.68m in Q3'08 + 4.36m in Q4'08) to channels in its 1st full 6 months, although it will crash in this, its 3rd full quarter, and burn to ashes next quarter unless it can get its upcoming new model into channels in volume in June. Nokia's N97, expected in June, and Apples new and unnanounced iPhone will compete head to head, and there will be a race to begin stocking channels even though Nokia will likely proceed somewhat more cautiously (and in my view more sensibly) with its ramp than Apple. Assuming for the moment that the ~12 million Q1 number for the 5800 XpressMusic may be accurate, it will also be interesting to see how the other key Symbian/S60 smartphones -- the E71/E71X, N79, N95 8GB, E51, E65, 6124, 6650, 6220, & 6210 Navigator -- fared (in total) in Q1. Nokia's record quarter for smartphone shipments was Q4'2007 (18.2 million). I don't expect them to exceed that in Q1'08, but they could take out the 15.x million they shippd in each of the last 3 quarters of 2008 (15.30m, 15.50m, 15.10m) and exceed the 14.6 million they shipped in Q1'08 for a YoY unit gain and considerably larger share of the 86m to 94m units they are expected to ship in Q1'08 (compared to the 115.5 million units sold in Q1 2008). The 3G N73 is (was) the best selling smartphone of all time with over 20 million shipped in its life cycle. The 2.5G and mostly 3G N95 family had shipped over 15 million units by 2008 end, and might reach 20 million by the time it reaches the end of its life cycle. The iPhone 3G will probably reach 15 million units before inventory is cleared but it won't reach 20 million units. All of the above conjecture is contigent on whether or not that Q1 12 million sales number for the 5800 is valid. << Can I get rebanned?? >> Of course you can, if you don't behave, but not for posts of the like of your 1st two since returning, which were both informative, and I much liked the 'The last chances of NASDUCK airsupport' McDuck graphic by Kaj Stenvall. Stenvall's 'Waiting for Peaceful Times (2009) might be an appropriate graphic to close this post with ... ... since it reminds me of OPK waiting patiently for handset market growth to resume. It probably conjures up a hallucination of OPK contemplating a spin of Nokia Siemens Networks for el matador. <g> Speaking of your return to our board, have you viewed You Tube's 'Return of Per Duck'? youtube.com We reside here in Brandywine Valley Wyeth country and sans duck there is a touch or influence of elements of various members of the Wyeth's family art in Stenvall's painting. The 2nd slide in 'Return of Per Duck' ('Baskerville' 2001) is a blatant knock off of Wyeth Patriach (N.C. Wyeth's) 'Old Blind Pew' that N.C. llustrated for an edition of 'Treasure Island' ... deadmentellnotales.com My virtual celebration of N.C.'s son Andrew's recent passing is here ... Message 25373841 Best, - Eric -