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While there are some Japanese firms like Sony which make mobile phones, none can surpass the popularity of iPhone in Japan, as evident from the following pictures…
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People are queuing up for the new iPhone 5S.
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Even storms cannot blow them away….
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The effort pays off.
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To assess how popular iPhone is in Japan, let’s take a look at the statistics results from BCN Ranking, detailing the data for November.
Here’s the top 10 (http://bcnranking.jp/category/subcategory_0010.html):
TOP 10.)iPhone 5s 64GB (service by: au)
TOP 9.)iPhone 5s 16GB (NTT docomo)
TOP 8.)iPhone 5c 16GB (au)
TOP 7.)iPhone 5s 16GB (au)
TOP 6.)iPhone 5s 16GB (SoftBank)
TOP 5.)iPhone 5s 32GB (au)
TOP 4.)iPhone 5s 32GB (SoftBank)
TOP 3.)iPhone 5s 64GB (SoftBank)
TOP 2.)iPhone 5c 16GB (SoftBank)
TOP 1.)iPhone 5s 32GB (NTT docomo)
Yes, the top 10 is dominated by iPhone 5s & 5c. Indeed you will only find Sony Xperia Z1 SO-01F at the 11th rank. The November and October rankings are included below.
November
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October
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