Samsung Instinct, The BEST BUYS Selling Handset

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All of the mobile phone makers want to grab their share of the touchscreen mobile phone market. This has resulted in a slew of would be iPhone killers hitting the market and so far not one of the iPhone me too’s has really made much of a dent.

When Samsung introduced its sprint exclusive Instinct handset it even looked a lot like the iPhone and many wondered if it would be another disappointment. It only took a few weeks after the Instinct’s introduction to see that it was a hit with Sprint saying it was breaking sales records and due to its popularity the device was hard to find.

Now Best Buy is saying that the Instinct is its top selling handset and has sold more than any other handset in the last 2 years. Best Buy says that over the last year it has seen demand for high-end smartphones like the Instinct increase 10x. With the new iPhone going on sale tomorrow it remains to be seen if the Instinct can compete with the new iPhone 3G.

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