Nearly Half of Smartphone Buyers Want an iPhone 4

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has many things to brag about these days, but smartphone desirability isn't one of them.

ChangeWave Research reports that as of June 2011, 46% of prospective smartphone buyers want the device that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is manufacturing.

This shouldn't come as too big of a surprise to anyone; despite the hundreds of thousands of Android phones that Google claims to activate each day, Apple is still the market leader – especially in America. No other smartphone manufacturer has been able to obtain a similar degree of hype and excitement for its products.

ChangeWave Research also reported on the popularity of Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), and that's where things get really interesting. Less than two years ago, BlackBerry still had 18% of the prospective smartphone buying market. At that time, Android had roughly 21%. As of June 2011, Android jumped to 32%, while BlackBerry dropped to a meager 4%.

Via: AppleInsider

Follow me @LouisBedigian