We can finally start to estimate WP sales for Q4

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With Nokia announcing that it sold about 4.4 million Lumias for the quarter, we just need to calculate HTC, Samsung and ZTE sales to get to the total.

I'm going to guess:

Nokia: 4.4 million
HTC: 1.25 million
Samsung: 0.25 million
ZTE: 0.25 million

Total sales for Q4: 6.15 million

Doesn't seem great until you consider that WP didn't really start shipping in volume until late Nov/early Dec -- over halfway through the quarter.

Assuming they can keep sales at a steady clip, even with a slower rate after the North American holidays, that would suggest that Q1 could hit 10 million with a full three months of availability (especially given China).
 

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How many of those sales are from fire sale dirt cheap Nokia 710, Lumia 800, and Lumia 900? If most were from the 920 then that would be a way stronger than expected showing and proof that going AT& T exclusive was a calculated and smart move.

However, if 3.5 million were from budget Nokia WP7 handsets, then that is kind of bad.
 

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Poor numbers from Nokia, the demand is there but they can't deliver phones. Microsoft have to produce their own phone or convince Samsung to support the platform.

I think HTC sold less than a million. Data from Ad Duplex hints a proportion of 4:1 compared to Nokia in WP8 devices.
 

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I've been informed by a moderator that discussing sales terms is "thread crapping," so I'm going to refrain from further commentary on Microsoft's Windows Phone sales.
 

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How many of those sales are from fire sale dirt cheap Nokia 710, Lumia 800, and Lumia 900? If most were from the 920 then that would be a way stronger than expected showing and proof that going AT& T exclusive was a calculated and smart move.

However, if 3.5 million were from budget Nokia WP7 handsets, then that is kind of bad.

no it's not bad... I see a lot of Android phones being sold and they do not have the latest version of Android. But still when Google make an announcement about Android's sales nobody judges the viability of those numbers, regardless of the type of devices that were sold the most.

Budget phones will always be a big part of Android and WP's sales... Just like the iPhone 4 is still selling well even if it's outdated...

And exclusivity is a bad move most of the time... and this time was not an exception.
 

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And exclusivity is a bad move most of the time... and this time was not an exception.

I presume you are talking about the AT&T exclusivity.

Dude, they could not make enough Lumia 920's available even for everyone at AT&T, how would it have helped to have equally bad availability for other carriers as well? Despite the exclusivity, Lumia 920 seem to have still sold more than HTC 8X that was available from all major US carriers. I doubt they could not have sold any more than they did, the sales would just have been distributed among a number of different carriers.

You did not present any proof that the exclusivity was a bad move.
 

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I presume you are talking about the AT&T exclusivity.

Dude, they could not make enough Lumia 920's available even for everyone at AT&T, how would it have helped to have equally bad availability for other carriers as well? Despite the exclusivity, Lumia 920 seem to have still sold more than HTC 8X that was available from all major US carriers. I doubt they could not have sold any more than they did, the sales would just have been distributed among a number of different carriers.

You did not present any proof that the exclusivity was a bad move.

Exclusivity = less choice for the consumer = less visibility = less momentum = bad move
 

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Exclusivity = less choice for the consumer = less visibility = less momentum = bad move

Those are still just assumptions. Lumia 920 did sell more than HTC 8X that used a different kind of approach and the number one point still holds, they could not have made enough units available for each carrier for the launch.

Nokia is working to increase it's carrier availability in the US though in the future as their recent communication tells (plans to have high-end, mid-end and low-end available for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile).
 

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Who is "we" ?
With Nokia announcing that it sold about 4.4 million Lumias for the quarter, we just need to calculate HTC, Samsung and ZTE sales to get to the total.

I'm going to guess:

Nokia: 4.4 million
HTC: 1.25 million
Samsung: 0.25 million
ZTE: 0.25 million

Total sales for Q4: 6.15 million

Doesn't seem great until you consider that WP didn't really start shipping in volume until late Nov/early Dec -- over halfway through the quarter.

Assuming they can keep sales at a steady clip, even with a slower rate after the North American holidays, that would suggest that Q1 could hit 10 million with a full three months of availability (especially given China).

Sent from my Blue AT&T 8x using Board Xpress
 

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The actual number of sales is not as important as the visability and promotion. With BB10 coming out, and the next Android OS upgrade coming within the next few months after that, it is vital that Windows Phones is on the consumers mind. Verizon has a set of commercials out (I like the "So advanced, it's simple" idea), Nokia is featured in AT&T's "Hello" commercial for it's network, and Microsoft actually pushing them with really, really fun and effective commercials with various stars attached, visabitlity has been amazing. The general consumer is starting to understand what WP has to offer, and that is actually more important then the number of devices sold at the launch of WP8. The big unknown is the Windows Pro and Windows RT adoption on Tablets and what, if any, PC and laptop adoption Windows 8 will have. If that picks up, the consumer becomes more familier with the Live Tile OS and WP has a huge potential for growth as well.

I just want Nokia to survive as a WP only maufacturer, and I want to see HTC sell as many WP's as possible this year. I think it would be GREAT if HTC could point to WP as the main reason their sales turned around.
 

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The actual number of sales is not as important as the visability and promotion. With BB10 coming out, and the next Android OS upgrade coming within the next few months after that, it is vital that Windows Phones is on the consumers mind. Verizon has a set of commercials out (I like the "So advanced, it's simple" idea), Nokia is featured in AT&T's "Hello" commercial for it's network, and Microsoft actually pushing them with really, really fun and effective commercials with various stars attached, visabitlity has been amazing. The general consumer is starting to understand what WP has to offer, and that is actually more important then the number of devices sold at the launch of WP8. The big unknown is the Windows Pro and Windows RT adoption on Tablets and what, if any, PC and laptop adoption Windows 8 will have. If that picks up, the consumer becomes more familier with the Live Tile OS and WP has a huge potential for growth as well.

I just want Nokia to survive as a WP only maufacturer, and I want to see HTC sell as many WP's as possible this year. I think it would be GREAT if HTC could point to WP as the main reason their sales turned around.

Bull hockey.

The actual number of sales DO MATTER. When stock prices swing 18% on someone saying "we did great!", that's very very bad. Bad because people will believe false information and bet their money on it. Then, a week(or an hour) later, when real numbers are released, they loose 30%, total. This is not what is supposed to happen.

Sales matter, to shareholders, companies, and developers. The reason developers aren't clamoring to get first-in apps on wp is the lack of hard data to go by. Lack (or delay) of hard data always means uptake is poor, and investing in a platform is a waste of resources.
 

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If Nokia doesn't believe in the platform and they produce such a limited number of phones, then, how can they ask developers to believe in the platform?.

In a market with high entrance barriers like smartphone, because of the ecosystem, brand positioning, and the marginal decreasing cost of software, short term profitability is not an objective, you have to bring as many devices as possible to the public. Unless you aren't pushing the platform anymore and have plans to go in other direction.
 

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If Nokia doesn't believe in the platform and they produce such a limited number of phones, then, how can they ask developers to believe in the platform?.

Oh, nokia believes in it. They put their corporate paycheck on it. The limiting of devices was very smart, for two reasons:
Less unused inventory on hand $$$
Assumed popularity when "sold out"

Don't underestimate nokias convictions. They're following a micrsoftie, afterall.
 

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Bull hockey.

The actual number of sales DO MATTER. When stock prices swing 18% on someone saying "we did great!", that's very very bad. Bad because people will believe false information and bet their money on it. Then, a week(or an hour) later, when real numbers are released, they loose 30%, total. This is not what is supposed to happen.

Sales matter, to shareholders, companies, and developers. The reason developers aren't clamoring to get first-in apps on wp is the lack of hard data to go by. Lack (or delay) of hard data always means uptake is poor, and investing in a platform is a waste of resources.

First off, I have ner actually seen Bulls play Hockey. That would be something I buy tickets for, since the NHL doesn't find it as important.

Secondly, I did not state my point very well. Of course sales matter, but no matter HOW much they beat estimates, those sales from the 4th quarter will seem paltry compared to iOS and Android. This is what we found out when the 900 was launched.

But what the 900 did that no other launch of a WP is get Nokia and WP into prime time commercials and get the awarness up. That is what led to the increase curiosity of WP8, which led to more coverage of the launch of the devices, which led to better promotion, which led to beating those sales estimates. As BB10 will have a built in audince due to the BlackBerry name, and Android is Android, it is VITAL to WP getting over the hump that Nokia and other WP 8 devices stay in the minds of those looking to get phones in Q1 and Q2. That is why I believe that Q4 sales do not mean as much as the promotion of the devices. These sales figures are great, but need to continue to grow quarter over quarter.

This is why I still believe the Nokia 900 was the most important Windows device ever launched. Even if it di not meet sales expectations, it got WP in the mind of consumers. Huge.
 

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