Here’s an article at Yahoo Tech that underscores the dizzying range of analysts’ opinions of Motorola Droid sales from the launch weekend. I mentioned here that you could find any opinion to support your personal view of success for sales depending on where you look. Apparently I’m not alone in that thinking.
That said, a Citibank analyst told Bloomberg that while the Droid’s estimated numbers pale compared to the iPhone’s, “anybody that was expecting [iPhone-like sales figures] had their expectations too high,” and I’m inclined to agree.
After all, while the Droid isn’t the first Android phone on the market, it’s still essentially a first-generation device in the eyes of many consumers (a sizable portion of whom still aren’t sure what an “Android” phone is).
Also, don’t forget that the iPhone 3GS’s first-weekend total includes sales from eight different countries, while the Droid was only available here in the States.