Android Represents 80% Of Verizon's Smartphone Sales -- InformationWeek

In October 2009, BlackBerries represented a whopping 93 percent of Verizon Wireless' smartphone sales. In just two months, that number dropped by half to about 48 percent. The Motorola Droid was the primary reason, as Motorola's share of Verizon's smartphone sales jumped from three percent to 36 percent, according to Matthew Goodmam, analyst at ITG Investment Research.

RIM dropped 45 percent at Verizon between the third quarter of 2009 and the third quarter of 2010, and Goodman believes RIM will be down 49 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010.

In November 2010, RIM owns about 19 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales, while Motorola accounts for about 38 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales.

HTC ranks third at Verizon with 18 percent of sales, LG ranks fourth with 14 percent, Samsung ranks fifth with 10 percent, and Palm represents one percent of Verizon's smartphone sales in November.

Android Represents 80% Of Verizon's Smartphone Sales -- InformationWeek