iPhone could take over Symbian by 2010

Despite being relatively new to the competition, the iPhone is already a huge threat to the popular smart phone OS, Symbian. Despite the fact that Symbian has been around for about seven years, as opposed to the iPhone 3G’s two months on the market, iPhones may outnumber Symbian-powered phones in as little as two years.

Since its introduction, the number of phones that use the Symbian OS has reached just under 20 million. If current trends continue, Apple could sell 10 million iPhones by the end of this month, and that would cut away a huge chunk of Symbian’s lead. If both companies stay consistently on their current growth rates, the iPhone will have taken its position at the top of the heap in two years time. Should Apple maintain a 100% growth rate, they will have taken the lead in summer 2010, a 300% growth rate would put them in the lead late next year, while a 50% growth rate would put off their takeover until 2012.

Some people are saying that unless Symbian really pulls something out of their hat or iPhone sales suddenly slow down, Symbian’s loss of the lead is inevitable, especially since Symbian’s heyday has long since gone and the iPhone’s is just starting.

Via Electronista