It seems that Android hasn’t been too successful in its goal to dethrone Apple’s iPhone. Apparently the iPhone has out sold Android devices by a margin as high as 6-to-1. The claim is based on polls of recent cell phone buyers by Morgan Stanley. The firm believes that T-Mobile has sold up to 300,000 G1 devices compared to the estimated 1.7 million 3G iPhones Apple has moved.
A number of factors play into the wide gap between the two. Apple’s handset had the full run of the quarter as well as significantly longer time to establish its reputation. AT&T also counts a significantly larger subscriber base as well as a much more established 3G data network to encourage sales. T-Mobile’s faster data speeds reached only 25 major coverage areas by the end of the year versus over 300 for its challenger.
Worldwide figures aren’t mentioned in the survey, though Apple’s advantage widens here with over 70 countries selling iPhones where only the UK could sell the G1 outside of the US.