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16 Smartphones That Were Deemed ‘iPhone Killer,’ 2008-2011

After the first iPhone came out in 2007, tech publications rushed to identify the phone that would be the “iPhone killer.”

SPOILER: Apple sold more than 190 million iPhones last year. It is safe to say that the iPhone has not, in fact, been killed.

1. Google Nexus One

Nexus One
Nexus One

2. The BlackBerry Torch 9800

Blackberry Torch
Blackberry Torch

3. The Palm Pre

Palm Pre
Palm Pre

4. The Galaxy S II

Galaxy S II
Galaxy S II

5. The Motorola Droid

Motorola Droid
Motorola Droid

6. The Else phone

Else Phone
Else Phone

7. The entirety of Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7

8. The BlackBerry Storm

  Storm
Storm
Blackberry Storm
Blackberry Storm

9. The HTC Evo 4G

Evo
Evo
Evo 4G
Evo 4G

10. The Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10

Xperia X10
Xperia X10

11. The HTC HD2

HD2
HD2

12. The LG KU990

KU990
KU990

13. The LG Viewty KU990

The LG Viewty KU990
The LG Viewty KU990

14. The Samsung SGH-F480

SGH-F480
SGH-F480

15. The HTC Touch

HTC Touch
HTC Touch
HTC Touch
HTC Touch

16. The LG Voyager

LG Voyager
LG Voyager