The data is in and according to Broadpoint AmTech Inc.,Verizon Wireless probably sold 100,000 Motorola Droid devices in the opening weekend launch. Verizon stores were initially stocked with 200,000 units and had about half of the stock remaining.

The Droid’s release is a step in the right direction for Motorola, said Jim Suva, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. in San Francisco.

“It wasn’t as good as the iPhone, but anybody that was expecting that had their expectations too high,” said Suva, who recommends buying Motorola shares. Traffic in Verizon stores through the first three days was “continually good,” he said.

Motorola may sell 1.3 million Android phones in the fourth quarter and 9 million next year, Suva said. Apple will sell 8 million iPhones this quarter and 28.5 million next year, he predicts.”

I think it is safe to say that between all the manufacturers, Android should outsell the iPhone in the near future.

[Via Bloomberg]

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