Windows Phones still have far to go before they can compete in sales numbers with the iPhone or Android handsets, but their recent success in the UK with the Nokia Lumia 800 and making it to the top 3 on-contract handsets sold on Amazon shows that they are settling into a strong third and fighting their way up.
Holding the number one spot on Amazon's on contract phone list is the HTC Titan. There is not much surprise here with it's 4.7 inch display, 8MP camera, 16GB of storage and a 1.5GHz processor it is quite a titan of a smartphone. The titan runs on the AT&T GSM network and costs $99.99 on a 2-year contract
The second in line is also an AT&T device and is the Samsung Focus S. This device features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 8MP camera, 16GB of storage and a 1.4GHz processor. With Samsung's recent success in the smartphone department with their high quality SuperAMOLED displays, it's no surprise that they are among the top Windows Phones. The Focus S will cost you $19.99 with a 2-year contract.
Number three belongs to the HTC Trophy on Verizon. The Trophy is a first generation Windows Phone featuring a 3.8-inch display, 5MP camera, 16GB of storage and a 1GHz processor. This may not be one of the top Windows Phones, but being a world phone and running on the Verizon network makes it one of the top Windows Phones. Its 1 cent price tag with a 2-year contract also probably helps.
Nokia would surely want to get on the top of this list soon, with it's first offering in the U.S. coming in form of the Nokia Lumia 710 which is now available through T-Mobile. Rumours point towards an upcoming LTE device which may come in the form of the Nokia 900 which will surely make it's mark on U.S. soil.
Meanwhile Microsoft is working on the Tango Update for Windows Phone, which promises to reduce the high end specification requirements for the Windows Phone platform and allow Nokia to offer a wider range of Windows Phone handsets to a larger audience. Nokia's past success in reaching a diverse user base should propel Windows Phone past iOS and Android.
This would of course depend on the how well the users accept Windows Phone as a choice smartphone given Microsoft's past failures to keep up with their competitors.