AdMob: Dumbphones still draw 60 percent of mobile ads

motorola_razr_v3i_dolce_gabbanaThe latest monthly report from mobile ad network AdMob, which claims to be the world’s largest, contains a sharp reminder for smartphone fans: Non-smartphones, which the mobile industry calls “feature phones,” still distribute 60 percent of the ads in AdMob’s network of more than 15,000 mobile Web sites and applications. Here’s the current Top 10 list by number of handsets.

  1. Apple iPhone
  2. Apple iPod Touch
  3. HTC Dream
  4. Samsung R450
  5. Palm Pre
  6. Motorola RAZR V3
  7. RIM BlackBerry 8300
  8. Kyocera S1300
  9. Samsung R430
  10. HTC Magic

AdMob’s full report will be published Thursday at metrics.admob.com.

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