iPhone passes Razr to become No. 1 consumer phone in U.S.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone became the most popular handset among U.S. consumers for the first time in the third quarter, overtaking Motorola Inc.'s Razr.

The Razr had been ranked as No. 1 for 12 straight quarters, Port Washington, New York-based research firm NPD Group said in an e-mailed release today.