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Facts tagged with Smartphone
Smartphone ownership highest among 25-34 demographic.
The 25-34 demographic has the highest percentage [of smartphone ownership] at 71%, up from 58% in May.
Smartphone ownership is up 11% since May 2011.
The number of smartphone owners has increased 11% since May 2011.
Nearly half of American adults are now smartphone owners.
The number of Americans who are smartphone owners now stands at 46%, an 11-point increase since last May.
Control of U.S. smartphone market giants expected to grow
Apple, Google and Microsoft are expected to control 91 percent of the U.S. smartphone market and 98 percent of the U.S. tablet market by 2016.
Analysts at Bernstein Research estimate that the iPhone in particular consumers 5-7 times the monthly bandwidth of an average wireless device—and twice the amount of an average smartphone.
A survey by Rubicon Consulting in March found that of respondents who were asked if they often carried their iPhone in place of a notebook, 28 percent of agreed strongly and 29 percent agreed mildly.
During a survey conducted by Forrester research of 2,001 employees, managers are the most likely (50%) to get a notebook or smartphone (20%). Manufacturing and retail employees are the least likely to be issued a laptop or smartphone (less than 20% and 10%, respectively).
During a survey conducted by Forrester research of 2,001 employees, only one in three information workers use a laptop for work, while one in nine uses a smartphone. Seventy-six percent use a desktop PC most of the time. One in five shares a PC with a co-worker.
17% say mobile access is very important to them so they can share or post online content while away from home or work.
50% of people say it is very important to have mobile access in order to stay in touch with other people.
