MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile analysis results for subscribers
Apple’s PC/Mac penetration has grown while Windows has shrunk. Globally, iPhone penetration has grown as Androids have subsided – both have been stable among online Americans. Globally, iPad penetration has withdrawn as have non-Apple tablets.
The growing market penetration of smartphones has been sustained and strong, and yet has not fully replaced the use of basic feature phones. This MetaFAQs reports on the penetration of both smartphones and basic feature phones among online adults in the US, Germany, UK, Japan, and among China’s most highly educated adults.
Smartphone & PC purchase plans are robust. This MetaFAQs reports on the purchase plans for the next 12 months among online Americans, split by products type (PCs – desktops versus laptops/notebooks, mobile phones – iPhones versus Android, and other technology products).
Who’s printing—and what are they printing? TUP Highlights include a broad and deep dive into an essential technology usage topic.
This highlights report focuses on printers, including: top printer brands, purchase plans for printers, top printing activities, profile of intensive printer users, ink use, trends in printing, major activities for a market segment, top printer form factors, and profile of printer user by activity. The research results showcase the TUP/Technology User Profile study, MetaFacts’ survey of a representative sample of online adults profiling the full market’s use of technology products and services during the wave of TUP/Technology User Profile 2021, which is TUP’s 39th annual. TUP Highlights typically also include results from previous waves of TUP.
Is playing immersive or other games on a smartphone or feature phone more likely in a smaller or larger household? How widespread is mobile phone game-playing in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan by household size?
Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 28, 2020 Every Android smartphone in the active installed base is not in the hands of its first user. Using used/refurbished Android smartphones varies by age group and country. This MetaFAQs reports on the use of used/refurbished Android smartphones by generational age group and country. About MetaFAQs MetaFAQs are…
Home PCs users are very active, yet they don’t only stay at home on their computers. They use a wide variety of other connected devices. The majority of home PC users (82% to 95%) also use a mobile phone. Of these, smartphones dominate. It may some surprise those steeped in technology that basic cell phones/feature…