Smartphones – Page 3 – MetaFacts TUP Client Portal

February 3, 2024February 5, 2024

Younger adults turn to used or refurbished tech

Younger adults are more likely to be sporting a used or refurbished device than older adults. This is especially true in the US, Germany, and the UK. Some of this practice is due to current socioeconomic challenges among younger adults.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage primary devices that are used or refurbished, including a smartphone, feature phone, computer, tablet, or game console. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0203_refu] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; User Profile; Game Consoles, Gaming PCs, and Game-Playing

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

Usage guidelines: This document may be freely shared within and outside your organization in its entirety and unaltered. It may not be used with a generative AI system without separate licensing and express written permission. To share or quote excerpts, please contact MetaFacts.

January 27, 2024March 19, 2024

Tech buying plan trends are stronger among remote workers

With the onset of the pandemic, remote workers rushed to outfit their homes or remote working locations with technology to help them communicate, work, and otherwise be productive. During this time, not all workers could acquire the technology they wanted since only in some cases did employers provide the desired technology. Following this peak, most interest in tech buying plans has waned and reverted to the mean.

This MetaFAQs reports on the purchase plans for remote workers within the next twelve months. It includes mobile phones (smartphones and feature phones), computers (desktops and laptops), tablets, and printers from 2020 through 2023. Each trend is also compared to workers who never work remotely. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0127_plat] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets; Consumer Electronics; Printers; Work/Life Balance

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 25, 2024December 5, 2023

A smartphone and computer are the top combo

Worldwide and in each country surveyed, the most-used combination of devices is to have a home computer, a smartphone, and no tablet. Having all three of these or only a smartphone are 2nd and 3rd and nearly equal. In Germany and China, using only a smartphone is ranked a distant 3rd. Conversely, in Japan, using all three is a distant 3rd. There is no significant difference by age group. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0125_comb] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 23, 2024December 5, 2023

Smartphone hours exceed computer hours in most countries

Adults spend more time using smartphones than computers in most countries surveyed. Online Americans use their smartphones for 5.1 billion hours per week and computers – at home, work, school, or others – for 4.5 billion hours per week. In Germany, online adults use their smartphones, computers, and tablets for a total of 2.8 billion weekly hours, half of which are while using computers.

This MetaFAQs reports on the billions of weekly hours adults use their smartphones, computers, and tablets in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and China. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0123_hour] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets; Activities

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 23, 2024September 25, 2024

Half of Americans use a smartphone for work

During the pandemic, the rapid flight to health, safety, and remote work caught many employers’ IT departments unprepared. Many workers did not have employer-provided computers or even home-owned ones, although the majority had smartphones. At the same time, much of the online population was already migrating many of their everyday activities away from computers to smartphones. Consequently, roughly half of online adults in the US and UK, and over 40% of those in Germany and Japan, regularly use their smartphones for work-related activities.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults that use a smartphone for a range of work-related activities, from checking email and participating in online meetings to phone and video calls. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0123_spwt] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; Activities; Communication; Work/Life Balance

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 21, 2024December 5, 2023

Youth using used smartphones

Economic pressures have supported younger adults, often with lower employment rates and limited funds, in turning toward acquiring technology from friends, family, or the refurbished device market. Refurbished or used smartphones are more widely used in the UK than in many other countries. Usage is especially high among adults aged 18 to 24 as compared to other age groups, a finding that is consistent across the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China. Generally, the use of a used/refurbished smartphone shrinks with age.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of smartphone users who are using a used/refurbished smartphone by country. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0121_yref] in TUP Lenses: Devices; Mobile Phones; User Profile

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 19, 2024December 5, 2023

Family size influences connected device use

In larger households, adults tend to spend more time on digital devices compared to those in smaller households. Adults in larger households use their connected devices more hours per week than those in smaller households. This pattern holds among online Americans, Britons, Japanese, and Chinese. Among German adults, the pattern is bimodal, with usage highest among German adults with 3 persons in their household.
This MetaFAQs reports on the average (mean) weekly hours online adults use their connected devices (computers, smartphones, tablets) during a week. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0119_busy] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets; User Profile; Households

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

January 15, 2024May 20, 2024

Smartphone replacement delays widespread across many countries and generations

Across the US, Germany, Japan, and China, a declining share of adults acquired smartphones in the prior year. Only in the UK have we seen a recent expansion of smartphone buyers. Gen Z adults are showing the widest variation, partly due to their rapidly shifting employment statuses and financial situations since the onset of the pandemic.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults who have acquired a smartphone in the prior 12 months split by country and age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0115_spnt] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; User Profile

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

December 29, 2023January 9, 2024

Remote workers continue using devices for the most hours

Workers who work from home even part of the time use connected devices for more hours than those workers who never work remotely. The gap in hours is substantial, nearly 50% higher among American remote workers and even higher among those in Germany, Japan, and the UK.

In addition to direct productivity gains by reducing time for commuting and preparing to be in a workplace, remote workers can also spend more time using devices to do their work and to communicate and collaborate with others. Also, the occupations with higher rates of remote work tend to be information-based. Conversely, those workers who never work remotely often have occupations that require an in-person presence, which may preclude the use of connected devices.

This MetaFAQ reports the average (mean) number of weekly device hours among workers in the US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China, with devices including work computers, home computers, smartphones, and tablets. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1229_prot] in TUP Lenses: Devices; User Profile; Work/Life Balance

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here

December 17, 2023December 5, 2023

iPhones are strongest among younger adults in most countries

Apple’s continued emphasis on a youthful market continues to bear fruit. The highest penetration of Apple iPhones is among adults aged 18 to 24 across all countries surveyed. This is especially notable in Germany, where Google Android phones have dominated the market for many years. Conversely, iPhones have much lower penetration rates among adults aged 50 and up, except in the US, where rates among older adults are only somewhat lower than average.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults using an Apple iPhone split by age group and country. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1217_ipho] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; User Profile; Technology Ecosystems

This content is for subscribers only.
Join Now

Already a member? Log in here