This lens provides a top-level overview of technology users based on the devices they use.
Very few users use only one type connected device, whether it is a smartphone, tablet, PC, or game console. Instead, most users actively use a combination of connected devices. This TUP lens details device penetration, device combinations of key devices, and the activities of their many devices.
Summary of subjects covered in the Devices lens tables
Subjects | Examples of TUP Questions Answered |
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Usage Profile | Total hours using devices, User segment, ISP |
Key Devices | Key devices used, such as any Smartphone, any Desktop, any Game Consoles, and others |
Overall Devices | Number of devices by operating system |
Device #1-Device #5 | Details about the first 5 connected devices in active use – Smartphones, PCs, Tablets, or Game consoles |
Units | Number of devices used in last 90 days, by form factor (PCs, Desktop PCs, Smartphones, etc.) |
Device Activities | The activities across all devices as well as by each device number |
Links to Devices lens tables
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Summary of subjects covered in the TUP Devices Lens
- Penetration of key devices
- Major activities for each device type
- Use of personal devices for remote work
- Trends in ownership
- Trends in technology ecosystems
- Trends in device penetration
- Trends in device primacy
- User profile for each device type
Recent MetaFAQs, TUPdates, and Highlights – Devices lens
- Smartphone hours highest for Gen Z and millennials
- The size of the active creative class
- Most device hours are among younger workers
- How American generations use smartphones
- Younger–though not youngest–adults lead in device hours
- Younger adults turn to used or refurbished tech
- Apple’s younger multi-product customers
- Tech buying plan trends are stronger among remote workers
- A smartphone and computer are the top combo
- Computer refresh rates keep on, buoyed by later generations
- Smartphone hours exceed computer hours in most countries
- Youth using used smartphones
- Family size influences connected device use
- In-country computer use: age matters
- Employee PC hours sag, although IT/FIRE/Professional industries still lead
- Young Americans fully embrace MacBooks for the first time
- Remote workers continue using devices for the most hours
- American and German household size associated with device newness
- Younger adults use recently acquired computers
- UK tech buyers boost buying while China’s elites hang on
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This content is for subscribers only. For more information about TUP and its research results for insights professionals with technology companies, please visit MetaFacts or contact us.