Topic: Technology
Title of Article: Survey says most U.S. cell phone owners have smartphones, So what?
Publication Name: CNN
Author: Amy Gahran
Date of Publication: 3/2/2012
Length of Article: 3 pages 1000 words
Recent statistics indicate that a growing number of Americans our now operating smart phones. Survey count report that out of the 88% of Americans who operate a mobile telephone, 53% of Americans own smartphones. Leading brands are Android and Apple leading at 20% and 19% of the market respectively. The highest growth of smartphone ownership, 12%, is among Americans in the lowest income bracket at $30,000 a year. This indicates a growing affordability of the smartphone among the average American. Sources also state that 8% precent of all mobile phone owners are unsure of whether their phone is a "smartphone" or not. Many simply believe that any phone with internet access is a smart phone, likewise, many Blackberry users didn't consider their phones to be smart phones.
Although smartphone usage has exceeded the half way mark and are obviously becoming the norm, not all smart phones are as evolved as the most recent Android and Apple models. Many users tend to use older phones with weaker processors since an update would mean spending hundreds of dollars. In addition, most users cannot fully appreciate the full capabilities of a smart phone and will stick mainly to the standard features of the phone. Just because smartphones are becoming mainstream, doesn't mean that the benefits they bring are even appreciated among their users.
As the affordability of smartphones increases, it is only natural that out of the 88 percent of American that operate mobile phones, 53 percent of them own smartphones. The demand for smartphones is evident as Americans in the lowest income bracket at $30,000 a year have the highest growth of smartphone ownership at 12 percent. In contrast, many Americans are still uneducated in what a smartphone is, as 8 percent of cellphone users are unsure of whether their phone is a "smartphone" or not.
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