This statistic illustrates the length of time that mobile phone owners in the U.S. and worldwide expected to use/own their current mobile phone as from the date of purchase until replacing or discarding it. In 2012, 6 percent of mobile phone owners in the United States said they expected to replace their mobile phone in less than 6 months from the date of purchase.
How long do you think you will own your current mobile phone from the date of purchase until you replace/discard it?
Wireless mobile technology consumers including a small sample of elites**
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The global online survey was conducted with 4,700 respondents in 7 countries. Part of the sample in each country included 'elites'. Sample sizes were as follows; The United States (n=1,000, elites: n=100), Brazil (n=500, elites: n=100), China (n=500, elites: n=100), India (n=500, elites: n=100), Indonesia (n=500, elites: n=100), Korea (n=500, elites: n=100), and the United Kingdom (n=500, elites: n=100). An identical survey was administered by telephone in South Africa with 300 respondents, 50 of which were classed as elites.
** Classification of elites: high income/wealth, highly educated, regularly follow current events.
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Qualcomm. (August 16, 2012). How long do you think you will own your current mobile phone from the date of purchase until you replace/discard it? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241036/ownership-time-length-of-current-mobile-phone-until-replacement/
Qualcomm. "How long do you think you will own your current mobile phone from the date of purchase until you replace/discard it?." Chart. August 16, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241036/ownership-time-length-of-current-mobile-phone-until-replacement/
Qualcomm. (2012). How long do you think you will own your current mobile phone from the date of purchase until you replace/discard it?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241036/ownership-time-length-of-current-mobile-phone-until-replacement/
Qualcomm. "How Long Do You Think You Will Own Your Current Mobile Phone from The Date of Purchase until You Replace/Discard It?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241036/ownership-time-length-of-current-mobile-phone-until-replacement/
Qualcomm, How long do you think you will own your current mobile phone from the date of purchase until you replace/discard it? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241036/ownership-time-length-of-current-mobile-phone-until-replacement/ (last visited August 17, 2022)
