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Smartphone upgrade frequency among U.S. adults 2015
About how often would you say you get a new or upgraded smartphone?
by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 8, 2015
This survey reports how often U.S. adult smartphone owners get a new or upgraded smartphone. In 2015, 54 percent of respondents claimed to get a new smartphone only when their phone stopped working or became obsolete.
About how often would you say you get a new or upgraded smartphone?
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jul 8, 2015
This survey reports how often U.S. adult smartphone owners get a new or upgraded smartphone. In 2015, 54 percent of respondents claimed to get a new smartphone only when their phone stopped working or became obsolete.
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- Release date
- July 2015
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 17, 2015 to May 18, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 15,766 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have smartphones
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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The original question was posed as follows:
"About how often would you say you get a new or upgraded smartphone?"
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- July 2015
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- April 17, 2015 to May 18, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 15,766 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have smartphones
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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The original question was posed as follows:
"About how often would you say you get a new or upgraded smartphone?"
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