The statistic presents the leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, broken down by gender. The survey results show that 59.5 percent of female respondents used their smartphones while shopping to read product or service reviews, while 63 percent used their phones to compare prices.
Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by gender
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yconic. (January 18, 2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491850/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
yconic. "Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by gender." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491850/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
yconic. (2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491850/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
yconic. "Leading Purposes of Smartphone Usage during Shopping According to Consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491850/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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