Wednesday, April 24, 2013

How Do You Know Android? (Interesting Smartphone User Trends)

Did you know there are more male Android users, but more female smartphone users? That means well over half of iPhone users are female, making this cartoon from C-Section Comics surprisingly accurate:
We all know the anonymity of commenting online tends to lower inhibitions, but the comments about this cartoon were good-humored; iPhone, Android, and Blackberry users, alike, acknowledged the accuracy. Impressive.
These demographics, which are rather more interesting than significant, are courtesy of Hunch.

Android users are 10% more likely to be male; iPhone users are 18% more likely to be female. 

Android users lean toward the 18-34 age range, and are 20% more likely to be politically conservative. 
iPhone users are 37% more likely to have a graduate degree and 17% more likely to be politically liberal.

Android users are 12% more likely to have pets, while iPhone users are 13% more likely to play a musical instrument. A person owning pets and playing a musical instrument would be an indication that you're dealing with an alien species.

Though even iPhone users typically agree that phones like the HTC One and the Nexus 4 have eliminated the need to choose, Android users are 57% more likely to prefer an ugly device that's full-featurediPhone users are 122% more likely to prefer a sleek device that does just a few things.

Of course, Android users are over 100% more likely to be PC users and iPhone users are over 100% more likely to be Mac users.

I'm not sure what we can take away from this one, but interesting: iPhone users tend to hang up on telemarketers immediately, while Android users often listen briefly. Does that makes Android users polite or senseless?

Android users are 24% more likely to have a song for a ringtone, and iPhone users are 17% more likely to use pre-loaded digital tones or beeps... but of course; that's the point: Android is personalized.

And wrapping it up, with the least applicable demographic you'll hear all day, Android users are more likely to select Sirloin Steak, General Tso's Chicken, and Cheesesteak as an entree, while iPhone users choose Sushi, Pad Thai, and Tapas.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Android users see me with my iphone and think of the Evil Emperor from Star Wars?! Bwahaha. I could come to enjoy this.

Unknown said...

I hate to notice, but I believe you're defying stereotypes. Android users are the Star Wars geeks, are they not?
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