“Recently, I read an interesting report regarding iPhone use. Market research firm iSuppli Corp. found that many people use iPhones in ways that differ markedly from other phones, especially in categories that until recently weren’t that important to most users,” Michael DeAgonia reports for Computerworld.
“We don’t use it as often for phone calls as other cell phone owners,” DeAgonia reports. “And while we text message about as often as those who own other phones, we’re much more likely to be checking e-mail, surfing the Web, watching videos or YouTube clips, or viewing photos.”
“What surprised me the most out of all of iSuppli’s statistics is that iPhone owners spent less than half the time actually making calls — 46.5% — compared to 71.7% of the time people use other phones for calls,” DeAgonia reports. “At first, I had a fleeting moment of defensiveness; I wondered if they were insinuating that the iPhone isn’t good for voice calls. I hadn’t noticed any problems with either my 8GB phone, or the newer 16GB model I replaced it with last fall.”
DeAgonia reports, “It turns out voice quality isn’t the issue. ‘This usage pattern shows Apple has succeeded in producing a true convergence product that consumers like to use for multiple purposes,’ said Greg Sheppard, chief development officer at iSuppli. ‘Apple has come as close as anyone to achieving a balanced convergence in mobile handset features and usage.'”
DeAgonia reports, “My curiosity piqued by the report’s findings, so I set out to document how much I use my iPhone.”
Full article here.
I have talked on my iPhone for a total of 47 hours since I bought it on the day it was released. My rollover minutes now rival the national debt.
My unlocked iPhone arrived today here in Montreal (actually my wife’s but she will let me play with it).
The iPhone…a balanced device for balanced people
it’ll be fun to watch where the iPhone takes us over the next five years. It’s like the iPod all over again.
Il only use it for phone calls, all those other features like web browsing are useless.
Sent from by iPhone
@ Snap E
Okay, that was funny.
Snap E = Zune Tang
“it’ll be fun to watch where the iPhone takes us over the next five years.”
I hope it’s a light cycle race like the one in Tron. That would be sweet.
How did he replace his 8 GB iPhone with a 16 GB iPhone last fall? The 16 GB did not come out last fall.
@ Ampar
OH YEAH. And I want a glowing frisbee that kills people!
I would use my iPhone to post this message, but I’m sitting at my desk in work on a 24″ iMac so I’ll use that instead.
Still, nice to have the option!
“she will let me play with it”
@Buster
just itouch her!
I perform *most* of the work once done on my laptop with my iPhone.
Unless the damned thing rings (usually scaring the crap outta me), I oft forget that it’s not a tiny ‘lil computer after all.
As if a study had to be done. All anyone with a few grams of brains had to do is pick one up, see what does. Ah-ha!
The light should go immediately.
“And I want a glowing frisbee that kills people!”
I’ll settle for a Popsicle bomb that startles the dog.
My iPhone is a pocket computer that just so happens to be a telephone too.
I AM the REAL® ZT, and take great offense at the remarks against my judgement.
Your Potential® Our Passion®
P.S. I really know how to use the ® key…
@ZT You have no judgement ®eally, I am ®ight on this. You ®eally don’t.
@ChrissyOne,
And for Ballmer perhaps a glowing boomerang that kills people!
@Ampar….you are bringing back fond memories. I made popsicle stick bombs as a kid around 40 (holy crap!) years ago.
@ Roberto
I think he would hurt himself. >.<
Yeah, DeAgonia was right with his figures. Most iPhone users don’t really use the phone part of the iPhone. Because of the terrible speaker, right? Isn’t that what one reporter commented on earlier, that it doesn’t really work as well as a phone?
Still, when you can use it to get onto the real Internet and to listen to music, what do you really need a phone for?
” I made popsicle stick bombs as a kid around 40 (holy crap!) years ago.”
They had refrigeration way back then?
That’s the whole idea..
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