This statistic illustrates smartphone usage in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2015, by gender. There were slightly fewer female than male smartphone users in 2012, however in 2013, 62 percent of both male and female respondents reported using a smartphone. The share of female smartphone users increased to 72 percent in 2015.
* The original survey question was "Do you personally use a smartphone?" (Spontaneous responses) ** n (2012) = 1,805; n (2013) = 1,642; n (2014) = 1,890; n (2015) = 1,841. *** September to October 2015 was the date of the most recent survey.
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). Do you personally use a smartphone?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300430/smartphone-usage-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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