This statistic shows a distribution of the main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region. Smartphones are the most popular handset type. 71 percent of the respondents in the urban and 65 percent in the rural areas had smartphones.
Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region
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Ofcom. (December 1, 2014). Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region." Chart. December 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2014). Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Main Handset of Mobile Phone Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2014, by Type and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Main handset of mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2014, by type and region [Graph], Ofcom, December 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/387760/differences-in-handset-type-by-rurality-in-the-uk/
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