This statistic shows the consumer preference for smartphones over basic cellphones in the United States in 2017 according to a Statista survey. Overall, 95 percent of respondents said that they were likely to buy a smartphone.
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Statista Survey. (April 3, 2017). What kind of cellphone are you likely to get? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/
Statista Survey. "What kind of cellphone are you likely to get?." Chart. April 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/
Statista Survey. (2017). What kind of cellphone are you likely to get?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/
Statista Survey. "What Kind of Cellphone Are You Likely to Get?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/
Statista Survey, What kind of cellphone are you likely to get? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
What kind of cellphone are you likely to get? [Graph], Statista Survey, April 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716152/us-consumer-preference-for-smartphones-and-basic-cellphones/
