This statistic illustrates the share of smartphone owners that purchased their phone alongside a contract or independently in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The highest share of respondents, which corresponded to 43 percent, stated they obtained their smartphone independently of their cell phone contract. A total of 39 percent obtained their smartphone when signing their cell phone contract without paying extra.
Did you get your smartphone as part of a cell phone contract?
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Statista. (May 24, 2017). Did you get your smartphone as part of a cell phone contract? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717522/smartphones-ownership-through-contracts-in-the-uk/
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Statista. (2017). Did you get your smartphone as part of a cell phone contract?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717522/smartphones-ownership-through-contracts-in-the-uk/
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Did you get your smartphone as part of a cell phone contract? [Graph], Statista, May 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/717522/smartphones-ownership-through-contracts-in-the-uk/
