A ton of Americans damaged their smartphones in the last year
A rather interesting report was shared by Allstate Protection Plans. The company says that a ton of Americans damaged their smartphones in the last year (both Android & iOS), 78 million of them, to be exact. This survey was conducted in May and December 2023, and it gathered 1,004 responses. Just to be fully transparent.
A lot of Americans damaged their smartphones in the last year
While this number is quite high, it’s lower than in 2020. Back then, 87 million Americans damaged their smartphones. Since then, however, the prices of smartphones have increased, and Allstate notes that the environmental impact also played a role in pushing people to be more careful. Also, more of them could be using cases these days.
What’s interesting is that 53% of smartphone owners from this survey said that the environmental impact is important to them. That percentage stood at 37% back in 2020.
They spend more time on their phones than a year ago
Some other, interesting findings were published by Allstate Protection Plans. 49% of Americans said that they spend more time on their phones than a year ago. The amount of money spent on screen repairs also surged to $8.3 billion in 2023. That is triple the amount from 2018 ($3.4 billion).
45% of smartphone owners who were a part of this survey spend five or more hours a day on their phones. 82% of them say that their phone replaced their digital camera. 39% of them say that they take six or more photos per day, while 31% capture more than six videos per day.
Many of them watch videos, TV shows, and movies on their phones instead of TVs
What’s also interesting is that over half (54%) of people who participated said that they’re watching more videos, TV shows, and movies on their phones than on their TVs.
This is not the end, more findings were unveiled. 31% of smartphone owners have damaged their smartphones in the past year, while 8% of them lost their devices. 5% of people who were questioned said that their phones got stolen.
Here are the most common accidents & malfunctions
In terms of accidents and malfunctions of devices, here are the most frequent ones: Damaged screens (67%), Wi-Fi or connectivity issues (28%), touchscreen problems (24%), loose or damaged charging port (22%), water damage (21%), battery not working properly (21%), and so on.
There are ton more statistics shared in AllState Protection Plans’ full report, which you can access here. There are also a bunch of infographics available in the gallery below.
A rather interesting report was shared by Allstate Protection Plans. The company says that a ton of Americans damaged their smartphones in the last year (both Android & iOS), 78 million of them, to be exact. This survey was conducted in May and December 2023, and it gathered 1,004 responses. Just to be fully transparent.
A lot of Americans damaged their smartphones in the last year
While this number is quite high, it’s lower than in 2020. Back then, 87 million Americans damaged their smartphones. Since then, however, the prices of smartphones have increased, and Allstate notes that the environmental impact also played a role in pushing people to be more careful. Also, more of them could be using cases these days.
What’s interesting is that 53% of smartphone owners from this survey said that the environmental impact is important to them. That percentage stood at 37% back in 2020.
They spend more time on their phones than a year ago
Some other, interesting findings were published by Allstate Protection Plans. 49% of Americans said that they spend more time on their phones than a year ago. The amount of money spent on screen repairs also surged to $8.3 billion in 2023. That is triple the amount from 2018 ($3.4 billion).
45% of smartphone owners who were a part of this survey spend five or more hours a day on their phones. 82% of them say that their phone replaced their digital camera. 39% of them say that they take six or more photos per day, while 31% capture more than six videos per day.
Many of them watch videos, TV shows, and movies on their phones instead of TVs
What’s also interesting is that over half (54%) of people who participated said that they’re watching more videos, TV shows, and movies on their phones than on their TVs.
This is not the end, more findings were unveiled. 31% of smartphone owners have damaged their smartphones in the past year, while 8% of them lost their devices. 5% of people who were questioned said that their phones got stolen.
Here are the most common accidents & malfunctions
In terms of accidents and malfunctions of devices, here are the most frequent ones: Damaged screens (67%), Wi-Fi or connectivity issues (28%), touchscreen problems (24%), loose or damaged charging port (22%), water damage (21%), battery not working properly (21%), and so on.
There are ton more statistics shared in AllState Protection Plans’ full report, which you can access here. There are also a bunch of infographics available in the gallery below.
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