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I fear this thread is getting a little long already, but let me point you to the graph in your own link (looking at 18-29 year olds). SMS: 100% Internet: 97%

I fear this thread is getting a little long already, but let me point you to the graph in your own link (looking at 18-29 year olds). SMS: 100% Internet: 97% Voice Calls: 93% Looking at those numbers, from an article you provided, could you imagine a fairly large portion of those users using 5 apps on their phone more than they use the phone app? That's the only argument being made here.

chris_wot 10y ago
We must be looking at different graphs. It shows that text messaging, voice/video calls and email rank amongst the most popular smartphone features. And sure, if you want to restrict yourself to 18-29 year olds, possibly there is a dropoff on phone calls (though I'm still doubtful). But the market is pretty much larger than that now. http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/pi_2015-04-01_smartphones_21/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2... (kind of amusing to see all the Apple fanbois downvoting me to oblivion though - have I made you worried that I might have a point?)
- Kiro 10y ago
  I can't speak for the others but let me list some things I think we usually find in the top 5: Facebook, email, Messenger/WhatsApp/equivalent, Instagram, Snapchat, games, browser etc. The study lumps all those together which is not relevant to this discussion. The point is that people are mainly using their devices as computers, not phones. Do you disagree with this?
  - chris_wot 10y ago
    I do disagree. The study might lump all the Internet apps together, but it still shows that 92% of all users used voice/video calling at least once in the survey period, whilst it shows that 89% of all users used the Internet at least once. Hence placing voice and video calls in the top 5 most used features.
- jsmeaton 10y ago
  Are you being intentionally obtuse? http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/pi_2015-04-01_smartphones_05/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2... The 30-49 year olds have 1% greater use of phone over internet, but I'm (totally) guessing that would skew closer to the 49 side of the band rather than the 30 year old side of the band. Since we were considering 20-40 year olds, and your own quote spoke about 18-29 year olds, I think that distinction was fair. Anyway, since you haven't answered my question, and instead want to restate the question differently over and over, I'm done speaking with you. For what it's worth I haven't downvoted you, but I can guess some likely reasons. Mainly, that you keep shifting the argument and avoiding direct questions.
  - chris_wot 10y ago
    Since when did I mention only 20-40 year olds? That graph shows the percentage of each age group who used a particular feature once, the graph I showed provides the data in aggregate across all age ranges. No need to get so annoyed, and no need to call me obtuse.

chris_wot 10y ago

We must be looking at different graphs. It shows that text messaging, voice/video calls and email rank amongst the most popular smartphone features. And sure, if you want to restrict yourself to 18-29 year olds, possibly there is a dropoff on phone calls (though I'm still doubtful). But the market is pretty much larger than that now. http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/pi_2015-04-01_smartphones_21/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2... (kind of amusing to see all the Apple fanbois downvoting me to oblivion though - have I made you worried that I might have a point?)

Kiro 10y ago
I can't speak for the others but let me list some things I think we usually find in the top 5: Facebook, email, Messenger/WhatsApp/equivalent, Instagram, Snapchat, games, browser etc. The study lumps all those together which is not relevant to this discussion. The point is that people are mainly using their devices as computers, not phones. Do you disagree with this?
- chris_wot 10y ago
  I do disagree. The study might lump all the Internet apps together, but it still shows that 92% of all users used voice/video calling at least once in the survey period, whilst it shows that 89% of all users used the Internet at least once. Hence placing voice and video calls in the top 5 most used features.
jsmeaton 10y ago
Are you being intentionally obtuse? http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/pi_2015-04-01_smartphones_05/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2... The 30-49 year olds have 1% greater use of phone over internet, but I'm (totally) guessing that would skew closer to the 49 side of the band rather than the 30 year old side of the band. Since we were considering 20-40 year olds, and your own quote spoke about 18-29 year olds, I think that distinction was fair. Anyway, since you haven't answered my question, and instead want to restate the question differently over and over, I'm done speaking with you. For what it's worth I haven't downvoted you, but I can guess some likely reasons. Mainly, that you keep shifting the argument and avoiding direct questions.
- chris_wot 10y ago
  Since when did I mention only 20-40 year olds? That graph shows the percentage of each age group who used a particular feature once, the graph I showed provides the data in aggregate across all age ranges. No need to get so annoyed, and no need to call me obtuse.