You Never Forget Your First: at what age do we start to need a smartphone?
1. “You Never Forget Your First” At what age do we start to need a smartphone? Image: mateoone
2. Image: Ricky Romero Today, 19% of all phones sold are smartphones – and this number is growing every month!
3. But who are the owners of all these smartphones? Image: Chris CB
4. For what demographic do they become a ‘need’ rather than a ‘want’? Image: Byron and Tamara
5. Children are asking for, and receiving, smartphones of their own - at youngerand younger ages. Image: dizzylizzy1227
6. Image: Photo Giddy It’s clear why: The vast variety of available apps offers entertainment, useful information and loads of fun
7. Image: chailey And they’re being targeted: Phones sport new “kid-friendly” designs and are promoted as ways for families always “on the go” to keep in touch.
11. Smartphones are even more prominent among teenagers – they are the device of choice for connecting to the web and to each other Image: esteban
12. So, necessity? 50% of teens say they text their parentsevery day70% say they use text messaging to do school work Image: Dave Shareski
13. Image: Chris Campbell But most schools treat the phone as a disruptive force that must be managed and often excluded from the classroom
14. Image: Bruno Barreto And smartphones can be dangerous: 1 in 3 American teens aged 16-17 admits to having texted while driving
15. But from a teen’s point of view: The new social norm is that you should respond to anyone about anything immediately. When you don’t, you are out of it socially. Image: sofianeb
16. Image: Alberto Varela At an age when ‘fitting in’ is pivotal, maybe smartphones are necessary for teens trying to keep up with our mobilized world.
17. But with Mom & Dad likely footing the expensive bills that smartphones entail, perhaps their opinion matters more. Image: William Ross
18. Adults have the freedom to choose the phone that they feel best suits their needs… …but is this necessarily a smartphone? Image: sparktography
19. In the working world, the consensus seems to be ‘yes’ Image: Niccolò Caranti
20. Having mobile access to email and other online services provides an edge in business. Image: Holtsman
21. Email has taken over the workplace, and employees are expected to be informed on projects before they even arrive at the office Image: Dan Levy
22. Image: Matthew Rutledge Smartphones also allow workers to stay connected to friends and family during the work day
23. They’re also common outside the office: Smartphone ownership among stay-at-home moms is higher than in the general population Image: ChrisGoldNY
24. Over 50% of the moms surveyed in a recent BabyCenter survey said they purchased a smartphone as a direct result of becoming a parent Image: boostmobile
25. Fulltime parents claim that their smartphones are necessary for: 1. Organization 2. Educational apps3. Media features Image: Jean Pichot
26. Do smartphones help parents to ‘parent’? Or are they a distraction? Debatable. Image: C-Monster
