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How Many Devices Can a Smartphone or Tablet Replace?

Posted By Christina DesMarais On July 13, 2011 @ 12:26 pm In Hardware,Innovation,PCs, Laptops, and Notebooks,Smartphones and PDAs,Tablets and eReaders | 1 Comment

We all know people who’ve given up land lines for good, use a phone in place of a camera or travel with a tablet instead of a laptop [1]. But what are the real numbers behind the device-downsizing trend?

CNET’s Brooke Crothers posted results from a survey that quantifies just how people are using versatile devices to replace more specialized technologies. Here are the study’s results, showing how many respondents have replaced specific devices by a smartphone or tablet:

  • Alarm clock: 61.1 percent
  • GPS: 52.3 percent
  • Digital camera: 44.3 percent
  • Personal planner: 41.6 percent
  • Landline phone: 40.3 percent
  • MP3 player: 37.6 percent
  • Video camera: 34.2 percent
  • Newspaper: 28.2 percent
  • Radio: 27.5 percent
  • Desktop/Laptop computer: 24.2 percent
  • Gaming device: 20.8 percent
  • Books: 20.1 percent
  • Internet service at home: 19.5 percent
  • DVD player: 14.1 percent

Read more at CNET [2].

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[1] tablet instead of a laptop: http://www.inc.com/business-travel-2011/apps-that-make-your-ipad-work-like-a-laptop.html

[2] CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20078244-64/how-many-devices-can-a-smartphone-tablet-replace/?tag=cnetRiver

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