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Your Impressions of "Average" iPhone and Android Users Are Confirmed

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday November 24 2016, @01:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the bring-on-the-flames dept.

dbe writes:

Ever wonder why iPhone users often seem to have the same personality, or why you could never understand an Android fan?

UK researchers finally developed a test that could predict what kind of cellphone a user is likely to have, and here are the conclusions:

A comparison of both Android and iPhone users revealed that iPhone users are more likely to be:

        Younger
        More than twice as likely to be women
        More likely to see their phone as a status object
        More extraverted
        Less concerned about owning devices favoured by most people

In contrast, Android users were more likely to be:

        Male
        Older
        More honest
        More agreeable
        Less likely to break rules for personal gain
        Less interested in wealth and status

The full article is paywalled but an abstract is avilable.

Now if only there was a way to separate correlation and causation...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161121144206.htm

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  • (Score: 2) by goody on Thursday November 24 2016, @03:52PM

    by goody (2135) on Thursday November 24 2016, @03:52PM (#432427)

    To be successful you need to know your shortcomings and limitations and you compensate for them. That's how it works. Glad you're proud of your phone. My phone choice isn't really a priority in my life. It's just another tool to use to get things done.

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday November 24 2016, @03:58PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Thursday November 24 2016, @03:58PM (#432430) Homepage

    Yeah really, if even that. I don't even use the vast majority of features on my old Android phone, it's basically a glorified camera with the ability to send and receive texts and fuck off on the internet if I get bored.

    If I gotta use any navigation features, for example, I have to fumble around embarassingly like a virgin trying to find the right hole in the dark. I'm strongly considering reverting to a dumbphone with a camera.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 24 2016, @04:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 24 2016, @04:15PM (#432439)

      My Android smartphone is used for... Phone Calls and text messages. All the other crap is removed or disabled. The battery lasts a week. If I need a GPS, I have a Garmin GPS. Photos, 35mm DSLR. Web, Desktop Linux PC. Games, Windows gaming rig or PS4.