Converged Devices: SmartPhones vs. Laptops and PDAs in Business Markets: Industry

Converged Devices: SmartPhones vs. Laptops and PDAs in Business Markets

Published Date: July 2006

Published By: In-Stat

Page Count: 33

Order Code: R97-2501

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Executive Summary
Methodology
Introduction
Characteristics of Survey Respondents: Demographics; Travel; Wireless Usage
Devices Currently in Use
Combined Use of Portable Devices: SmartPhone Only Users; SmartPhone and PDA Users; Applications on Devices
Opinions about Converged Devices: Concerns about Running Applications on a SmartPhone; More or Exclusive Use of a SmartPhone
SmartPhone Forecast
Conclusion
List of Tables: Table 1. Worldwide SmartPhone Cell Phone Forecast, 2006-2011 (Units in Thousands)
List of Figures: Figure 1. Benefits of Obtaining a SmartPhone; Figure 2. Usefulness of Portable Devices as Reported by Users; Figure 3. Features Considered Necessary to Use SmartPhone More Than Now; Figure 4. Age Range of Respondents; Figure 5. Employment Type for the Survey Respondents; Figure 6. Amount of Time Away From the Office; Figure 7. Carrier Used by the Respondents; Figure 8. Brand of Phone Used by Respondents; Figure 9. Business or Business and Personal; Figure 10. Perceived Value of Laptop Among Users; Figure 11. Perceived Value of Laptop by Amount of Travel of Respondent; Figure 12. Wireless Connectivity on the Laptops of Respondents; Figure 13. Laptop Frustrations; Figure 14. Frequency of Replacement for Laptop Users; Figure 15. Brands Used by Respondents Who Carry a PDA; Figure 16. PDA User's Perception of Value for Their PDA; Figure 17. Type of Wireless Connectivity in Use with the Respondent's PDA; Figure 18. Frustrations with the Device Among PDA Users; Figure 19. Planned Replacement Frequency for PDA; Figure 20. Response as to whether the Respondent's Wireless Phone Is a SmartPhone; Figure 21. OS Share Among Respondents Using a SmartPhone; Figure 22. Perceived Value of Device by SmartPhone Users; Figure 23. Respondents Perceiving Their SmartPhone to be Essential by Amount of Travel; Figure 24. Recognized Benefits of SmartPhones; Figure 25. Device Frustrations Among SmartPhone Users; Figure 26. SmartPhone Frustrations by Operating System; Figure 27. SmartPhone Replacement Frequency; Figure 28. Summary of Feelings About Devices; Figure 29. Replacement Frequency Summary; Figure 30. Devices Currently Used by Respondents; Figure 31. PDA and Laptop Usage by Feature Phone and SmartPhone Users; Figure 32. Brand of PDA Used by Palm Treo Users Who Also Carry a PDA; Figure 33. Application Usage by Device for All Respondents; Figure 34. Device Used with Major Business Applications; Figure 35. Applications Used by PDA and Feature Phone Users; Figure 36. Concerns about Running PDA and Laptop Applications on a SmartPhone (Multiple Answers Allowed); Figure 37. Features Needed for Respondents to Use SmartPhone More or Exclusively