After many commercials bash mothers for owning iPhones, it seem Mom may really want an iPhone or iPad according to a recent survey by Rebtel.
Yes, Mom does want you to call her on the voice phone, 60.7 percent of moms said they are expecting a call from their son or daughter this Mother's Day. And they want it more than other gifts, mothers surveyed wanted voice/phone call (31.0 percent) over a hug (27.6 percent) flowers (16.1 percent), and jewelry (3.4).
The latest smartphone satisfaction and future buying surveys from ChangeWave Research show increased satisfaction and buying intentions for Samsung with a slight decline in iPhone buying. There has been a small increase in interest in BlackBerry.
While first reviews have been mehish for the Samsung Galaxy S 4, consumers are expecting to buy Samsung smartphones more than ever before.
Although Samsung's dominance in the smartphone market hasn't hit the major carriers in the United States, yet(AT&T, Sprint & Verizon), it is taken on the world of smartphones with shipments beating all of its closest competitors combined. Samsung also is also the top vendor for all wireless phones, in the world, too. It looks like the Samsung Galaxy in ruling the whole wireless device universe!
Two major reports show how fast Samsung has taken over the smartphone and handset market due to such hits as the Samsung Galaxy S III/Note. They also report that Samsung should continue to dominate the market as long as there are no supply shortages.
Google released its Wireless Shopper Study for April 2013 and it showed some major trends in smartphone buying and shopping. Shoppers search for the device weeks before buying and now that many devices are available across carriers, they decide on the device first and then may change carriers for the best deal, especially if there is no contract necessary or the device has 4G LTE data access.
Over a third (35%) shop for the latest and greatest device which is more than the 25% who did so last year. The number one reason people shop for a new wireless device is that the can upgrade (42%). Other important factors are:
Depending upon the research, the winner of the Apple iPhone vs Android market share race changes. ComScore's market share report ranked by subscribers shows the Apple market share increased in February.
This makes sense because new smartphone owners, are later adopters, and when Grandma or a newbie buys a smartphone, they are told by their friends and relatives to get an iPhone, because it's easier to use. The figure includes December when iPhones were popular holiday gifts.