{"id":660,"date":"2011-07-13T11:53:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T11:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=660"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:05","slug":"smartphones-becoming-more-popular-with-us-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/smartphones-becoming-more-popular-with-us-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones Becoming More Popular with US Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Adult.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-661\" title=\"Adult\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Adult.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-661 lazyload\" title=\"Adult\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Adult.gif\"><\/a>It doesn\u2019t seem that long ago that I was writing about how smartphones were not really catching on in the USA.&nbsp; Obviously, that is changing.&nbsp; According to a recently released report from Pew and the American Life Product, 35% of US adults now own a smartphone.<br>\nThe number of adults who own a cell phone of any kind is at 83%, and so-called feature phones are still very much at the top of the cell phone preference list.&nbsp; But smartphones are catching on.<br>\nPart of the reason for the rise in popularity may be the way smartphones are handled by service providers.&nbsp; With each new smartphone release, there tends to be a lot of hype; with service providers offering special contract deals, using the smartphone as the carrot to get you to sign on the dotted line.&nbsp; But this isn\u2019t the only reason.&nbsp; Smartphones offer a lot of features that we are quickly learning we cannot do without.<br>\nWith a smartphone, you are always in touch \u2013 not just by phone or text, but by email.&nbsp; You can upload photos or review documents.&nbsp; You can surf the internet, look for sales and online coupons, update your Facebook page, send a Tweet, read a book, watch a movie, tell people where you are, play a game, get a map, find a restaurant or shop, and a dozen and one other things.&nbsp; It is almost like having your computer right there at hand; and once you get used to it, it is hard to give up.<br>\nSmartphones are catching on.&nbsp; If you are in the market for one, be sure to read the reviews before you commit\u2026 and don\u2019t forget to recycle that old cell with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It doesn\u2019t seem that long ago that I was writing about how smartphones were not really catching on in the USA.  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