Interesting iPhone Data from Nielsen

Consumer research firm, The Nielsen Company, released some interesting data on the iPhone this week. The study found:

- As of April 2009, there are 6.4 million active iPhone users in the U.S., up from 2.1 million a year prior.

- 37% watch video on their phone (6x as likely as the typical subscriber).

- There are roughly as many iPhone users 55 and older as there are 13-24. (see chart)

- 98% of iPhone users use the data features of their phone, services that should improve with the enhanced speed promised by the iPhone 3G S.

- 88% use the Internet (4x as likely as the typical subscriber).

- 75% download apps (5x as likely as the typical subscriber).

- 72% use location based services (7x as likely as the typical subscriber).

None of this data is overly surprising but it is good news for all of us in the mobile data market as more and more consumers will be buying iPhones (and other smartphones) so overall usage of applications, mobile web, mcommerce, etc. is about to explode.

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LG LU3000 seems faster than the Galaxy S and iPhone 4

LG has shown of a really interesting phone dubbed the LU3000 at a mobile event in South Korea recently and this handset seems faster than the Samsung Galaxy S  and the Apple iPhone 4

Here are the rumored specs of the LU3000 -  3.8 inch WVGA IPS Screen ,  5 MP camera with AF, HDMI Out with support of 1080P video. It is powered by an OMAP 3630 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.2 OS.

Here is a comparison of the browsers on the LG LU3000 , Samsung Galaxy S and Apple iPhone 4

and here is a comparison of the Youtube apps

Head over to Akihabara for more and we really wish LG decided to launch this handset in other markets.

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LG LU3000 seems faster than the Galaxy S and iPhone 4

LG has shown of a really interesting phone dubbed the LU3000 at a mobile event in South Korea recently and this handset seems faster than the Samsung Galaxy S  and the Apple iPhone 4

Here are the rumored specs of the LU3000 -  3.8 inch WVGA IPS Screen ,  5 MP camera with AF, HDMI Out with support of 1080P video. It is powered by an OMAP 3630 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.2 OS.

Here is a comparison of the browsers on the LG LU3000 , Samsung Galaxy S and Apple iPhone 4

and here is a comparison of the Youtube apps

Head over to Akihabara for more and we really wish LG decided to launch this handset in other markets.

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iPhone owners are least likely to switch to another smartphone

Being loyal to a single handset maker is a really tough ask considering the plethora of handset options available in the market place. But Apple iPhone which has seen 4 revisions since 2007 continues to have most loyal user base.According to a study 59% of iPhone owners are likely to stick with Apple followed by Blackberry Owners at a distant 35%Just to add some meaning to the numbers , they are a result of a survey conducted in October and November 2010 among 2,653 odd mobile phone users in Brazil, Germany, Spain, Britain, the USA and China.

I have personally be a longtime user of  Symbian smartphones but the platform is growing at a snail pace compared to the growth of iPhone and Android. So what mobile platform are you using currently and which platforum would you consider for your next phone purchase ?

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