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Almost 1/2 of US Mobiles are now Smartphones

• 64 percent of 25– 34-year-olds and 53 percent of 18– 24-year-olds now own smartphones. 
• 49 percent say they frequently use their smartphones while shopping.
•  Teens ages 13 to 17 send/receive the most texts (average of 3417/month).
•  Number of messages sent by those 55+ has more than doubled compared to 2009.
• Social networking is increasingly popular on mobile devices: Android smartphones and iPhone users spend more time on Facebook on their phones than any other mobile application.