SMARTPHONE USAGE
ACCORDING TO GENDER
IN TURKEY
@burakBGpolat
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Keys & Wallet!
Keys, Wallet and Smartphone!
1000000000!Billion says so.
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Telephone
(Tele, Greek: Far off)
(Phone, Greek: Sound)
System for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by
converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.!
Mobile phone
(Mobilis, Latin: Movable)
Telephone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a
wide area, without a physical connection to a network.!
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SMARTPHONE
(Smeart, Old English: Sharp) 
Mobile phone that is able to perform many of the functions of a computer,
typically having a relatively large screen and an operating system capable of
running general purpose applications.!
SMARTPHONE
A mobile phone with advanced computing capabiliy and connectivity!
Mobile communication device that uses an identifiable open operating system!
Clever gadget that is more than just a phone!
Pocket-sized personal computer!
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SMARTPHONE
A Mobile Phone.!
A Mobile Computer.!
Smarten our lives.!
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1876
Alexander Graham Bell
invents telephone.!
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1935
First telephone call around
the world.!
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1946
AT&T introduced Mobile
Telephone Service.!
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1973
Motorola produced the first
handheld mobile phone.!
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1993
IBM Simon is launched.
Simon is considered as the
first smartphone.!
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1999
RIM introduced Blackberry.!
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2007
Apple‘s iPhone: Display
with multi-touch function,
video player, mobile phone,
camera and internet
browser in one device. !
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Brand New Smart World!
+ 1 Billion Smartphone Users!
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Global Mobile Traffic Represents 13% of Internet’s Overall Traffic!
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+3 Billion Applications Downloaded From App Strore!
?! !!
68000000!
42000000!
10000000!
mobile3Gsmart
Turkey is mobile.!
FACT
Turkey is connected.!
90% of the smartphone users are connected to Internet.!
(Highest Rank in Developing Markets)
Turkey is social.!
75% of the smartphone users are active in social media.!
(Highest Mobile Social Media Usage Rates)
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An innovation’s diffusion levels are high, the gender
differential should be growing smaller,!
however!
there is a significant divergence in
mobile phone ownership between
men and women.!
Manuel
Castells
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Which criteria do come out for genders on effecting
smartphone ownership decision?!
What kind of smartphone usage habits do men and
women have?!
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2
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218
 194
Demography of survey
52.9%
 47.1%
412
412
Under 18!
18-25!
26-30!
31-40!
41-50!
Over 50!38.8 %
Demography of survey
31.6 %
10.7 %
13.6 %
2.9%
2.4%
Middle School!
High School!
Vocational School!
Bachelor!
Master!
PhD!
0-1000!
1000-2500!
2500-5000!
5000-10000!
10000+!
53.9%
16%
13.6%
7.3%
3.9%
5.3%
27.7%
31.1%
29.6%
9.2%
2.4%
AGE eDUCATION
MONTHLY INCOME
28.4%
 44.3%
27.5%
 23.7%
15.6%
 8,2%
7,2%
8,3%
5,5%
 6,2%
Current Smartphone Brand of Participants
35.8%
 54.1%
17.4%
 26.3%
18.3%
 0%
10.3%
0.3%
0.1%
 0.1%
deSired smartphone Brand of Participants
10.7%
8.9%
8%
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7%
6.9%
6.7%
5.9%

Parameters on Smartphone purchasing decISION
OS
Battery Life
App. Variety
Touch Screen
Appearance
Price
Wi-Fi
Brand Value
3G
Interface Design
Wi-Fi
Touch Screen
3G
OS
Battery Life
Brand Value
Appearance
Price
App Variety
Cam. Quality
9,4%
8.9%
8,7%
8,4%
8,2%
7.7%
7.6%
7,4%
6.8%
6.3%
Functionality connectivity
0!
0-0.99!
1-4.99!
5-9.99!
10-19.99!
20+!
Application store expenditure
52.8%
11.1%
9.3%
12%
7.4%
7.4%
47.9%
13.5%
13.5%
15.5%
5.2%
4.2%
Top applications
Whatsapp
1
Facebook
2
Twitter
3
Foursquare
4
Instagram
5
IBB Trafik
6
GMail
7
Evernote
8
Whatsapp
1
Facebook
2
Twitter
3
Foursquare
4
 Instagram
5
IBB Trafik
6
GMail
7
Linkedin
8
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BACK
UP
71.6%
 59.2%
Data is the new oil, so back up!
-100!
-80!
-60!
-40!
-20!
0!
20!
40!
60!
80!
100!
Idle Time
at Work or
School !
Traveling
as a
passenger!
Waiting in
Line!
Resting! Working or
Studying!
In the
Bathroom!
While
exercising!
In Car
(Parked or
Stopped)!
Driving Car! Listening
Music!
Walking! Watching
TV!
Shopping!
When is smartphone USED?
Frequently!Never!
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When is smartphone USED?
THE DIVERGENCE
-100!
-80!
-60!
-40!
-20!
0!
20!
40!
60!
80!
100!
WhY is smartphone USED?
Frequently!Never!
WHY is smartphone USED?
THE DIVERGENCE
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What do you have to take with you when you leave your house?!
Smartphone!
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Smartphone Usage According to Gender in Turkey