Teen smartphone ownership skyrockets in U.S.

According to a new Pew Research Center report (PDF) released Monday, more and more U.S. adolescents own smartphones. Pew's survey looked at technology use in 802 teens from the ages 12 to 17 in July and September of 2012. C/Net reports.

Seventy-eight percent of American teens owned a cell phone in 2012 and nearly half of that group had a smartphone. This means that overall 37 percent of all teenagers had a smartphone last year, which is up from just 23 percent in 2011.

And, teens aren't just using these phones to chat and text with friends; smartphones are also their central means for accessing the Internet. According to Pew, 25 percent of teens are "cell-mostly" Internet users. For comparison, only 15 percent of adults say they access the Internet mostly on their mobile devices.

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emily | 8:53 AM | Random Stats / Infographics |
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