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Appendix B: Country-specific examples of smartphones

Country-specific examples of smartphones

Some cellphones are called “smartphones” because they can access the internet and apps. Is your cellphone a smartphone, such as ___ ?

Canada iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows, Samsung Galaxy
France iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows phone, Wiko or Samsung S4
Germany iPhone , Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy or similar
Greece iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone or Samsung Galaxy
Hungary iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy or Sony Xperia
Italy iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone or Samsung Galaxy
Netherlands iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone or Samsung Galaxy
Poland iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung Galaxy or other smartphone with Android or Windows phone operating system
Spain iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone or Samsung Galaxy
Sweden iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy or similar
UK iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung, or other Android phone
Russia iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy, HTC, LG
Australia iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy, etc.
India iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung smartphone, or Micromax
Indonesia iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Japan iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Galaxy, Xperia etc.
Philippines iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung S3, Sony Ericsson Xperia, HTC
South Korea No examples listed
Vietnam iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy, Nokia Lumia
Israel iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, LG, HTC, Sony Android
Jordan iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung Galaxy, Android, Windows phone
Lebanon iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung Galaxy, Android, Windows phone
Tunisia iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung
Turkey iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone, Samsung Galaxy, Nokia E5, Venus and Huawei
Ghana iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Kenya iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Nigeria iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Senegal iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
South Africa iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Tanzania iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows phone
Argentina iPhone, Samsung Galaxy (Android), Blackberry, Nokia Lumia (Windows)
Brazil iPhone, Android (for example, Samsung Galaxy), Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc.
Chile iPhone, Samsung Galaxy (Android), Blackberry, Nokia Lumia (Windows)
Colombia iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung (Android), HTC or Nokia Lumia (Windows)
Mexico iPhone, Blackberry, Galaxy (Android), Nokia Lumia (Windows)
Peru iPhone, Samsung Galaxy (Android), Blackberry, Nokia Lumia (Windows)
Venezuela iPhone, Samsung Galaxy (Android), Blackberry, Nokia Lumia (Windows)

Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey. Q65.

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