---
title: "Smartphone Research: Infographic"
description: "Smartphone ownership reached a tipping point in 2012, where more Americans are buying them to take advantage of applications and other sophisticated web-enabled features compared to traditional cell phones. Pew Internet has been tracking trends in ce..."
date: "2012-09-17"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/09/17/smartphone-research-infographic/"
categories:
  - "Mobile"
  - "Smartphones"
  - "Texting"
---

# Smartphone Research: Infographic

![](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2012/35---Smartphone-update-sept-2012/Smartphone.png)

For more on smartphone ownership demographics, please see our report, [Smartphone Ownership Update: September 2012](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/09/11/smartphone-ownership-update-september-2012/)

For more of Pew Internet's research related to mobile technology, please see [Pew Internet: Mobile](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/09/18/pew-internet-mobile/)