A study released on Monday found that iPhone users in the U.S. and the U.K. are significantly more likely to utilize Wi-Fi for their data needs than Android users who operate heavily on wireless networks.
According to research firm ComScore's February Device Essentials study, 71 percent of iPhone users in the U.S. leverage both cellular and Wi-Fi networks compared to 32 percent of Android users. The numbers are skewed even more toward Wi-Fi in the U.K. where the share of iOS and Android users utilizing both types of connections comes in at 87 percent and 57 percent, respectively.
Offering some explanation as to why the data varies between the two nations, ComScore's President of Operator and Mobile Solutions Serge Matta said that, "in the U.K., the scarcity of unlimited data plans and higher incidence of smartphone pre-paid contracts with a pay-as-you-go data model likely contributes to data offloading among users wanting to economize their mobile usage."
He goes on to say that the lack of high speed 4G networks like those in the U.S. might be forcing U.K. users to move to Wi-Fi connections. Matta notes, however, that U.S. users may see a shift toward Wi-Fi as so-called "unlimited" plans fall to the wayside. AT&T recently announced that it would be throttling the speed of grandfathered-in "unlimited data" plans when a user crosses a 3GB threshold.
Chart: Mobile and Wi-Fi Internet Connection Activity Across iOS and Android Smartphone Platforms in the U.S. and U.K. (Feb-2012)Description: A U.S. analysis of Wi-Fi and mobile Internet usage across unique smartphones on the iOS and Android platforms reveals that 71 percent of all unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet, while only 32 percent of unique Android mobile phones used both types of connections. A further analysis of this pattern of behavior in the U.K. shows consistent results, as 87 percent of unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks for web access compared to a lower 57 percent of Android phones. Source: comScore Device Essentials, February 2012Tags: 3G, Wi-FiAuthor: comScorecharts powered by iCharts
Chart: Mobile and Wi-Fi Internet Connection Activity Across iOS and Android Smartphone Platforms in the U.S. and U.K. (Feb-2012)Description: A U.S. analysis of Wi-Fi and mobile Internet usage across unique smartphones on the iOS and Android platforms reveals that 71 percent of all unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet, while only 32 percent of unique Android mobile phones used both types of connections. A further analysis of this pattern of behavior in the U.K. shows consistent results, as 87 percent of unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks for web access compared to a lower 57 percent of Android phones. Source: comScore Device Essentials, February 2012Tags: 3G, Wi-FiAuthor: comScorecharts powered by iCharts
Breaking down the findings by carrier, iPhone owners on AT&T's network used Wi-Fi more than any other U.S. carrier because the telecom has both a larger share of Apple's handset as well as the nation's largest hotspot network. In the U.K., In the U.K., handsets on Vodafone, Telefonica and Orange networks were found to use Wi-Fi more than those on other U.K. operators' networks.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Could you elaborate on the first point? I know it's easy to connect to WiFi in iOS and just assumed that Android was just as easy.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Can you please explain the first point some more? I have connect both iOS devices and Android devices to WiFi and both are really as easy a each other.
And also point 2, are you aware that Android is an OS? So you can't compare Android vs iPhone, you should really list what model Android based phone you are referring to.
Could you elaborate on the first point? I know it's easy to connect to WiFi in iOS and just assumed that Android was just as easy.
I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder but connecting to a wifi in Android is very easy. Settings -> Wi-Fi -> select wireless router, enter in the WPA password and hit enter. I dont think you can make it any easier. Actually, count for your self, there is actually one finger touch more in iOS to connect to a wireless router.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
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Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Could you elaborate on the first point? I know it's easy to connect to WiFi in iOS and just assumed that Android was just as easy.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.
Can you please explain the first point some more? I have connect both iOS devices and Android devices to WiFi and both are really as easy a each other.
And also point 2, are you aware that Android is an OS? So you can't compare Android vs iPhone, you should really list what model Android based phone you are referring to.
Could you elaborate on the first point? I know it's easy to connect to WiFi in iOS and just assumed that Android was just as easy.
I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder but connecting to a wifi in Android is very easy. Settings -> Wi-Fi -> select wireless router, enter in the WPA password and hit enter. I dont think you can make it any easier. Actually, count for your self, there is actually one finger touch more in iOS to connect to a wireless router.
Two simple reasons:
1. Its much easier to connect with an iPhone to Wifi than with android
2. Having wifi run in the background on an iPhone does not drain the battery as much as on android.
Thus iPhone users just keep wifi on and auto connect.