The survey was carried out in Minneapolis, on a small number of 216 mobile users, but the results appear to be similar to those indicated by a recent ChangeWave survey. Out of the 216 respondents, 29% were iPhone users, 28% BlackBerry users, 17% of them own an Android-based device. 11% were Windows Phone 7 and Symbian users, while the rest of them were feature phone owners.
When asked what phone they consider buying next, less than half of Android users said they would stick to an Android device(47%), out of which, 42% said they would trade their Android for an iPhone. BlackBerry users seem to be even more unsatisfied, as only 26% plan to buy another RIM device, while 67% would go for an iPhone and only 3% plan to switch to Android. In terms of carrier, both AT&T and T-Mobile customers seem disappointed of their mobile operator. AT&T is the most popular carrier in this small survey, with 35% customers, but when asked what would their next carrier be, 40% of them would choose Verizon.
Finally, the respondents’ answers indicated that the non-smartphone market is about to shrink even more. 15% of the polled users are feature phones owners, but 9% of them said the next purchased phone would be a smartphone. 64% of them are planning to buy an iPhone, with 36% waiting for the upcoming iPhone 5, even if there are no secific details regarding Apple’s next-gen iPhone. Apple is currently world’s largest smartphone vendor in both revenue and volume and this survey pinpoints that it could stick to that first spot for a while.
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