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Smart Phones Encourage Fewer News Sources Because of the Convenience of Using Apps
People who rely on smartphones for accessing news tend to use fewer news sources than those who use computers tablets. The use of apps allows people quick access to a site. Across the world, over one third of people who use smartphones use only one news source a week, compared to 30% of people who use tablets or computers. Out of the people who use tablets, 45% say they also use newspapers and 84% watch TV to access the news. Studies show that smartphone users are more engaged and up-to-date with news as compared to tablet users (76% v 66%). Therefore, not only are smartphones the efficient and preferred choice, but the users are also more informed.
Despite the Fact that Visuals are More Engaging Than Text, More People Prefer Written News Due to the Technical Problems that are Associated with Video.
Over the last couple of years, various news mediums have agreed that the use of visualizations like pictures and charts are more engaging for reading. This causes the news mediums to incorporate them more into their stories. Video in particular, is reported to attract more new consumers. Despite this, research has shown that more people prefer to read their news than watch a video on it. This is due to technical problems that come with video, like the video is too small to view on a smartphone, or it constantly buffers. 24% of people would prefer to watch videos on a larger screen, while 18% argue that it takes too long to actually get the video to play smoothly.
Studies show that smartphone users are more engaged and up-to-date with news as compared to tablet users (76% v 66%). Therefore, not only are smartphones the more efficient and preferred choice, but the users are also more informed, compared to users of other devices. Despite the overall consensus that visuals are more engaging, textual news still triumphs because of its ease of use.
Tablets are Becoming More Prominent, but More Users Use Smartphones Over Tablets to Access News
On a global scale, statistics show that 37% of the world uses smartphones to access news, as opposed to 20% that mainly rely on tablets. To support this, it turns out that the 37% of smartphone users are older people. This makes sense because smartphones become popular a few years ago among the younger crowd, but those people are now becoming older. The popularity of tablets among the younger generation is explained by the fact that tablets are generally less expensive than smartphones, and so they are more accessible. In order to see this more clearly, we will focus on two countries: the United States and Japan. In the US, smartphone use to access news has increased from 28% to 31% from 2013 to 2014. In Japan, the numbers have increased from 19% to 26%. When looking at tablet use, the numbers have increased from 16% to 19% in the US, and 6% to 10 % in Japan.
Both countries have greatly increased their use of technology within just one year. In both instances, the numbers have increased drastically, and the smartphones have led the way in accessing news for users.
Smart Phones Encourage Fewer News Sources Because of the Convenience of Using AppsPeople who rely on smartphones for accessing news tend to use fewer news sources than those who use computers tablets. The use of apps allows people quick access to a site. Across the world, over one third of people who use smartphones use only one news source a week, compared to 30% of people who use tablets or computers. Out of the people who use tablets, 45% say they also use newspapers and 84% watch TV to access the news. Studies show that smartphone users are more engaged and up-to-date with news as compared to tablet users (76% v 66%). Therefore, not only are smartphones the efficient and preferred choice, but the users are also more informed.
Despite the Fact that Visuals are More Engaging Than Text, More People Prefer Written News Due to the Technical Problems that are Associated with Video.
Over the last couple of years, various news mediums have agreed that the use of visualizations like pictures and charts are more engaging for reading. This causes the news mediums to incorporate them more into their stories. Video in particular, is reported to attract more new consumers. Despite this, research has shown that more people prefer to read their news than watch a video on it. This is due to technical problems that come with video, like the video is too small to view on a smartphone, or it constantly buffers. 24% of people would prefer to watch videos on a larger screen, while 18% argue that it takes too long to actually get the video to play smoothly.
Tablets are Becoming More Prominent, but More Users Use Smartphones Over Tablets to Access News
On a global scale, statistics show that 37% of the world uses smartphones to access news, as opposed to 20% that mainly rely on tablets. To support this, it turns out that the 37% of smartphone users are older people. This makes sense because smartphones become popular a few years ago among the younger crowd, but those people are now becoming older. The popularity of tablets among the younger generation is explained by the fact that tablets are generally less expensive than smartphones, and so they are more accessible. In order to see this more clearly, we will focus on two countries: the United States and Japan. In the US, smartphone use to access news has increased from 28% to 31% from 2013 to 2014. In Japan, the numbers have increased from 19% to 26%. When looking at tablet use, the numbers have increased from 16% to 19% in the US, and 6% to 10 % in Japan.
Both countries have greatly increased their use of technology within just one year. In both instances, the numbers have increased drastically, and the smartphones have led the way in accessing news for users.
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