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Smartphones new source of entertainment for women: Study

For women, being glued to television sets has become an outdated habit as the fairer sex is spending more time on smartphones. According to a latest report, women spending time on smartphones has gone up considerably in the country, surpassing the time spent on any other media including TV.

“Indian women are now more engaged on smartphones than men, watching YouTube and playing games. On an average, consumer spent three hours per day on their smartphones — an increase of 55 per cent from 2015 — in 2016,” the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has stated in its latest report.

“Social media and messaging apps were the clear leaders, accounting for almost 50 per cent of all time spent on smartphones,” the report said. The study showed that women spent twice the time on their smartphones (on YouTube and games) as compared to men.

They also spent 80 percent more time on Facebook than their male counterparts. The report revealed the rise of online shopping category which now has 15 per cent higher reach than the entertainment, making it the second most popular category in terms of reach.

 “A thorough understanding of the differential usage and consumer segments that are using smartphones and feature phones will only help marketers use their monies more efficiently,” said D Shivakumar, Chairman of the association. 

Almost 85 per cent feature phone users do not intend to switch to smartphones on their next purchase, indicating that the functional benefits of feature phones combined with their durability, battery life and ease of repair were highly coveted by these users.
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