Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important.
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Wireless mobile technology consumers including a small sample of elites**
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The global online survey was conducted with 4,700 respondents in 7 countries. Part of the sample in each country included 'elites'. Sample sizes were as follows; The United States (n=1,000, elites: n=100), Brazil (n=500, elites: n=100), China (n=500, elites: n=100), India (n=500, elites: n=100), Indonesia (n=500, elites: n=100), Korea (n=500, elites: n=100), and the United Kingdom (n=500, elites: n=100). An identical survey was administered by telephone in South Africa with 300 respondents, 50 of which were classed as elites.
** Classification of elites: high income/wealth, highly educated, regularly follow current events.
Citation formats
U.S. Survey: consumer ranking of most important electronic devices in 2012
This statistic shows a ranking of devices in order of how important each one is considered to be by technology consumers in the United States and worldwide as of 2012. At this time 31 percent of technology consumers in the United States said the smartphone or mobile phone was the most important device for them.
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Qualcomm. (August 16, 2012). Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important. [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/
Qualcomm. "Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important.." Chart. August 16, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/
Qualcomm. (2012). Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important.. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/
Qualcomm. "Please Rank The Devices Listed below in Order of How Important Each One Is to You, Personally, with The Top Being The Most Important and The Bottom Being The Least Important.." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Aug 2012, /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/
Qualcomm, Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Please rank the devices listed below in order of how important each one is to you, personally, with the top being the most important and the bottom being the least important. [Graph], Qualcomm, August 16, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/241031/ranking-of-most-important-electronic-devices/
