Smartphones Could Unseat TVs Within Year as Top-Owned CE Product in US Homes, Says CTA
Smartphones could overtake TVs within a year as the most-owned tech product in U.S. households, said a Wednesday CTA report. Smartphones are now owned by 92% of homes -- a point higher than 2019 -- while the number of U.S.…
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homes with a TV dropped 2 points, said a poll of 2,612 U.S. adults March 31-April 6. Household laptop ownership was 76%. Smart home technologies gained household penetration, with smart speakers having the highest penetration at 39%, up 8 points. Some 22% of households plan to buy a smart speaker over the next 12 months -- 69% repeat owners, 31% first-time buyers. Products with the highest level of buying interest are portable battery chargers (39% of households), smartphones (36%) and wireless earbuds (27%). Twenty-four percent plan to buy TVs, 23% laptops and 21% videogame consoles, it said.