The two pie charts compare how people spend their time on smartphones and tablets, divided into six categories: games, social networking, utilities, music and videos, news, and other.
Overall, games take up the largest portion of time on both devices, especially on tablets. Social networking is the second most common activity, but it is more popular on smartphones. Other activities like utilities, music, and news take up smaller portions.
In detail, playing games accounts for 35% of smartphone use and a much higher 57% on tablets. Social networking is also popular, with 29% of time on smartphones, compared to 15% on tablets. This shows that people use smartphones more for social interaction.
Utilities are used more on smartphones (20%) than on tablets (3%). Similarly, music and videos make up 13% of tablet use, which is higher than 8% on smartphones. News is a minor activity on both devices—3% for smartphones and 4% for tablets. Lastly, the “other” category is slightly higher on tablets (8%) than smartphones (5%).
