This statistic represents the distribution of methods of mobile purchase by device in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. The most popular method of buying smartphones was in person, with 68 percent of buyers buying their smartphones this way, in 2013.
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We Are Apps. (November 1, 2013). Distribution of methods of smartphone purchase in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488996/method-of-smartphone-purchase-by-device-united-kingdom-uk/
We Are Apps. "Distribution of methods of smartphone purchase in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by device." Chart. November 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488996/method-of-smartphone-purchase-by-device-united-kingdom-uk/
We Are Apps. (2013). Distribution of methods of smartphone purchase in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488996/method-of-smartphone-purchase-by-device-united-kingdom-uk/
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Distribution of methods of smartphone purchase in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by device [Graph], We Are Apps, November 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488996/method-of-smartphone-purchase-by-device-united-kingdom-uk/