This statistic shows the share of contract bundled and out-of-contract smartphone users by cell phone contract type in the United States in 2017 according to a Statista survey. Overall, 45 percent of respondents said that they had obtained their smartphone independently from their cell phone contract.
Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract?
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Statista Survey. (April 3, 2017). Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/
Statista Survey. "Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract?." Chart. April 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/
Statista Survey. (2017). Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/
Statista Survey. "Did You Get Your Smartphone as Part of a Cellphone Contract?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/
Statista Survey, Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Did you get your smartphone as part of a cellphone contract? [Graph], Statista Survey, April 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716111/contract-bundled-smartphone-ownership-in-us/
