by Samsung’s anti-Apple commercials sometimes suggest that the iPhone is for the older crowd, but new data from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster (via MacRumors) suggests that the Cupertino company’s smartphone is actually growing in popularity among the teen demographic. Based on a sampling of 7,500 teenagers, a full 61 percent now own an iPhone.
Compare that to the mere 55 percent who owned Apple’s smartphone in October of 2013 or the 40 percent who owned one in the autumn of 2012. That number doesn’t look likely to decline any time soon. The survey claims that 67 percent of the polled teenagers want their next phone to be an iPhone — a slight improvement from what Piper Jaffray reported in October.
The news is also decent for Apple on the tablet front, as the report claims that, of the 60 percent of teenagers who own tablets, 66 percent own an iPad. Unfortunately, that’s down a bit from October, when 68 percent of those polled reported owning Apple’s tablet.
The long-rumored iWatch also figured into the survey, although the level of interest isn’t anywhere near as high. Only 17 percent claimed they would buy an iWatch if Apple sold it for $350 or less. It does, however, point to some interest in new products designed by the folks in Cupertino. A mere 6 percent claimed they currently own a smartwatch, would could mean members of the demographic plan on what seeing Apple has to offer before they buy into the smartwatch hype.
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