Survey findings
The survey revealed the majority of parents (84.6%) would like a minimum age for smartphone ownership in the UK – with age 10 being the most popular minimum age.
We also asked at what age parents had given their child a smartphone and the results highlighted huge regional variations of smartphone usage among children.
‘Smartphone capital of Britain’
Newcastle was revealed to be the kids ‘Smartphone capital of Britain’ – with 90.5% of primary school children aged 8-11 owning one, compared to Manchester (64.7%), Birmingham (60.7%) and London (55.2%). Brighton and Hove came bottom of the table with 40%.