MOSCOW, August 26 Almost 30% of Russians got their first phone at the age of 20 or later, but the majority got it as a teenager, follows from the materials of the retailer «M .Video-Eldorado» available from .
“Almost 30% of Russians got their first mobile phone or smartphone at the age of 20 or later. 18% got their first device at the age of 7-10 years. range of 14-16 years old, 15% — at 11-13 years old, 14% — at 17-19 years old. 8% gave the gadget when they were under 7 years old, «says the study, which involved 1608 people.
It is noted that the majority received their first phone as a gift: 27% for a birthday, 20% — for no reason, 11% — at the beginning of the school year, 6% — at the end of the school year, 5% — for any other holiday, 3% — for the New Year. And 28% of the total number of respondents bought the phone themselves, among the reasons for the purchase were the first salary, large income, a reward for themselves and the need for work.
At the same time, the Russians «touched» a computer or laptop for the first time before. More than 20% chose the option 14-16 years old, 18% — 11-13 years old, 15% — 7-10 years old, 14% — 17-19 years old, and 6% — up to 7 years old. However, 19% of respondents had such an experience at 20-29 years old, and 7% — at 30 years old and later. Own computers appeared much later — mainly in the period from 20 to 29 years. In turn, 6.5% of respondents do not currently have personal devices.
“26% of Russians called Tetris and Nu, Pogodi electronic games a gadget-symbol of their childhood.” Approximately a quarter chose game consoles – Dendy, Sega, Game Boy or PlayStation. 14% voted for a push-button telephone or smartphone , 10% for a tape recorder.In addition, 9% of respondents named the most memorable Tamagotchi device, 6% — a cassette player, 5% — a TV, VCR or video deuce, 2% — a CD player, 1% — Polaroid, 0.7% — pager,» the study adds.
The main game of childhood 14% of respondents consider Super Mario from Nintendo. Another 13% each chose GTA and Need for Speed races. 11% liked playing Tetris the most, and 7% liked the life simulator The Sims, similar results for the fighting game Mortal Kombat.