This page contains results of Spb Pocket PC Survey that took place from November 2nd to November 25th, 2005. We want to emphasize that the results describe only the active part of Pocket PC users. Moreover, some of the results depend on advertising of Spb Survey. So the results are affected by the factor that in some countries and on some websites Spb Survey was more advertised than in other.

Please note that this survey shows the image of an average "Pocket PC community user", a user who has access to the Internet and visits Pocket PC related web sites and forums.

All survey participants have been entered into a drawing to win an i-Mate JasJar. The winner is Paolo Animato!

Summary

Full Comparative Results of the Surveys 2004 and 2005

 
1. Age, years

Age	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
<16	1%	1%
16-20	8%	5%
21-25	15%	12%
26-30	21%	18%
31-35	20%	19%
36-40	15%	15%
41-45	9%	11%
46-50	5%	8%
51-55	4%	6%
56-60	2%	3%
61-65	1%	1%
65+	<1%	1%

 
2. Gender

Gender	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Male	96%	94%
Female	4%	6%

 
3. Country
Note: these results depend on advertising of Spb Survey. So the results are affected by the factor that in some countries Spb Survey was more advertised than in other countries.

2005			2004
Country	Part		Country	Part
United States	23%		United States	32%
Russia	16%		Russia	8%
France	14%		Netherlands	8%
Germany	6%		Spain	7%
United Kingdom	5%		United Kingdom	6%
Canada	4%		France	4%
Italy	4%		Italy	4%
Israel	3%		Germany	4%
Czech Republic	2%		Canada	4%
Singapore	2%		Australia	2%
Spain	2%		Thailand	2%
Switzerland	2%		Israel	2%
Australia	1%		Denmark	2%
Austria	1%		Singapore	1%
Belgium	1%		Belgium	1%
India	1%		Czech Republic	1%
Mexico	1%		Switzerland	1%
Netherlands	1%		Mexico	1%
Poland	1%		Portugal	1%
Portugal	1%		Ukraine	1%
Ukraine	1%		Hong Kong	1%
United Arab Emirates	1%		Malaysia	1%
			Hungary	1%
			Austria	1%
			Philippines	1%
Other	7%			7%

 
4. Occupation

Occupation	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Computer related (software)	18%	17%
Student	12%	9%
Engineering	8%	9%
Sales/marketing/advertising	6%	7%
Computer related (WWW)	5%	5%
Executive/senior management	5%	5%
Self-employed/owner	4%	4%
Consulting	4%	4%
Medical/Health Services	4%	5%
Customer service/support	3%	3%
Education/training	3%	4%
Accounting/Finance	3%	3%
Government	3%	2%
Professional services	2%	3%
Manufacturing/production	2%	2%
Research and development	2%	2%
Construction	2%	1%
General administrative/supervisory	2%	2%
Media/Publishing/Journalism	1%	1%
Legal Services	1%	1%
Military	1%	1%
Clerical	1%	1%
Retired	1%	1%
Unemployed/Between Jobs	1%	1%
Entertainment	1%	1%
Law enforcement	1%	1%
Hospitality (Travel/Accommodations)	<1%	1%
Other	5%	6%

 
5. Current Pocket PC

2005			2004
Pocket PC	Part		Pocket PC	Part
Dell Axim X50v	12%		HP iPaq h22xx Series	17%
HP iPaq h4700 Series	8%		HP iPaq h41xx Series	9%
Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX 718/720	5%		Dell Axim X5	6%
HP iPAQ h2200 Series	5%		Dell Axim X30	6%
Dell Axim X30	3%		HP iPaq h55xx Series	6%
Dell Axim X51v	3%		HP iPaq h194x Series	5%
i-Mate JAM	3%		Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H39xx Series	4%
Qtek s100	3%		HP iPaq h39xx Series	3%
HP iPAQ h1900 Series	3%		HP iPaq h54xx Series	3%
T-Mobile MDA Compact	2%		Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H38xx Series	3%
Dell Axim X5	2%		O2 XDA II	2%
HP iPAQ h6300 Series	2%		Toshiba e800/805	2%
HP iPAQ rx3700 Series	2%		Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H36xx Series	2%
HP iPAQ h4100 Series	2%		Dell Axim X3i	2%
Dell Axim X50	2%		HP iPaq h191x Series	2%
Qtek 9090	1%		Qtek 2020	2%
Qtek 9100	1%		HP iPaq h193x Series	1%
HP iPAQ hx2700 Series	1%		HP iPaq h43xx Series	1%
O2 XDA II mini	1%		Toshiba e750	1%
HP iPAQ hx2400 Series	1%		HP Jornada 565/568	1%
i-Mate PDA2K	1%		Toshiba e740	1%
i-Mate JasJar	1%		i-Mate Pocket PC	1%
Qtek 2020	1%		Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX 600	1%
HP iPAQ hw6500 Series	1%		Dell Axim X3	1%
HP iPAQ h5500 Series	1%		Acer n10	1%
O2 XDA II	1%		Asus MyPal A620BT	1%
Eten M500	1%
Qtek s110	1%
T-Mobile MDA II	1%
i-Mate K-jam	1%
Asus MyPal A620BT	1%
Toshiba e800/805	1%
O2 XDA IIs	1%
O2 XDA IIi	1%
Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX 420	1%
Orange SPV M2000	1%
Qtek 2020i	1%
Orange SPV M1000	1%
HP iPAQ hx2100 Series	1%
i-Mate Pocket PC Phone Edition	1%
MiTAC MIO 168	1%
Samsung i730	1%
T-Mobile MDA Pro	1%
HP iPAQ h3900 Series	1%
Siemens SX66	1%
Other	15%		Other	13%

 
6. Current Pocket PC by brand

Brand	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
HP iPAQ	29%	57%
All Phone Editions	27%	9%
Dell Axim	24%	15%
Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket LOOX	6%	2%
Asus MyPal	2%	2%
Toshiba	2%	6%
Acer	1%	1%
HP Jornada	<1%	2%
Other	9%	4%

 
7. How long have you been using your Pocket PC?

Period	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
0 - 0.5 years	13%	15%
0.5 - 1 years	20%	20%
1 - 2 years	22%	24%
2 - 3 years	16%	16%
3 - 4 years	11%	N/A
4 - 5 years	8%	N/A
5+ years	11%	N/A

 
8. How many Pocket PC devices have you ever had/used?

Devices	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
1	31%	36%
2	28%	28%
3	18%	17%
4	9%	7%
5	3%	3%
5+	11%	8%

 
9. Do other members of your family have/use Pocket PCs?

Answer	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Yes	43%	39%
No	57%	61%

 
10. Have you ever used a Palm device?

Answer	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Yes	52%	53%
No	48%	47%

 
11. Have you ever bought Pocket PC accessories?

Answer	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Yes	94%	93%
No	6%	7%

 
12. If yes, which accessories have you purchased?

Accessories Type	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Memory card	85%	83%
Screen protector	69%	60%
Case	63%	N/A
Stylus	40%	40%
GPS	36%	30%
Additional battery	30%	25%
Keyboard	23%	26%
Wifi Card	18%	23%
Bluetooth card	8%	9%
Other	13%	28%

 
13 What storage cards do you have?

Card Size	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
I have no storage card	2%	4%
8 MB	1%	3%
16 MB	3%	5%
32 MB	5%	9%
64 MB	8%	16%
128 MB	17%	34%
256 MB	32%	55%
512 MB	41%	28%
1 GB	53%	10%
2 GB	8%	N/A
Over 2 GB	4%	N/A

 
14. What type of storage card(s) do you use?

Card Type	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
SD (SecureDigital Card)	88%	82%
CF (CompactFlash Card)	40%	45%
MMC (MultiMedia Card)	11%	10%
Mini SD	10%	N/A

 
15. What is most important for you when choosing a Pocket PC?

2005			2004
Characteristics	Part		Characteristics	Part
Processor performance	17%		Processor performance	21%
Phone functionality	16%		Weight/Size	15%
Weight/Size	13%		Price	11%
Screen clarity/brightness	11%		Built-in WiFi	10%
Built-in WiFi	10%		Screen clarity/brightness	8%
Price	9%		Battery lifetime	7%
Battery lifetime	8%		Phone functionality	6%
Brand	4%		Brand	6%
Aesthetically pleasant design	4%		Built-in Bluetooth	5%
Memory	4%		Memory	4%
Built-in Bluetooth	3%		CF-card slot	3%
CF-card slot	1%		Aesthetically pleasant design	3%

 
16. What is second important to you when choosing a Pocket PC?

2005			2004
Characteristics	Part		Characteristics	Part
Processor performance	15%		Processor performance	16%
Battery lifetime	13%		Battery lifetime	13%
Weight/Size	12%		Weight/Size	11%
Built-in WiFi	11%		Built-in WiFi	9%
Screen clarity/brightness	9%		Price	9%
Price	8%		Memory	9%
Memory	8%		Screen clarity/brightness	9%
Phone functionality	7%		Built-in Bluetooth	7%
Aesthetically pleasant design	6%		Brand	5%
Built-in Bluetooth	5%		Aesthetically pleasant design	4%
Brand	3%		CF-card slot	4%
CF-card slot	2%		Phone functionality	3%

 
17. Have you ever hard-reset your Pocket PC?

Answer	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Yes	89%	83%
No	11%	17%

 
18. If yes, what was the reason for doing so?
Note: these numbers are measured as a part of all people, not only who answered yes to the previous question.

2005			2004
Reason	Part		Reason	Part
Because of a software problem	51%		Because of a software problem	44%
To completely clean up my device	43%		To completely clean up my device	35%
The system became cluttered/unstable	37%		The system became cluttered/unstable	30%
To perform any kind of upgrade	34%		The battery ran out	15%
The battery ran out	18%		Accidental/spontaneous hard-reset	8%
Accidental/spontaneous hard-reset	13%
Other	4%		Other	10%

 
19. Do you synchronize your Pocket PC with Desktop?

Answer	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Yes	96%	97%
No	4%	3%

 
20. How do you synchronize your Pocket PC with your Desktop PC?
Note: these numbers are measured as a part of all people, not only who answered yes to the previous question.

Transport	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
Cable/Cradle	92%	92%
Bluetooth	31%	24%
WiFi	18%	17%
Infrared	9%	12%
Other	2%	1%

 
21. How often do you synchronize?
Note: these numbers are measured as a part of all people, not only who answered yes to the previous question.

Frequency	Part (2005)	Part (2004)
As often as possible	30%	30%
Daily	39%	40%
Several days a week	14%	13%