New Delhi: Smartphones sales are growing at a fast pace in the Indian market, but according to reports desktops and laptops are still the most popular mode of accessing the Internet.
A survey was done by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which showed that desktops, home PCs and laptops are the most popular mode of accessing the Internet (44 percent), followed by smartphones (43 percent).
"Technology has transformed young India. The gadgets considered as luxuries earlier have swiftly become necessities making an impact on both their student and personal lives. The survey was undertaken to get a pulse of the digital habits of school students from class 8-12," the Survey said.
The report suggests that almost 26 per cent of the people spend at least an hour every day online. On the other hand 27 percent said they respond to notifications within 5 minutes of receiving them.
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In terms of usage Facebook has made leads with 86 percent, which is followed by Google+ at 65 percent. The survey found that boys are more active online and on social networking sites as compared to the girls.
Another 49 percent said their online activities are monitored by parents and 48 per cent respondents said their parents have access to their online accounts.
The teenagers are also moving away from the organised learning environment, towards the online learning space indicating the popularity that do-it-yourself (DIY) and collaborative learning is gaining.
About 21 per cent respondents said they used video chat to learn a new hobby, followed by school assignments (20.5 percent) and educational tutorials (15 per cent).
Not surprisingly, WhatsApp was rated as the most popular instant messaging platform (71 per cent), distantly followed by SMS (12 per cent).
However, face to face communication is still the most preferred way of communication with friends (40 percent) as compared to phone calls and social media, the survey pointed.
A majority of the teenagers (87 percent) said they shop online with electronic gadgets (57 percent) being the most popular buy, followed by books (50 percent) and clothes (37 per cent).
For their dose of news, Gen Z prefers TV and newspapers (79 percent) followed by links from friends/family on Facebook (38 percent) and online sources (34 percent).
(With PTI Inputs)
