Android users are optimistic about their future

LAS VEGAS, USA: Gazelle, largest consumer electronics direct-to-consumer reCommerce service has announced the results of a survey that polled show-floor attendees to reveal connections between mobile phone ownership and one's outlook on life during Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012.

The survey aimed to draw a correlation between one's level of optimism or pessimism and the smartphone and tablet one owns. The results were particularly telling and, amongst the juiciest of findings, the survey pointed to the fact that 29 per cent of iPhone owners expect the best in uncertain times, 3 per cent more than the next set of users (Android), said a press release.

The study also showed that 33 per cent of BlackBerry users hardly ever expect things to go their way, suggesting an overall malaise amongst BlackBerry users.

Research also found that iPhone users were particularly resilient in these tough economic conditions with 36 per cent saying they don't get upset too easily, even during difficult economic times.

Because Gazelle accepts hundreds of thousands of consumer electronic trade-ins each year, the company serves as a unique barometer of U.S. consumer electronics consumption habits. Gazelle is using CES to celebrate collective consumer love for gadgets and to better understand, with a twist, the sociology behind certain Smartphone and tablet users.

Below is a more in-depth look at how Apple, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users view their life outlook:

Android users are generally optimistic and active

* 28 per cent of Android smartphone users and 36 per cent of Android tablet users are always optimistic about their future

* 48 per cent of Android smartphone users and 64 per cent of Android tablet users think it's important to keep busy

* 31 per cent of Android smartphone users and 55 per cent of Android tablet users often expect more good things to happen than bad

* 18 per cent of Android smartphone users and 27 per cent of Android tablet users don't get upset too easily

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iPhone and iPad users are optimistic, calm and also social

In uncertain times, 29 per cent of iPhone users and 60 per cent of iPad users expect the best

* 52 per cent of iPhone users and 58 per cent of iPad users are always optimistic about their future

* 25 per cent of iPhone users and 26 per cent of iPad users don't get upset too easily

* 65 per cent of iPhone users and 52 per cent of iPad users enjoy their friends a lot

BlackBerry users are pessimistic and uneasy about their future

* 33 per cent of BlackBerry users believe if something can go wrong for them, it will

* 33 per cent of BlackBerry users rarely count on good things happening to them

* 16 per cent of BlackBerry users hardly ever expect things to go their way

* 0 per cent of BlackBerry users usually expect the best

"Who knew that Apple users had such a promising outlook on life, while BlackBerry owners hardly expect things to go their way?" said Israel Ganot, co-founder and CEO of Gazelle.

"Our survey aimed to celebrate the passion many at CES have for their gadgets and the latest and greatest trends in consumer electronics. One of the reasons for the rapid growth of the reCommerce industry is that many have recognized the value possessed by used electronics and the lucrative benefits of trading in one's gadgets for cash," added Ganot.