Posted October 4, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24384814 To me and where I live I don't believe this, even though it's a low percentage drop I've seen 7 year old with iPhones and I just don't see the point because they are not going to be using the phone to its full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I don't have a phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Ehm.... It could be a test that has misinformation and the drop in kids with smartphones could be false. Also your personal experiences might not matter and this test might be (partially) true. Too many factors to handle. Why do you worry about this anyway. It's not your own kid is it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I'm almost 16 and I don't own a cell phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 What kind of irresponsible parent gets a kid that's under 16 an expensive smartphone? I didn't have a phone till I got a job and bought my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Author Ehm.... It could be a test that has misinformation and the drop in kids with smartphones could be false. Also your personal experiences might not matter and this test might be (partially) true. Too many factors to handle. Why do you worry about this anyway. It's not your own kid is it now? it's just shocking that young children have very expensive smartphones and I'm only 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 i only hope for the well being of humanity this is true, but i have my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 i only hope for the well being of humanity this is true, but i have my doubts. ^^^^ -The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 As much as we don't like it, the amount of technology youngsters receive will always increase. I still don't see the point of tablets though. Case-NZXT H440 | Motherboard-Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H | RAM-Kingston HyperX Blue 2x8GB 1600MHz | CPU-Intel 3770K @ 4.3GHz at 1.215v | Heatsink-Coolermaster Hyper212 Evo | GPU-EVGA GTX660 SC | SSD-MX200 250GB | HDD-Seagate Barracuda 3TB | PSU-EVGA GS650 Mouse-Logitech G600 | Keyboard-Ducky Shine 3 MX Blue. white backlight | Headphones-Audiotechnica ATH-M50s. Beyerdynamic DT990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I don't have a phone. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 As much as we don't like it, the amount of technology youngsters receive will always increase. I still don't see the point of tablets though. You can create lots of creative things with a tablet! All of the delicious pen pressure..2048 levels of artistic bliss it's just so- oh, you mean the other kind of tablet that's a giant smart phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Author http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24384814 To me and where I live I don't believe this, even though it's a low percentage drop I've seen 7 year old with iPhones and I just don't see the point because they are not going to be using the phone to its full potential. @LinusTech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I have a pretty crappy smartphone the samsung galaxy blaze, but I getting the HTC one next year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpH4hrV38J0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUt8OnQ7ztuLrPrehlj8ZuuQ # -_- [Planned RIg AKA Project ARES] -_-# | AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply| |Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8 | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 | Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I didn't own a phone till I got my blackberry about a year ago Console optimisations and how they will effect you | The difference between AMD cores and Intel cores | Memory Bus size and how it effects your VRAM usage | How much vram do you actually need? | APUs and the future of processing | Projects: SO - here Intel i7 5820l @ with Corsair H110 | 32GB DDR4 RAM @ 1600Mhz | XFX Radeon R9 290 @ 1.2Ghz | Corsair 600Q | Corsair TX650 | Probably too much corsair but meh should have had a Corsair SSD and RAM | 1.3TB HDD Space | Sennheiser HD598 | Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro | Blue Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I'm 15 and have a had a phone for a couple years, but they were never all that great. I now have a htc one though, but I still see a kind of divide at school between people who don't have a phone or a pretty crap one and the people who have an expensive phone like the Iphone fans and someother people like me who have high end android phones. Join the LTT star citizen fleet today- http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/105285-ltt-conglomerate-now-with-added-legitimacy-over-1000-members-edition-now-with-added-gdocs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 What kind of irresponsible parent gets a kid that's under 16 an expensive smartphone? I didn't have a phone till I got a job and bought my own. Phones a kinda cheap on contract i3-2120|4gb 1333|GTX 650ti 1gb|Fractal R4|Corsair 430w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Author Phones a kinda cheap on contract depends where you are In the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Phones a kinda cheap on contract Quite the opposite, they're much cheaper off contract. You're just paying less up front. Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I got my first phone when i was ummm 13 i think, it was a flip phone, nothin special and i used it for like a month and hadnt had a phone up until about a year ago which i bought myself and i pay the bill myself :3 Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800 Donkeys are love, Donkeys are life. "No answer means no problem!" - Luke 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 I didn't get a cell phone until I was in 7th grade, and it was NOT an iphone. I had a crappy flip phone. Giving an iphone to anyone under 13 is ridiculous if you ask me. CPU: I7 3770k @4.8 ghz | GPU: GTX 1080 FE SLI | RAM: 16gb (2x8gb) gskill sniper 1866mhz | Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LK | PSU: Rosewill Hive 1000W | Case: Corsair 750D | Cooler:Corsair H110| Boot: 2X Kingston v300 120GB RAID 0 | Storage: 1 WD 1tb green | 2 3TB seagate Barracuda| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Quite the opposite, they're much cheaper off contract. You're just paying less up front. Dat upfront cost with no contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 im almost 20 in 17 days and i just got my first smartphone almost a year ago but i got my fist phone when i was in 7th grade but to only use it when i got done with sports and for my mom to call me when she was going to be late to pick me up but i never used it much more than that Computer and other things (My Phanteks Enthoo Elite build is done) Spoiler Main Computer Spoiler Processor: Intel Core i7 6850k @4.5GHzMotherboard: Asus Rampage V ROG Edition 10Heatsink: Custom HardlineMemory: Corsaor Dominator 16GB (4GB x2) DDR4 3000MHz Video Card: EVGA GTX 1080 FTWHard Drive: x2 OCZ ARC 100 240GB RAID 0 (Boot), Western Digital 4TB SSHD (Steam), x2 Adata 512GB (Steam)Main GUI: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit All That Extra Stuff Spoiler Monitor: x2 Dell U2414HKeyboard: Ducky Shine 5 RGB (Cherry MX Blue)Mouse: Logitech G502Headset: AKG K553 Pro Studio HeadphonesSpeakers: Boston Accustics Home Media Theater 2.1 + Boston Accustics SoundbarMicrophone: Audio Technica AT-2035 w/ Focusrite Scarlett SoloSound: Creative Sound Blaster E5 DAC Server Spoiler Case: Rosewill 4U Rackmount RSV-L4500 Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 12C/24T Motherboard: Asrock x99 Extreme 4 Ram: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 4x4GB Video Card: Nvidia GT520 OS Drive: Kingston Hyperx 240GB SSD Raid Card: LSI MegaRaid 9261-8i 8-port Hard Drives: x7 HGST 4TB Nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 Dat upfront cost with no contract. The benefits of no contract outweigh paying for it in full upfront anyway. You end up paying a fair bit more for the phone over time on contract. Got my first smartphone in 9th grade and that thing changed my life. Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 That reminds me..remember when the flavor of the month for phones several years back was this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2013 What I'm more surprised about than anything is how many people responding like they are the target of that story. Is LTT really popular with kids for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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