According to the iPass survey, while 32 percent of mobile employees ranked the BlackBerry smartphone as their mobile device of choice, 54 percent of BlackBerry smartphone users would switch to an Apple iPhone if it was supported by their enterprise.
Figure 1. Mobile device of choice for enterprise employees (laptop versus smartphone brands).
Figure 2. Nearly two-thirds of mobile workers would prefer a smartphone over a laptop.
When asked what device employees wanted but their company won’t approve, the iPhone was the most popular answer. In addition, while the device has not yet shipped, respondents were more likely to want an Apple iPad (24 percent) than an Android device (11 percent) or a Netbook (8 percent):
Figure 3. Device the employee wants, but company will not approve.
The leading device used on the road today is the smartphone, with a slight increase noted for trips lasting more than 10 days:
|
|
<5 days |
5 to 10 days |
10 to 20 days |
>30 days |
|
Laptop |
41% |
42% |
35% |
36% |
|
Smartphone |
59% |
58% |
65% |
64% |
Figure 4. Mobile device of choice by expected days on the road (laptop versus smartphone).
Again, the iPhone leads as the device most requested by employees, but not supported by the enterprise, for trips of all lengths:
|
Device |
<5 days |
5 to 10 days |
10 to 20 days |
>30 days |
|
Android |
16% |
18% |
13% |
8% |
|
iPad |
22% |
23% |
21% |
25% |
|
iPhone |
38% |
32% |
46% |
47% |
|
Kindle |
9% |
17% |
12% |
12% |
|
Netbook |
16% |
9% |
8% |
7% |
Figure 5. The device the employee wants, but company won’t approve by expected days on the road.
