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2012 Youth EquiTrend®
Gaming, Technology & Telecom Category Rankings

 

Youth EquiTrend® benchmarks brand equity among 8-24 year olds in the U.S. In other words, Youth EquiTrend determines which brands spark the strongest recognition and loyalty in the crowded, competitive youth market.

These elite brands are industry leaders and influencers that understand and connect to the minds, hearts, and actions of young consumers.

The Youth EquiTrend® study results disclosed on this page may not be used for advertising, marketing, or promotional purposes without the prior written consent of Harris Interactive. Products, brand names, and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Age ranges varies per category. To determine the age ranges surveyed for specific categories, see below.
 

Computers (among 13-24 year olds)
 
2012 Harris Poll Youth EquiTrend®
Computer Brand of the Year
1
Apple Computers
73.05
2
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Computers
67.57
3
Sony Computers
64.29
4
Dell Computers
63.79
 
Category Average
58.82

Other Computer Hardware Brands in Study ranked below category average (alphabetically):
Acer Computers, Fujitsu Computers, Gateway Computers, Lenovo Computers, Samsung Computers
 

Computer Tablets (among 13-24 year olds)
 
2012 Harris Poll Youth EquiTrend®
Computer Tablet Brand of the Year
1
Apple iPad
69.29
2
Motorola Xoom
61.20
3
BlackBerry PlayBook
60.16
4
Samsung Galaxy
59.83
 
Category Average
58.87

Other Computer Tablet Brands in Study ranked below category average (alphabetically):
Dell Streak Tablet, HP Touchpad, HTC Flyer, Sharp Galapagos
 

Mobile Phones (among 13-24 year olds)
 
2012 Harris Poll Youth EquiTrend®
Mobile Phone Brand of the Year
1
Apple iPhone
73.68
2
HTC Phones
66.86
3
Samsung Phones
63.50
4
LG Phones
62.66
 
Category Average
57.19

Other Mobile Phone Brands in Study ranked below category average (alphabetically):
BlackBerry Phones, Kyocera Phones, Motorola Phones, Nokia Phones, Pantech Phones, Sanyo Phones, SonyEricsson Phones
 

Gaming Platforms (among 8-24 year olds)
 
2012 Harris Poll Youth EquiTrend®
Gaming Platform Brand of the Year
1
Nintendo Wii
76.90
2
Sony Playstation 3
73.49
3
Nintendo DS
72.14
 
Category Average
71.90

Other Gaming Platform Brands in Study ranked below category average (alphabetically):
Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360, Sony PSP
 

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