THE INSIDER: You lying iPhone user, you
Vital (yes, vital!) new research suggests Android users are more honest than iPhone users
If trying to decipher if someone is lying to you by judging his or her eye contact and fidgetiness has not worked out for you, consider taking a look at the person’s smartphone. Vital (yes, vital!) new research suggests Android users are more honest than iPhone users. A comparison of 500 Android and iPhone users shows that iPhone users are apparently more likely to be younger, female, see their phone as a status object, more extroverted and less concerned about owning devices favoured by most. In contrast, Android users are more likely to be male, older, more honest and agreeable, less likely to break rules for personal gain, and less interested in wealth and status. The Insider has a colleague who still sports a Nokia 3310 circa 2000 … what would the scientists say about him, besides the fact that he clearly is not clumsy?
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