Poles use laptops more than smartphones for internet access – Eurostat survey

Poles’ are much more likely to use their laptops or notebooks for internet surfing, as opposed to smartphones, according to a survey from statistics analysts Eurostat. The survey showed that 74 percent of respondents in Poland used their laptops to access the internet, while only 64 percent of people across the entire EU did so. When it came to using smartphones for internet access, another 60 percent of Poles claimed to do so. Among all EU citizens, nearly 80 percent used their phones for internet access. In terms of percentage of users who in the past three months have benefited from the internet via a mobile phone or smartphone, Poland was second-last in the EU, Eurostat said. The first three places were occupied by Spain, Cyprus and the Netherlands, stated in a press release. Meanwhile, 49 percent of Poles were said to use their desktop computers for surfing, against the EU average of 54 percent.