Does Bigger Screen Lead to More Cellular Data Usage?

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Hailiang Chen

HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong

Baojun Ma

School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University

Yu Pan

Shanghai International Studies University

Date Written: September 25, 2016

Abstract

This study utilizes a unique dataset from a telecommunications company to examine the relationship between screen size and cellular data consumption for smartphone users. We first find an overall positive correlation based on population-level cross-sectional regressions, but after adopting a quasi-experimental design, there is no significant relationship between screen size and cellular data consumption measured by the amount of data transmitted. Motivated by the theory of task-technology fit, our additional analyses of the QQ browser mobile app suggest that screen size has a positive effect on mobile web browsing. Our study provides important implications for mobile network operators in understanding consumer behavior and promoting mobile data services to users with different devices.

Keywords: task-technology fit, telecommunications, screen size, data usage, smartphone, mobile web

Suggested Citation

Chen, Hailiang and Ma, Baojun and Pan, Yu, Does Bigger Screen Lead to More Cellular Data Usage? (September 25, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2510263 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2510263

Hailiang Chen

HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong ( email )

Hong Kong
China

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Baojun Ma (Contact Author)

School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University ( email )

1550 Wen Xiang Rd.
Songjiang District
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China

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Yu Pan

Shanghai International Studies University ( email )

1550 Wen Xiang Rd.
Songjiang District
Shanghai, Shanghai 201620
China

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