People are getting tired of buying new devices — and this chart proves it According to a new survey by Accenture, charted by Statista, consumers are increasingly growing bored with new technology, and less people are planning to buy new devices this year. Of the 28,000 consumers surveyed, only 48% said they're planning to get a new smartphone this year, down 9 percentage points from last year. The decline in interest is seen in other products, as well, including laptops, TVs, and tablets.  Perhaps the bigger concern is that new types of gadgets, like wearable devices and personal drones, are not filling the gap, either. Only 13% of the respondents said they're planning to buy a smartwatch this year, while there's almost no increase in the percentage of people planning to buy new devices in wearables, connected devices, or personal drones.

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