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2011
In 2011, the iPhone 4S was released. Verizon reported a 7.2 percent decline in voice connections since 2010. Pew Research Center reported that 72 percent of adults (age 18 and older) used their cell phones to send and receive text messages. -
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2012
In 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was released. Verizon reported a 6.8 percent decline in voice connections since 2011. Pew Research Center found that 85 percent of adults owned a cell phone and used it for "much more than making phone calls." The top five cell phone activities were texting, taking photos, emailing, accessing the Internet and taking video. -
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2013
In 2013, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S were released. Verizon reported a 5.2 percent decline in voice connections since 2012. Pew Research Center found that 91 percent of American adults now owned a cell phone, and 81 percent of them used their phones to text. -
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2014
In 2014, the iPhone 6 and 6S were released. Verizon reported a 6.1 decline in voice connections since 2013. The CDC reported that 41 percent of American households owned only wireless phones. -
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2015
In 2015, the Samsung Galaxy S6 was released. Verizon reported a 7.1 percent decline in voice connections since 2014. Pew Research Center reported that teens reserve phone calls for close relationships. Fifty-four percent of teens shared their phone number to text new friends, while only nine percent shared their number to call.