Opinion

iPhone Users More Likely to Enjoy Minimalism, Android Users Surrealism

According to a survey of 2,000 users by Hunch, a startup that charts taste, your smartphone may give others a glimpse at your cultural tribe and affinities.

Hrag Vartanian

June 1, 2012 — 1 min read

The aesthetic slice of Hunch's survey of smartphone users and their aesthetic tastes. Android user tastes are on the left column and iPhone user tastes on the right. (via blog.hunch.com)

We’re not sure how we missed this insight into the aesthetics tastes of owners of the two biggest smartphone brands around (iPhone and Android) but here it is. According to a survey of 2,000 users by Hunch, a startup that charts taste, your smartphone may give others a glimpse at your cultural tribe and affinities.

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