How do left-handed people hold smartphones?

Left-handed people hold their phone to their left ear. They explain their findings involving 717 subjects in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Head and Neck Surgery journal in May this year. Of all the people who took an online survey, 90 percent were right-handed.

1. Do right-handed people hold their phone in their left hand?
2. Do left-handed people use phones in left hand?
3. Do most people hold their phone with their left or right hand?
4. How do right-handed people hold a phone?

Do right-handed people hold their phone in their left hand?

The researchers found that 68 percent of the righties held their phones to their right ear and 25 percent to the left, while 7 percent couldn't commit to a side. Seventy-two percent of southpaws held their phones to the left side, 23 to the right side, and 5 percent had no preference.

Do left-handed people use phones in left hand?

It seems as though left handed people tend to hold a smartphone with their right hand, as holding a smartphone does not require a lot of dexterity. Also, smartphones are usually optimized for right handed people, as the majority of humans are, in fact, right handed. However, it all comes down to a person's preference.

Do most people hold their phone with their left or right hand?

In summary, most users hold their phone in the left hand while using their dominant or 'mouse hand' to navigate. While this is often what is shown here (hold in left, navigate with right), we cannot ignore that about 30% will hold and navigate with their dominate hand (single-handed).

How do right-handed people hold a phone?

Among those who were right-handed, 68% said they hold the phone to their right ear. About 25% used the left ear and 7% used both ears. People reported that they use the right ear because "it sounds better," Seidman says. "If you put a phone to your right ear, 90-plus percent of the messages are going to the left side.