According to a survey by Retrevo, one in five iPhone users watch porn on their iPhone.

Twice as many iPhone users view porn than their Blackberry owning counterparts. I’m not sure if this is more a statement about the mentality of the iPhone user vs the Blackberry user, or about the capabilities of the two devices.

Retrevo obviously was bent on uncovering the personality profile of an iPhone user in the survey, and the results are not pretty for those of us with the Apple Smartphone. Not only are iPhone users twice as likely to view porn, they are apparently extremely shallow as well. One in three iPhone users find out-of-date gadgets to be a turnoff in a partner, and the same number has broken off a relationship via text or email (perhaps for owning an out-of-date gadget).

Thanks to Retrevo for a little light humor on a Friday, but this survey also serves as an important reminder for parents thinking of buying their child an iPhone or iPod touch for the holidays that these devices are closer to computers than they are to what we think of as cellphones. If you don’t want your child exposed to everything that’s out there on the Internet, including pornography, consider downloading a safe-browsing filter like Safe Eyes Mobile.

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