Smartphone usage has skyrocketed. And for the past three years, the headlines have been dominated by the battle of the homegrown BlackBerry versus Almighty Job’s iPhone (who do you think won?), though it seems 2011 will be Android’s year.

So who is the typical smartphone user? And how does an iPhone differ from a BlackBerry user? Looking at the numbers, it is astounding to see what smartphones are actually being used for, and who are using them. Let’s take a look at the Canadian smartphone user.