Girls aged between seven and 15 are more likely to own a smartphone than boys and 45 per cent of girls said they use a smartphone every day, compared with 35 per cent of boys, the study from a UK-based market research firm has found.
Girls are also more likely than boys to own MP3 players and laptop computers, The Telegraph reported.
Boys are more likely to own desktop computers, however.
"Where there is a difference, it's because boys tend to go for the big ticket items," said Samuel Gee, a technology analyst at Mintel.
Just 14 per cent of children aged between seven and 15 said that they never use a smartphone, the research found, though younger children were less likely to use them.