In the recent past many surveys have created hype about iPhone 5  hinting at its growing popularity in the smartphone market, but according to a new survey the affluent people still prefer blackBerry smartphone.

According to IB Times,  Most affluent smartphone owners prefer BlackBerry over the iPhone, and Android remains the people’s choice in the middle or upper-middle income group, according to a survey.

Prosper Mobile Insights recently released a  report of its “Simultaneously Media Usage Survey,” which interviewed 25,000 respondents in June.

The survey showed that Blackberry was on top for households with incomes $150,000 and up. 

Among the wealthiest group of smartphone owners, 11.3 per cent have BlackBerry, 10.9 percent own iPhones and 7.2 percent have Android smartphones.