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Are Smartphones taking over our lifes?

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-19 15:05:28 UTC

It has good statistics about being highly addicted to smartphones. Researches say we are being fast smartphone addicts. Mobile data services had increased way more then it did before. A quarter of adults and mostly half of all teenagers own a smartphone.

John Garcia

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-19 15:07:26 UTC

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Are Smartphones hardly used for calls?

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-20 14:44:28 UTC

People spend more time using their smartphones for surfing the web, checking social networks or playing games than making phone calls. The average smartphone owner spends more then 2 hours using their device. They usually spend most of the time texting, browsing the web,on social networking, playing games, and listening to music. People barley use their smartphones to make phone calls.

How many times do you check your phone daily?

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-20 14:56:06 UTC

The average phone user checks their phone up to 110 times per day by activating their screen by clicking the power/lock button or the home button to check the time or to see when they received a notification. The average number of times a user checks their phone is nine times an hour. People look at their phones the most between peak hours of 5pm and 8pm. During these hours, 75% of users are actively using their devices.

How is a Smartphone different from a regular cell phone?

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-21 14:39:17 UTC

A Smartphone is typically a phone that has the abilities of a general purpose computer. A smartphone contains a powerful chip that can run many different kinds of software, such as GPS navigation, full webpages, applications and have good cameras. A regular cell phone can only run the basic phone related software it comes with, and can only use one thing at a time.

What is a Smartphone?

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-21 14:39:17 UTC

A Smartphone is a cellular phone that is able to perform many of the functions of a computer, typically having a relatively large screen and an operating system capable of running general-purpose applications. Such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents

Reasons why you should get a Smartphone

johngarcia918 — 2014-03-28 18:41:10 UTC

There are many reasons why you should get a smartphone. You can get mobile social media, email on the go, GPS navigation, advanced photography & Video, Fast internet, As well as other functions the phone has to offer. They perform many functions of a computer. And its entertaining.