New GSMA mobile engagement study finds almost half of mobile users still only talk and text

18 February 2017
GSMA's new study offers a unique look into how over 80 percent of the world's population currently uses mobile phones.

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  • Anonymous
  • 8qA
  • 20 Feb 2017

Iphone know this very well.

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    • AnonD-581935
    • fJC
    • 19 Feb 2017

    how they manage to collect the data of offline games or those who use custom roms or those install games from torrent sites

    p.s: please dont judge me, I am a poor person and student :'(

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      • Anonymous
      • kwV
      • 19 Feb 2017

      Talk and text are the basic things we need everywhere. On the go, we maps, weather, music and news. If we work 8 hours a day, we don't have time for anything else.

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        • Anonymous
        • J5M
        • 19 Feb 2017

        The problem with online messaging services is that it is impossible to know which one the person you want to contact use, while everyone have sms!

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          • Guardian
          • vgM
          • 19 Feb 2017

          Then people bark and want 6 gig RAM and buy phone with 6 gig RAM for making call and texting lol

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            • AnonD-315435
            • D0H
            • 19 Feb 2017

            Obviously! That's what am saying to all logdroids that you don't need millions of apps.

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              • AnonD-5197
              • jg4
              • 19 Feb 2017

              That is interesting... I've rarely ever gone over 50 min in talking and 1000 sms per month. I think I'm on the low side...

                Yet a lot of tech people in this site still prefer only the most powerful devices with latest everything. If at least a one component is one year old the company is going to get judged laughed at.

                  My device was rooted because i want to remove all unnecesary apps specialy online apps.. i login my email and facebook manualy in browser... just to save batery and data.all google apps except playstore, playservice and playgame as i play clash of clans are remain.

                    Anonymous, 18 Feb 2017Odd it doesn't ask if the phone is a smartphone or not. Bec... moreThe general idea is people still likes to talk and text instead of just using the internet regardless of it being a smartphone or a dumb phone.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IWQ
                      • 19 Feb 2017

                      Mobile users include feature phones.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3I{
                        • 18 Feb 2017

                        Odd it doesn't ask if the phone is a smartphone or not. Because without then all you can do is talk and sms. And perhaps the user couldn't afford a smartphone.

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                          • AnonD-547315
                          • X{w
                          • 18 Feb 2017

                          And here i am looking at memes all day. . . I need to get a life. ! !

                            Talk, txt on sms n social apps, photography, video n order from online services to highlight few
                            Mostly office related work, specially mail & calls both domestically n internationally....

                              This is exactly why we don't need spec sheet wars.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 6XU
                                • 18 Feb 2017

                                Most important things actually. Also some music and web browsing. I've uninstalled all games because they consume battery and storage very fast.

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                                  • Pia
                                  • HjB
                                  • 18 Feb 2017

                                  Why not...talk/call and texting is the most important features in any smartphone...

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                                    • Alien
                                    • ndn
                                    • 18 Feb 2017

                                    The no 1 reason I've rooted my phone was to delete Facebook :))

                                      AnonD-523334, 18 Feb 2017I use for call, whatsapp, calculator, converter, movies som... moreline, whatsapp, text, gaming, news and media consumption. General computing in continuum mode or if I need to type a lot or do some work.

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                                        • AnonD-523334
                                        • 7k7
                                        • 18 Feb 2017

                                        I use for call, whatsapp, calculator, converter, movies sometimes (I don't download, my friends give me from share it) And Uc browser.