How do you use your phone? We are determined to find out

31 March, 2011
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  • Anonymous
  • xx5
  • 01 Apr 2011

I'm an average male mobile user in the 18-24 age demographic.

Main/Priority Uses (Top Priority):

Voice Calls
Text Messaging (SMS)
Email (Receive/Send)
Music Player/Radio
Web Browsing (Wifi/3G)
Organiser/Alarm Clock
Clock/Calender/Reminders/Notes
Weather (Info Update)

Sometimes/Occasionally (Middle Priority):

Social Networking (Twiiter/FB etc)
Mobile Gaming
Youtube
Take Photos
Calculator
Flash light
View Docs/PDFs

Not often/Rarely (Last Priority):

GPS/Maps
Record Video
Bluetooth
Watch Movies
Video Call
Edit Office Documents
Calorie Counter/Health Apps




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    • Himanshu Mane BB9700
    • vGx
    • 01 Apr 2011

    The basic use of mobile phones in youth and by me are as follows...
    >> Music
    >> Chatting (need qwerty)
    >> A decent Camera for clicking the moments in life
    >> A decent battery for lasting a day and more
    >> Entertainment features like games and apps to pass the time when your girlfriend is late for the date, LOL

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      • sam
      • fu$
      • 01 Apr 2011

      battery life
      if there is one thing that spoils the party for smartphones is the battery life. U cn hv as many features as possible bt if thr isnt enough power to let u enjoy thm, having to plug in ur device evry so hrs..at least the battery should last 2 days of heavy usage.

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        • raj
        • YQA
        • 01 Apr 2011

        i use skype n fring to make voip calls to india but it needs 3G connection. Most parts of africa doesn't have 3G but they have edge/gprs, under such network voip calls are scrapy.

        I need an handset with good gprs/edge reception/speed to make voip calls smoothly in absence of 3G or wifi. Looking forward to hear from u

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          • ClaudieX
          • Lxd
          • 01 Apr 2011

          Call and text message: Send SMS

          Email: Send/receive email

          Socialize: Chat on an IM network (Skype, MSN, GTalk, WhatsApp, etc.)
          Engage in social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

          Capture: Take photos
          Shoot videos

          Listen: Listen to music
          Listen to radio
          Use music recognition services

          Watch: Watch online videos (YouTube, etc.)

          Play: Enjoy mobile games

          Browse: Web browsing
          Get info updates (news, sports, weather...)

          Explore: Use for GPS navigation

          P. Assist: Manage your time with calendars, reminders
          Use as alarm clock
          Use the calculator, unit converter, etc.
          Put down notes or tasks
          Use as a flashlight
          View or edit office documents

          Read: Magazines and newspapers

          Connect: Use a mobile internet

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            • jil
            • Iax
            • 01 Apr 2011

            If you add the below it will be nice,

            1. Local Language support.
            2. Easy/Rich user interface.
            3. Stability of the software.
            Hardware features:
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            1. Battery life ( Stand by time / Talk time ).
            2. Stability of the hardware.
            3. Voice quality.
            4. Speaker quality.
            5. Hardware stability.

            Support:
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            1. Customer care support.
            2. Frequent updates of the softwares.

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              • AnonD-37
              • q{6
              • 01 Apr 2011

              AnonD-3607, 01 Apr 2011Also add a option how often we charge the device .. really ... moreI remember back then when I first got my SGS Captivate, I was having fits and was so close to returning it. I wanted to throw the thing into the wall. It's like draining 10% every hour and it's insane. The battery got better and better with each passing day though. Now I'm getting a whole day out of it with moderate use. Juice Defender and variable clock speed helps a lot. I rooted and now my Cappy is overclocked and stable at 1.4 GHz and the lowest clock speed is 200 MHz.

              I mainly use my phone for SMS/MMS, browsing the net OTG, watching videos, and calls in that order. I rarely play games on it.

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                • rainedfond
                • 9xG
                • 01 Apr 2011

                I'm a user from Indonesia. For my personal use, I like to use smartphone. I'm using my phone especially for make voice calls, send sms, listen to music, using some application like music tuning and metronome, Organize my schedule, bluetooth transfer, instant messenger, alarm clock web browsing if necessary (not primary use).
                hope its usefull. :D

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                  • Anonymous
                  • YHH
                  • 01 Apr 2011

                  language support and input options

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                    • ddxm88
                    • RZ9
                    • 01 Apr 2011

                    make sure you have a city/country field. habits will vary widely.

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                      • AnonD-5086
                      • fvE
                      • 01 Apr 2011

                      two ideas for thought:
                      - using the phone as a mass storage device
                      - utilizing the phone as a hotspot for other devices (tethering)

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                        • kton
                        • IB8
                        • 01 Apr 2011

                        90% of the time, I use it to tell the time. =P

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                          • Szadzik
                          • iJ9
                          • 01 Apr 2011

                          Finance tracking.

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                            • doctor
                            • YQy
                            • 01 Apr 2011

                            I an 30 year old male from India using Nokia 5230. I make following use of my cell-
                            Call and text message, Send SMS, Send/receive email, Capture photos, Shoot videos Listen to music Listen to radio Listen to internet radio Use music recognition services Watch online videos
                            Stream content over DLNA or
                            TV-out Enjoy mobile games Browse Web browsing Get info updates (news, sports,
                            weather...) Explore Use as a digital map Use for GPS navigation Discover new places of interest:
                            restaurants, cafes, attractions,
                            etc. Augment reality with local info
                            apps Personal assistance Manage your time with
                            calendars, reminders Use as alarm clock Use the calculator, unit
                            converter, etc. Put down notes or tasks Use as a flashlight Use as a weight-tracker,
                            calorie-counter, exercise logger View office documents newspapers Connect Use a mobile internet Transfer files over Bluetooth

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                              • bezbe
                              • RK0
                              • 01 Apr 2011

                              May be put in a line and ask "How proud are you of your current phone?" and rate that on a scale of 1 to 5 followed by "How much will you prefer to buy/recommend another phone from same brand?" (Rate scale 1 to 5). This, I hope, will give a general feeling of brand values and brand retention. Thanks guys

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                                • AnonD-1170
                                • ibp
                                • 01 Apr 2011

                                What I usually did with my p500

                                Music
                                Web surf
                                Facebook
                                Mobile gaming (you know, angry birds. =D)
                                Memo
                                News
                                Graphing (saves my time when trying to plot trigonometry graph)
                                Photo (not really a great snapper though)
                                SMS
                                GPS

                                That's how I use my P500

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                                  • Rocky
                                  • j}y
                                  • 01 Apr 2011

                                  Transmit music to the car system wirelessly using a radio transmitter.

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                                    • AnonD-3607
                                    • vGY
                                    • 01 Apr 2011

                                    Also add a option how often we charge the device .. really love my Nokia 1616 now .. goes without a charge for 5 days .. and my other ultimate device Moto Defy needs a plug twice a day .. really at least 2 days should be a minimum on moderate use .. smartphones are smart in every aspect except battery life which nullifies their smartness :( ..

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                                      • Zeake
                                      • 425
                                      • 01 Apr 2011

                                      the weather!!!! you guys forgot the weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! put it on................. sorry i got a bit excited there.

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                                        • Tareq
                                        • uNV
                                        • 01 Apr 2011

                                        Calling in 2g network.
                                        Battery life should be considered.
                                        Phone display unit should be considered in terms of resolution,ppi and contrast ratio.
                                        For southeast asian country like bangladesh 3G is still not there so in our case call quality,edge connection is very important.not to mention that we have good number of people,who are using gsmarena.com for judging a phone.so please give edge performance for 2g or 2.5g network .
                                        Thanks