Mobile phone usage report 2011: The things you do

02 May 2011
A few weeks back we asked some questions to find out how you, our readers, are using your phone. Now we are back with the answers and they have some pretty interesting stories to tell. Did you ever wonder what kind of phone usage is normal? We seem to have a pretty good idea...

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  • QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZ
  • p$g
  • 04 Oct 2012

Cheers mate!

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    • nenfot
    • fuN
    • 08 Sep 2012

    at least got something for my research work. thanks a million, and don't worry, you'll be cited appropriately.

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      • Anonymous
      • fsV
      • 21 Jul 2011

      Been waiting for this for quite a while, only to find out today that it's been out all along, splendid! Btw it seems Europeans don't need their phones for anything, could well do without them but for the calls - oh, I forgot that's what phones are for in the first place.

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        • fsV
        • 21 Jul 2011

        Anonymous, 04 May 2011Good survey with some interesting results. Would be inte... moreThe number of those who responded from each of the locations is not very relevant here as each region was taken as a whole, from which the percentage using each feature was then determined. For example, if just 10 people responded from Europe, and 9 of them claim they use a particular feature everyday, then it would still be assumed that 90% of Europeans use the feature daily, and that's what would be reported. In other words, the numbers don't matter, it's the percentage (proportion) we're after here.

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          • Dom
          • TIA
          • 30 Jun 2011

          Thanks for the info .. great read !

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            • hi
            • 2ZH
            • 14 Jun 2011

            a really very good article! thank u Gsm arena!

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              • Brimble4u
              • ix1
              • 07 Jun 2011

              Congrats on making the most complicated pie chart ever.... I think i need to go back to show. Just spend the last 30mins trying to remember what PIE.R.SQUARED Meant again

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                • Anonymous
                • SH9
                • 27 May 2011

                Hands down still iPhone the best

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                  • Toastie
                  • IaA
                  • 23 May 2011

                  Great Job! Is there a vector based version, e.g. as PDF of the picture from page 2 available? I would like to make a printout, but image size is not enough. Thanks in advance for your help!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • v04
                    • 13 May 2011

                    "Unsurprisingly, it’s the under-18 age group that use their handset’s calculators the most. What we can’t quite figure out is why Asians are using this feature so much more than Europeans."

                    LOL, it's because Asian concerns so much about number and their natural behavior is "trading". no wonder calculator plays an important role.

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                      • Stef
                      • pBH
                      • 10 May 2011

                      Incredible
                      thanks for this report

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                        • AnonD-5197
                        • Ti8
                        • 10 May 2011

                        AnonD-7573, 04 May 2011This is why I still use nokia so many things on this list t... moremmmm N8 is about 8/10.... mmm yeah that's about right.

                        Absolutely not the best phone around.

                        Pretty good though.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • MUM
                          • 06 May 2011

                          Sponmagnet, 05 May 2011Nice, But you ignored the Meddle East, Why? where exactly on the globe is the "meddle" east located?

                          I thought middle east was part of Asia...

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                            • rp
                            • Mfx
                            • 06 May 2011

                            Great job and all the best :)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • vGA
                              • 06 May 2011

                              Nice work

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                                • sagriz
                                • KIe
                                • 05 May 2011

                                Loved the article! (and info-graphic)...
                                Thanks

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                                  • Sponmagnet
                                  • 0kG
                                  • 05 May 2011

                                  Nice, But you ignored the Meddle East, Why?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • sS@
                                    • 05 May 2011

                                    I think MMS and Video Call is not really shine because the rate were too high.

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                                      • AnonD-21
                                      • 0Bh
                                      • 05 May 2011

                                      Anonymous, 05 May 2011A really great article! What program does the beautiful cir... moreWe used Photoshop to make it. Glad you like it.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • wMH
                                        • 05 May 2011

                                        A really great article! What program does the beautiful circle bar chart used in page 2?