News that people are using smartphones for much more
than simply calling is not particularly earthshattering. But two new reports
have surfaced that put numbers behind the trend.
The London Telegraph produced a chart showing smartphone users spend 24 minutes, 49 seconds every day surfing the
Internet on their devices, compared to just 12 minutes, six seconds taking
calls. In fact, using the phone as a phone was fifth on the list behind using
it for social media (17 minutes, 29 seconds), playing music (15 minutes, 38
seconds), and playing games (14 minutes, 26 seconds).
The Online Colleges infographic below, which focuses on
smartphone usage by college students, shows that 52% check their phone before
getting out of bed in the morning and nearly half take a look before falling
asleep at night. Of the students surveyed, 45% use their phones to help with
school assignments and 46% say their phones are often more helpful for
work-related tasks. Alarmingly, 35% of the students surveyed say they use their
phones while stopped at a red light and 20% admit using them while driving.
Courtesy of: Online Colleges
