Tag: mobile phone
4 in 10 UK adults admit to using mobile phone in bathroom
A survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed 41 per cent can't help but take their mobile phone into the bathroom - with this figure rising to 77 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds. Social media is partly to blame, with a fifth fearing they couldn’t go 24 hours without checking for the latest updates on…
1 in 3 rely on smartphone for social life – sad, but true
The only thing not on lockdown this year it seems is the mobile phone with usage soaring and 36 per cent relying on it completely for a ‘social life’. A study of 2,000 smartphone users found almost half have used their phone more than usual during 2020, sending more messages, making more phone calls and…
Half would buy new phone rather than get it repaired, claims EE survey
Half of Brits would rather buy a new phone than be without their device while it’s being repaired, according to research from mobile phone network EE. A study of 2,000 adults found six in 10 are more likely to replace a broken phone with a new one than fix it, while one in three cannot…
Dropping phone down toilet most common way to break it, among 18-24 year olds
A new iSmash report uncovers the most common ways in which Brits break their mobile devices, from taking selfies to dropping phone in puddle 18-24-year-olds are the most likely to drop their phone down the toilet, with two thirds of those who broke their device admitting that this was how their device broke 25-34-year…
