The table compares the percentages of people using different functions of their
mobile phones between 2006 and 2010. ͒
Throughout the period shown, the main reason why people used their mobile phones
was to make calls. However, there was a marked increase in the popularity of other
mobile phone features, particularly the Internet search feature.
In 2006, 100% of mobile phone owners used their phones to make calls, while the
next most popular functions were text messaging (73%) and taking photos (66%). By
contrast, less than 20% of owners played games or music on their phones, and there
were no figures for users doing Internet searches or recording video.
Over the following 4 years, there was relatively little change in the figures for the top
three mobile phone features. However, the percentage of people using their phones
to access the Internet jumped to 41% in 2008 and then to 73% in 2010. There was
also a significant rise in the use of mobiles to play games and to record video, with
figures reaching 41% and 35% respectively in 2010.
The table compares the percentages of
people
using
different
functions of their
mobile
phones
between 2006 and 2010. ͒
Throughout the period shown, the main reason why
people
used
their mobile phones
was to
make
calls.
However
, there was a marked increase in the popularity of other
mobile
phone
features,
particularly
the Internet search feature.
In 2006, 100% of mobile
phone
owners
used
their
phones
to
make
calls, while the
next
most popular functions were text messaging (73%) and taking photos (66%). By
contrast, less than 20% of owners played games or music on their
phones
, and there
were no figures for users doing Internet searches or recording video.
Over the following 4 years, there was
relatively
little
change
in the figures for the top
three mobile
phone
features.
However
, the percentage of
people
using their phones
to access the Internet jumped to 41% in 2008 and then to 73% in 2010. There was
also
a significant rise in the
use
of mobiles to play games and to record video, with
figures reaching 41% and 35%
respectively
in 2010.