The table displays the proportion of mobile smartphone users utilizing various mobile features. Notably, the statistics were collected for the years 2006, 2008, and 2010, with a two-year gap between the data points.
Overall, it is clear that the ‘Making Calls’ category was the most utilized every year, while ‘Playing Music’ and ‘Recording Videos’ were the least preferred among smartphone users. It is also important to highlight that the sections for ‘Taking Photos’ and ‘Sending and Receiving Text Messages’ remained consistently high in usage throughout each year.
In detail, the ‘Making Calls’ category was the most popular, achieving 100% usage in both 2006 and 2008, dropping slightly to 99% in 2010. The popularity of ‘Taking Photos’ and ‘Sending and Receiving Text Messages’ was relatively similar, with proportions varying between 66% and 79% over the four-year period. On the other hand, the ‘Playing Games’ category remained unpopular in 2006, with only 17% usage. Despite this, it saw an increase in 2008 and 2010, reaching 42% and 41% respectively.
Regarding ‘Searching the Internet,’ there was no data available for 2006; however, the proportion significantly increased to 41% in 2008 and 73% in 2010. Lastly, both the ‘Playing Music’ and ‘Recording Videos’ categories were the least utilized, with their percentages ranging from 9% to 35% over the four years.