The percentage of individuals possessing a cell phone has been compared for using seven features (phone calls, shooting pictures, messaging, playing games, browsing the cloud, listening to music, making a video) in the years 2006, 2008, and 2010, as illustrated in the table. Overall, making calls dominates the primary usage among these years, while playing music and recording videos are commonly picked less.
In 2006, cell phone calls (100% usage) were significantly more numerous than playing music (12% use) by almost four times. Incoming and outgoing messages ranked in second place with just under three-quarters of users, followed by playing games for 17%. There are no data present for internet surfing or video making.
In 2008, phoning and texting were the preferred utilities, utilized by 100% and 75% of people respectively. Photo taking came after, by just 4 percent lower with 71%, while game players (42%) and internet searchers (41%) were closely followed with merely a one percent difference. Playing music was the next feature selected by approximately under a fifth of users for 18%. Recording video was the least trendy option with slightly below one-tenth.
In 2010, placing phone calls was handpicked more than others, by 99% of citizens. Thereafter, exchanging texts (79%), snapping an image (76%), and navigating the web (73%) were the most well-liked features. Next admired capabilities, playing games, was selected by 41% of the population. Movie shooting and music streaming were the undesirable services in order with 35% and 26%.