Our Mobile Behavior

I know that I manifest many of these behaviors; I'll bet that most of you do, as well.

At TalkAndroid.com, Macky Evangelista reports on a survey LG did of smartphone users -- 

How connected are you with your smartphone?

Nov 12th 2013

With smartphones being as popular as ever, it begs the question as to how much we truly use them in our daily life tasks. LG took it upon themselves and took a relatively small survey to determine our smartphone usage in several different situations that most of us would find ourselves in on a weekly basis. The survey contained 1,100 participants ages 18 and over, which is a small pittance as compared to the 170 million smartphone users in America, but it still gives us a fairly good sample size. The survey determined how we use our smartphones during several weekly activities as well as several social situations that we commonly find ourselves in. Hit the break for the results that you may or may not find surprising:

• Places of Worship: 48 percent of smartphone owners confess they would be comfortable using their devices in a place of worship.
• In the Bedroom: 77 percent of smartphone owners admit they would openly use their phones while in bed with someone else.
• On a Date: 28 percent of smartphone owners have used their phones while on a date with a significant other.
• During Quality Time: 58 percent of smartphone owners have used their phones when spending time with their family, and 62 percent of smartphone owners have used their phone around friends.
• In the Bathroom: 75 percent of smartphone owners wouldn’t be ashamed to use their phones in a public restroom
• Social Saviors: More than a third (35 percent) of smartphone users admit to using their devices to avoid talking to someone, and 33 percent confess to using their phones to appear busy while alone in a restaurant or bar.
• Personal Paparazzi: Nearly half (48 percent) of the smartphone users say they have relied on their devices to take funny or shocking photos or videos, and 36 percent of smartphone users own up to using their devices to take “selfies.”
• Conversation Lifelines: 41 percent of smartphone users divulge that they have used their devices to research a topic to avoid not knowing it in conversation.

Article -- and LG press release with the survey results -- at the link. 

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