What do we value most in a smartphone?
Carrying a smartphone with us is a very common practice, which also forces us to pay from time to time to purchase a new model that is more in line with the times. Of course, given the number of offers on the market, making a choice in favor of a specific mobile phone is not easy.
There are those who choose the cheapest mobile phone that meets their expectations and that is enough, there are those who always choose the latest models, which entails significant costs; and there are those who value the qualities of a mobile phone: its power, battery life, camera quality or What features does the device as a whole offer in relation to its price?.
Design is also a feature that many users should consider, although reality tells us that What is most taken into account is the battery, and specifically its duration.. This is the feature that smartphone users in Spain value most – the battery. Before 97.8% According to a study carried out by the technology company OPPO among mobile phone users throughout Spain, among those who have a mobile phone in our country, the battery is a priority when purchasing a new mobile phone.
endurance devices is not far behind and is the most valuable feature of a smartphone according to 97.7% of usersfollowed by price-quality ratiowhat is the most important aspect for 96.6% of the respondents.
Smartphone users in Spain take this very seriously. Actually a smartphone It is the most important technological device for 70% Of these, the computer and television are ahead.
Battery problems
The battery, as we see, is crucial for Spaniards when buying a smartphone. First of all, the battery must be in good condition and highly durablebecause battery life determines the service life of the device.
He 83% respondents consider it necessary stability and optimal long-term performance batteries. In particular, women, in addition to people of both genders aged 35 to 44, are the group that pays the most attention to the battery of their smartphones: 84.9% and 85.9%, respectively.
In addition to the strength and durability of the battery, mobile device users positively evaluate smartphones with built-in batteries that provide long charging times. For 95.7%, charge duration is very important. And that’s what 3 in 10 Spaniards say their smartphone batteries last less than a day (29.8%), which is especially noticeable among women (33.6%) and young people aged 18 to 24 years (50.4%).
Moreover, almost half of the Spaniards who participated in the OPPO survey (46.3%) confirm that Have you ever had to change your mobile phone? due to battery performance issues, with this rate increasing in women to 51% and to 57% in people aged 24 to 35 years.
Too much exposure
Smartphone usage is growing. A Fly Research study commissioned by HMD Global in 2021 has already shown that Mobile phone use has grown 102% in a decadewith the Spanish being the Europeans who used it the most, averaging 3 hours and 27 minutes each day at the time.
Since then, the use of mobile phones has increased. 45.7% of respondents now admit to using it during more than 4 hours a day, but in the case of young people from 18 to 24 years old lasts up to 6 hours a day. In particular, they use it during 23.9% of the daywhich is an exaggerated figure because it implies quarter of every day.
In fact, the Catalan Pediatric Society of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia has warned about risks associated with the misuse of mobile phones on physical and emotional health children and indicates that excessive consumption can even have negative consequences for the development of children and youth.
That’s why they demand greater awareness and “accompaniment” safely introduce minors to the digital world. According to the organization, various scientific studies have linked excessive smartphone use to the emergence of problems such as obesity, joint diseases and myopia.due to a sedentary lifestyle and lack of activity associated with spending idle hours on a mobile phone.