Smartphone, once upon a time a call: in the new handsets you chat on social networks

"There is no more - fortunately and unfortunately - the phones of a time": this is the summary of the result of the survey, Kingston Technology, the largest independent memory manufacturer in the world, who asked how Italians changed in recent years the use that is made of this object really revolutionary.

Functions reversed. "I wonder if Martin Cooper - reads a note - American engineer of Motorola, the April 3, 1973, he entered the story with the first call made by a portable 1.5 kg, it was imagined that six decades later, the Its jewel would only be used by 23.3% of the people to make calls. Today, in fact, 33.3% of respondents admit to use the phone mainly for social activities on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on. 26.4% use it to chat on WhatsApp, and only 9.7% is limited to sending text messages. "

The object most loved. "And if once the most feared loss was that of the portfolios (today it is still 26.3%) - continues the statement - in our times most (32.9%) said that the loss would be more shocking than your smartphone. In second place is the loss of a tooth (19.7%), and only the fourth keys (11.8%).

Boomerang effect. According to the survey, Kingston, between their various functions, mobile phones are being exploited by 21.1% to distract the children during a dinner at the restaurant, to avoid harmful raids between the tables. Family cell phone, however, it has always played a role a little 'uncomfortable, finishing to reveal escapades and betrayal. And although the 57.9% declared that they have nothing to hide (or maybe it was not completely sure of the anonymous questionnaire), 22.4% admit, to avoid being caught in the act, never to leave your phone unattended , 10.5% instead, it protects the informal sector from prying eyes by entering a passcode on the phone.