Should I need a smartphone? My sons requested a smartphone to themselves. I hesitate. Perhaps they should have one when their peers are having, or should they wait till the price comes down? Why do the youngsters need smartphones? At their age, most probably be used for facebook, playing online games, taking photos, download music, and just because everyone is having a smartphone?
It is interesting to come across an article concluded from a survey by MSC Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia regarding "Consumer Behaviors toward Usage of Smartphone in Malaysia" in 2011.
1814 users were surveyed. 65% of this group were of age 17 to 26. 20% were of age 27 to 36. There is a joke going round, when your children are using iPhone, the parents are doing i-Paid.
40% of the interviewers are secondary leavers and 47% are degree holders. From here, education doesn't associate with users. Occupations also do not relate to tendency of using smartphone.
What makes a smartphone smart? Its' application software. Honestly speaking, in Malaysia, the features of smartphone could not be fully utilized. You can't have access to WIFI everywhere you go. Commercially, it is at its infant stage. Using a smartphone is expensive for those below 27 when their earning power is none or low. Having a notebook and a normal handphone is sufficient to get their social life moving. After all, notebook and handphone allow them to do what they need, download music, online games, facebook, youtube, internet browsing. They don't need GPS and a calendar on-hand.
My conclusion is, wait till the price has come down, the trend is there, but we do not want to be the pioneer users.
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