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Axiata Jakarta XL Axis Capital Group Review: What do Asians do with their Smartphones?


Jakarta, Indonesia – In a group discussion conducted by XL Axiata Axis Capital Group Telekom, people believed that Asian people has the most reasons to use their mobile phones. Here is a list of some of the reasons why Asian people have the highest users of mobile smart phones and what they do with it.

1. Social Networking
- According to Nielsen Survey, this is the most common reason why people have their smart phones. Social networking refers to the use of online platforms that focus on building social networks across the world, allowing users to share common interests, notifications of activities or events and even daily thoughts. The popularity of platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Google+ has grown exponentially in recent times and shows no real sign of slowing down. The most frequent users are, logically, young generation.

2. Taking Photos
- This is now the trend in the society: taking selfies and groufies. Women tend to use the camera’s special features more often than men. Smartphone users have long utilized the special features of cameras in smart phones and mobile phones manufacturers have long incorporated this feature in every smart phone.

3. Web Browsing
- According to the survey, 78.6 % of all users browse web on their phones. In Asia, wireless infidelity or Wi-Fi is the mainstream to access the internet. Some network companies such as XL Axis Axiata provide promotions and/or unlimited internet surfing for their prepaid subscribers.

4. Send SMS
- Easier conversation in sending SMS is obviously one of the advantages of having a smart phone, especially in Asia that it is more convenient for people to text rather than calling. Although sending SMS has been waning over the years, 92% still says that they are still into texting. Most scams also come in a form of a text, claiming to be a distant relative and there are still a few people who fall under this fraud.

5. Alarm Clock
- Interestingly, there are a lot of people who uses their smartphones to set their alarm. Increasing number of users has responded to this mobile feature. Gone were the days of the usual alarm clock. A smart phone already has that kind of feature.

With more and more people using smart phones and more and more features added to it every time a new model comes out, it would not be a shocker when the next one they invent would have a portable refrigerator in it. Who knows? That may happen.