25 Amazing Facts About
Mobile Phones Which Will
Shock You
We can’t imagine our lives without a mobile phone
now. We are addicted to them, our day starts with
them. Google’s Google Now, Apple’s siri and
Microsoft’s Cortana became a part of our life, they
made our lives simple and they help us in many
ways. Now let us see the amazing facts about
mobile phones.
1. Have you ever used Nokia 1100? Be proud, it
was the bestselling electrical gadget in history
with more than 250 million pieces sold.
2. $4000 is the cost of first mobile phone in US ,
in 1983.
3. In 2012 Apple sold more than 340,000 iPhones
per day, which is around 4 per second.
Also see amazing facts about Apple Inc., and
evolution of iOS.
4. Be careful while using your mobile phone, it
has 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles.
5. Is your phone water proof? 90% of mobile
phones in Japan , are waterproof.
6. Insomnia, confusion and headaches are caused
due to mobile phone radiation. Experts have
identified ringxiety, nomophobia, telephonophobia
and frigensophobia as conditions that can effect
people.
7. This sounds odd, but you can charge your
phone by using urine, scientists developed it.
8. The first mobile call was made by Martin
Cooper in 1973.
9. Do you know that the present mobile phones
have more computing power than the computers
used for the Apollo 11 to land on the moon.
10. In Britain more than 100,000 mobile phones
are dropped down in the toilet every year.
11. In 1993, world’s first Smartphone was debuted
at Florida’s Wireless World Conference by
BellSouth Cellular, it has a LCD touch screen
display. This was designed by IBM and named as
Simon ,priced at $899 and only 2000 Simmons are
made at that time.
12. In U.S., the mobile phone towers and
antennas are often disguised. Engineers have
developed ways to install the equipment into
telephone poles, clock faces, church roofs and
even in signs. Even mobile phone tower is often
disguised as plastic trees.
13. 70% of mobile phones are manufactured in
China.
14. Around 80% of the world’s population has a
mobile phone.
15. More than 90% of adults have their mobile
phone within arm’s reach all the time.
16. There are more mobile phones than PCs, the
ratio is 5 times.
17. More than 4 billion people own mobile
phones. But only 3.5 billion use a toothbrush.
18. Within 3 minutes of delivery, 90% of text
messages are read.
19. More than 80% of adults in U.S. own a mobile
phone.
20. What is your monthly mobile phone bill?
142,000 pounds is the highest ever mobile bill by
Celina Aarons.
21. According to Guinness World Records, Sonim
XP3300 Force is recognized as the toughest
phone. It survived an 84ft drop without any
operational damage.
22. Mobile phone industry is the fastest growing
industry in the world.
23. iPhone 5 Black Diamond is the costliest
phone in the world, which costs $15 million. It will
take nine weeks to build, made of 135 gram solid
gold of 24 carat and the chassis was inlaid with
600 white diamonds.
24. 74 % of smartphone users use their mobile
phone to help with shopping, of which 79%
ultimately making a purchase.
25. Mobile phone users mostly spend their time
on games and social networking(49% and 30%
respectively).
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