Mobile Phone Facts

10 Facts about Mobilephones

1.     The first mobile phone call was made in 1974 by Martin Cooper. He was an inventor at Motorolla.

2.     91% of all adult users of mobile phones keep their phones within arms reach for 24 hours a day.

3.     One in five people actually produce a new kind of brain wave when they're texting.

4.     In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because the youngsters prefer using them even in the shower.

5.     The word ‘cell phone’ comes from the way the device operates. Towers serve areas with signal and are divided up into cells. Each cell connects with the next and ensures a seamless connection. The first use of the word ‘cell phone’ was in 1984.

6.     Can you imagine the computing power of today's mobile phone? It is more than the computers used for the Apollo 11 to land on the moon!

7.     More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.

8.     57% of people say they use their phone as an alarm clock. 50% no longer wear watches.

9.     90% of all text message received are read within 3 minutes of delivery.

10.  India is one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world