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THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MOBILE PHONE

Added on: 2nd Aug 2016

 

YOUR SMART PHONE HAS MORE COMPUTING POWER

THAN THE COMPUTER THAT PUT ASTRONAUTS

ON THE MOON

Your smart phone is more powerful than the computer that put astronauts on the moon

 

 

ON AVERAGE, CELL PHONES HAVE 18 TIMES MORE

BACTERIA THAN TOILET HANDLES

On average, cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles.

 

 

SCIENTISTS HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO CHARGE

PHONES USING URINE (BRISTOL ROBOTICS LABORATORY)

Scientists have figured out how to charge phones using urine (Bristol Robotics Laboratory)

 

 

NOMOPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF NOT HAVING

YOUR CELL PHONE

Nomophobia is the fear of not having your cell phone

 

 

IN 2012 IPHONE SALES (OVER $22 BILLION) WERE WORTH

MORE THAN ALL MICROSOFT PRODUCTS COMBINED

(OVER $17 BILLION)

In 2012 iPhone sales (over $22 billion) were worth more than all Microsoft products combined (over $17 billion)

 

 

IN BRITAIN, NEARLY 100,000 CELL PHONES ARE

DROPPED DOWN TOILETS EVERY YEAR

In Britain, nearly 100,000 cell phones are dropped down toilets every year

 

 

MOST INTERNET USERS IN CHINA ACCESS THE

INTERNET VIA MOBILE PHONES. NOT PC'S

Most internet users in China don't have PCs. They have mobile phones

 

 

IF IT IS FULLY CHARGED ONCE PER DAY, THE IPHONE

CONSUMES 25 CENTS OF ELECTRICITY ANNUALLY

If it is fully charged once per day, the iPhone consumes 25 cents of electricity annually

 

 

SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY IS BASED ON MORE

THAN 250,000 INDIVIDUAL PATENTS

Smartphone technology is based on more than 250,000 individual patents

 


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