Average Indian spends one-third of their waking hours on phone: CMR-Vivo study

NEW DELHI: An average Indian spends one-third of their waking hours on phone translating to 1800 hours a year, a joint study conducted by Cybermedia Research (CMR) and China-based smartphone brand Vivo said on Friday.

The study titled ‘Smartphone and their impact on human relationships’ in its report mentioned that 75% of the respondents agreed to have owned a smartphone in their teens and of them, 41% were hooked to phones even before graduating from high school.

Additionally, the study brought out that 1 in 3 people feel that they can’t even have a 5 minute conversation with friends and family without checking their phones. Also, 73% respondents agreed that if smartphone usage continues at the current rate or grows, that it is likely to impact mental or physical health.

The study further mentioned that 3 out of 5 people believed in having a life separate from mobile phone and that could help them lead to happier lives.