Are Cell phones for messaging/chatting?

A recent survey from the world’s most technologically savvy country Japan is an indication that we Indians are eons behind in the kind of usage we put our snazzy handsets to.

According to survey, an average Japanese uses the cellphone more to download music, indulge in online shopping, book tickets for operas and films and confirm reservations at restaurants, rather than just “keep in touch” through SMS or indulge in plain simple mobile talk.

Japan has more than 100 million cellphone subscribers in a population of 127 million. Bulk users in Japan are in the 20 to 40 age group, of which 16% spend 3-5 hours a day on their mobiles, 9% of them use their phones for 5- 10 hours and 4% go even beyond 10 hours.

Source: Mint