Maybe We Should Stop Calling Smartphones 'Phones'
theatlantic.com
theatlantic.com
"Among the smartphone users surveyed in O2's research:
More than half (54%) say they use their phones in place of an alarm clock
Almost half (46%) have dispensed with a watch in favor of using their smartphone
Two-in-five (39%) have switched to use their phone instead of a separate camera
More than one quarter use their phone instead of a laptop (28%)
One in ten have replaced a games console in favor of their handset (11%)
Perhaps indicative of where things are moving, one in twenty smartphone users have switched to use their phone in place of a TV (6%) or reading physical books (6%)"