Investigating smartphone and smartphone-apps utilization: A survey among Cypriot university students

Charalambos S. Christou

doi:10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011166

Investigating smartphone and smartphone-apps utilization: A survey among Cypriot university students

Charalambos S. Christou

Department of Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Smartphones are here to stay, transforming how we communicate, collaborate and share in our everyday lives, providing a wide variety of applications. Smartphones are becoming more affordable, 3G and 4G networks expand and mobile applications offer a convenient way to access information. The current study aims to investigate smartphone and smartphone applications utilization by university students in Cyprus. For the purpose of this work a quantitative approach is deployed in the form of a survey using a structured online questionnaire. The results show that the majority of students utilize their smartphones more than 2 hours per day mainly when they are at home. Smartphone owners consider mostly design and technology as major advantage for owning a smart device. Security, size of the app and features are the most important factors for downloading apps.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	368-372
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479947423
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011166
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2015
Event	2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: 13 Nov 2014 → 14 Nov 2014

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Other	2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Thessaloniki
Period	13/11/14 → 14/11/14

Keywords

featured phones
mobile apps
mobile users
smartphones

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Christou, C. S. (2015). Investigating smartphone and smartphone-apps utilization: A survey among Cypriot university students. In Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014 (pp. 368-372). Article 7011166 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011166

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Christou, CS 2015, Investigating smartphone and smartphone-apps utilization: A survey among Cypriot university students. in Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014., 7011166, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 368-372, 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece, 13/11/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011166

Investigating smartphone and smartphone-apps utilization: A survey among Cypriot university students. / Christou, Charalambos S.
Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning, IMCL 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 368-372 7011166.

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