More than 60 percent of South Koreans now have
smartphones despite their belated debut in the country, according to the
latest industry figures.
Data from three mobile providers quoted by
Yonhap news agency showed the number reached 30.03 million on Monday,
out of a total of 52.55 million mobile phone users.
The tech-savvy nation has more mobile phones than people. The population hit 50 million in June.
South Koreans fell in love with smartphones
relatively late compared to some other countries. Regulators approved
Apple's iPhone only in September 2009 because of privacy concerns about
some of its features.
Since then the use of smartphones has been
growing at a brisk pace, with free wireless networks and cutting-edge
gadgets widely available.
South Korea is one of the world's most wired
societies, with 95 percent of homes using broadband Internet. It also
has the world's top Internet download speeds, according to a study by
Pando Networks.
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