Abstract:

Mobile phones are now used for much more different purposes than conversations in the classical sense, such as SMS functions. With many mobile apps, such as access to the internet at the time desired, social networks, games-playing, banking services, smartphones have entered among the indispensables of life. In this study, Recep Tayip Erdoğan University aimed at identifying the factors that influence the preferences of smartphone use by students. The major factor in the choice of smart phones is the memory of the phone. Then accordingly; camera resolution, battery life, aesthetic appearance, quality, price, processor, screen resolution, warranty time, having a free service, screen size, service frequency, model and finally the brand of the phone. It has also been found that students browse a lot of the internet with their smartphones and use social media applications.

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