South Koreans use smartphones more than three hours a day on average, research showed Tuesday, with the younger generation becoming more dependent on the mobile device.
The survey from the beginning of this year to September showed daily smartphone usage at 3 hours and 39 minutes, more than double the 1 hour and 31 minutes in 2012. The survey was carried out by Digieco, a research center run by South Korea's mobile carrier KT Corp.