More than half of German consumers (56 percent) are interested in a mobile phone that has durable protection against bacteria and can be washed and cleaned well on a regular basis. According to the study, there is a surprising discrepancy between awareness of the importance of smartphone hygiene and actual cleaning: less than a third of Germans clean their smartphones at least once a week with alcohol or disinfectant wipes. Only 10 percent spray hand sanitizer on their phones, and only 6 percent wash it with soap and water. This indicates that many smartphone owners are worried about damaging their expensive devices – and rightly so.
Powerful smartphones are also required
Currently, many people still spend their free time mainly in the fresh air. There is a special demand for smartphones that you can rely on at work and in your spare time. That is why many consumers want not only healthy phones in particular, but also powerful phones in general: accordingly, powerful functions and phones that do not break easily rank second among the most important characteristics of a mobile phone. 60 percent of those surveyed say this. The long-lasting battery comes first (77 percent). On the other hand, the popular 5G topic is only important to 23 percent of German users.
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