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The Use of
Smartphones
in Oman
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Table of Contents
Contents Pages
3.1. Background…………………………………………………………………...3
3.3. Objectives……………………………………………………………………3
4. Body……………………………………………………………………………….4
4.2 Methodology
4.2.3. Sampling
5. Conclusion
6. Recommendations
7. References
8. Appendices
3. Introduction
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3.1. Background
Currently, everyone is trying to catch up with modern technology. Even nations are doing every
possible to be abreast modern trends when it comes to technology. The revolution of technologies have
seen many developments in field of Information Technology, Agriculture and many more. If my
memory serves me well, one of the best technologies that has come to make things very simple is the
development of Smart Phone also known as Mobile Phones. The development of this device have
made communication extremely easy and fast. Here in Oman, majority of Omanis use this device for
different purposes. Some people use for educational, businesses and entertainment purposes.
According March 31, 2014 issue of Times of Oman, the user of smart phones or mobile phones in have
outnumber the population of Oman. Which is a positive indication that Oman is going totally mobile
and it now has 1,625,426 more mobile subscriptions than the number of people in Oman, according to
the latest statistics from the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA). However, the statistics show that by
the end of 2013, the total number of mobile subscribers was 5,617,426 whereas the population of
Oman stood at 3,992,000 at the end of February 2014, according to the National Centre for Statistics
and Information (NCSI). For example, a family of four in Oman handles around at least six mobile
The purpose of this project study work is to find out about the use of smart phones in Oman. The study
will also focus on other important areas as indicated in the objectives below.
3.3. Objectives
a) To give a brief history of the development of mobile phones.
b) To make known some samples of mobile phones used over the years.
c) To find out the use of mobile phones in Oman.
d) To discover the effects of mobile phones in Oman.
e) To outline some solutions to reduce the use of mobile phones
4. Body
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4.1. Literature Review
Although most of us feel like we couldn't live without our mobile phones, they've not really been in
existence for very long. In fact, mobile phones as we know them today have only been around in the
last 20 years.
https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/history-of-mobile-phones/
relatively new. However, the history of mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued
in Kentucky for a wireless telephone. Mobile phones were invented as early as the 1940s when
engineers working at AT&T developed cells for mobile phone base stations. The very first mobile
phones were not really mobile phones at all. They were two-way radios that allowed people like taxi
drivers and the emergency services to communicate. Instead of relying on base stations with separate
cells (and the signal being passed from one cell to another), the first mobile phone networks involved
one very powerful base station covering a much wider area. Motorola, on 3 April 1973 were first
https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/history-of-mobile-phones/
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As mentioned above, mobile phones are used for different purposes in Oman. Therefore, there is this
assertion that every Omani has two or three mobile phones. In this part of our world, mobile phones
are something that we cherished so much that we can’t do away with it. The mobile phones are used
Keeping in touch with family members, conducting business, event of an emergency, address book,
communication tool, digital camera, audio recorder, video recorder, multimedia messaging, email
In many countries, over half of the population use mobile phones and the mobile phone market is
growing rapidly. Saudi Arabia rank first among the countries of the gulf region with highest proportion
of mobile users, a study conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD). Mobile phone has become necessity of every human being. One can’t imagine the life
without it. Being a part of today’s technological world, chances are quite high that you also own a
mobile phone. Just like everything, mobile phones have both positive and negative effects. Have you
Some Omanis have become addicted to mobile phones. They can be seen playing games, chatting, and
talking to their friends on their mobile phones most of the times. This is the reason why they don’t get
time for their families. In fact, Omanis are more interested in wasting their time on mobile phones,
Most of the accidents that happen daily arise because of mobile phones. The mobile phones have
resulted in dangerous driving, whose direct impact can be seen in increasing no. of accidents. Apart
from accidents, mobile phones have bad impact on health as well. Several researches conducted by the
health experts have proved the bad impact of mobile phones on health.
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These are the positive and negative impacts of mobile phones on our lives. These is no doubt mobile is
a necessity these days, but we should take care of the negative points too and use this technology
accordingly.
The high frequency of mobile phone use can have negative effects on our stress levels. The constant
ringing, vibrating alerts, and reminders can put a cell phone user on edge. In a study conducted at the
University of Gothenburg, Sweden, researchers examined if there is a direct link between the
psychosocial aspects of cell phone use and mental health symptoms in young adults. The participants
of the study included 20 to 24 year olds who responded to a questionnaire, in addition to a one-year
follow-up. Researchers found high mobile phone use was associated with stress and sleep disturbances
for women, whereas high mobile phone use was associated with sleep disturbances and symptoms of
depression in men. Overall, excessive cell phone use can be a risk factor for mental health issues in
young adults.
Staring at your mobile device can cause problems in your vision later in life. Screens on mobile
devices tend to be smaller than computer screens, which means you are more likely to squint and strain
your eyes while reading messages. According to The Vision Council, more than 70 percent of
Americans don't know or are in denial that they are susceptible to digital eye strain.
Mobile phones have now been classified as “possibly” carcinogenic by the World Health Organization,
following a report from an international group of experts. The real dangers involved are far from clear
– but if you’re worried, there are steps you can take to cut the risk.
It’s generally agreed that if mobiles do pose a danger, it’s because they emit radiation – in a form
similar to microwaves and radio waves – which is absorbed by the body. Reducing the amount of
radiation you are exposed to will similarly reduce any untoward health effects. Here are eight simple
2. Talk on speakerphone.
4.2 Methodology
We can define the questionnaire as a data collection tool for a specific research topic through a form
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Is one of the cheapest ways to collect data on a particular topic by a very large segment of people and
through this data you can do an analytical study of that subject. It is important to know that the effort to
produce a questionnaire of strong design in terms of the questions and the size and form of output
inevitably will give data that could benefit from a decision on that subject to be studied. It is important
to prepare the questionnaire in stages to begin by defining the things to be tested and ending with the
results. Each stage should be designed with great care because the final result depends on the
interconnection of all phases. Although the method of all data via the questionnaire is the cheapest
My questionnaire survey has three sections with some very important questions for the respondents to
answer. The first section is the personal information. In this section I put gender (male and female),
their age and education level. In contrast, I didn’t ask the name of the respondents because I felt it is
not necessary. The second section is the Yes/No questions. There are four of such questions. I chose
this kind of questions because I think it will be easy for the respondents to understand and it will be
easy to answer the questions. The third section is a multiple-choice question. There are four of such
questions. I chose this kind of questions because I think it will be easy for the respondents to choose
the letters, and they have freedom to answer the question. The final section is the open-end questions.
There are two questions. In this kind of question, I will get new idea and more information from the
respondents about my topic. I believe my questionnaire will help me to collect different ideas about my
topic. Also, I will be informed about some good ideas for my research.
4.2.3. Sampling
Since I seek to explore the opinion of the society, I have to designed a questionnaire which includes 10
questions. I worked on the questionnaire at home place and distributed it among my family members.
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4.3. Anticipated problems
2. I was able to distribute the questionnaire among my family in order to make collection very easy.
3. My friends helped to put the data together such that I was able to plot the graph for the data.
These results were obtained for the Yes or No questions. When the first question was that the phones
were very important in our lives, majority of the respondents (100%) said yes. In the second question,
is the family affected by the repeated use of telephones? The result was 70% people answered yes and
30% responded no. The third question is: Do people deviate when using phones. Some of the
respondents answered yes, others said no. The last question of yes or no was the use of the phone in
free time and the answer was that 60% of the respondents answered yes and 40% answered no.
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These were results were obtained for multiple choice questions in the questionnaire when the question
was how many hours were the phone used. The result was that 70% people answered more than 6
hours and 20% answered 4 - 6 hours and 10% person answered 1-3 hours. In the second question
which is why the phone was used and the answer was more answered 90%. The third question was the
proportion of the family that use phone and the most answers (100%), 60 answered more than 50%,
while 4 answered 50%. The last question, which is the most kind of phones used in Oman, iPhone
topped the list as the most used phone in Oman and then followed by Samsung.
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5. Conclusion:
The mobile phone is very important in our life because phones have become part of people and they
unable to stay away without it. With the development of featured phones, most companies that
produce phones and other companies are in serious competition with the other in the making phone of
these are companies or types of mobile phone Samsung, iPhone and Huawei. phone is a key point of
communication between each other. There are programs or applications that phones use such as
snapchat, instagram and what Sapp which is common among many people. Most of these phones have
6. Recommendation:
2. We should also reduce the use of the phone because the frequent use causes diseases.
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7. References
https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/history-of-mobile-phones/
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8.
Appendices:
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