26%

PERCENTAGE OF AUSTRALIANS THAT “DON’T FEEL THEMSELVES” WITHOUT THEIR PHONE

More than a quarter of Australians “don’t feel like themselves and find it hard to function” when without their phone, according to research commissioned by Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei. Of those that were surveyed, 96% admitted to carrying their phones with them at all times, and if they had managed to forget it when leaving the house, 37% would head back to grab it and be late for work, 45% would be late for meeting a partner and 34% would be willing to be late for a first date.