Explore the 20 Mind Blowing Facts about Mobile Phones that will blow your Mind. Nowadays, we can’t imagine our lives without a mobile phone. We are addicted to our mobile phones, our day starts with our mobile phones. Mobile phones now became a part of our life, they made our lives simple and they help us in many ways.

1Mobile Phone has more computing power than Computers used for the Apollo 11

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Your mobile phone has more computing power than the computers used for the Apollo 11 moon landing.

2The First Cellphone Went on Sale 33 Years Ago for $4,000

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In 1983, the first mobile phones went on sale in the U.S. at almost $4,000 each.

3Why Your Cellphone Has more Bacteria Than a Toilet Seat

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Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles. This is one of the most unhealthy facts about mobile phones.

4Youngsters in Japan use phones in the shower

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In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because youngsters use them even in the shower. This is one of the bizarre facts about mobile phones.

5Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep

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Mobile Phone Radiation can cause Insomnia, headaches and confusion.

6Mobile phone runs on urine power

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Scientists have developed a way of charging mobile phones using urine.

7The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made 43 Years Ago

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The first mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, a former Motorola inventor.

8Apple’s iPhone Is Worth More Than All Of Microsoft

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Apple’s iPhone has higher sales than everything Microsoft has to offer.

9The biggest phobia in the world? ‘Nomophobia’

Namophobia
Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone or losing your signal.

10Over 250 million Nokia 1100 devices were sold

Nokia 1100
Over 250 million Nokia 1100 devices were sold, making it the bestselling electrical gadget in history.

20 Mind Blowing Facts about Mobile Phones that will blow your Mind

11100,000 lose Mobile Phones down the Toilet

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100,000 mobile phones are dropped down the toilet in Britain every year.

12More People In The World Have Mobile Phones Than Toilets

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Yes, you heard it right, More People In The World Have Mobile Phones Than Toilets.

13People in China Go Online Using Mobile Devices Than PCs

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China has more internet users on mobile devices than on PCs.

14Apple’s iPhone consumes US$0.25 worth of Electricity per year

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Apple’s iPhone consumes US$0.25 worth of electricity per year if it’s fully charged once a day.

15Most of Us Don’t Download Any Smartphone Apps at All

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65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

16Technology behind smartphones relies on up to 2,50,000 separate patents

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The technology behind smartphones relies on up to 2,50,000 separate patents.

1799% of all mobile threats target Android devices

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99% of all mobile malware is targeted at Android users.

18How often do you check your phone?

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The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.

1947% of adults couldn’t last a day without smartphone

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47% of U.S. smartphone owners say their smartphone is something they “couldn’t live without.”

20Ever heard of Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships?

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Mobile Phone Throwing is an official sport in the country of Finland.