Yet, there are also some differences, such as the easy portability, real-time Internet access and easy and direct communication features of smartphones ( Kwon, Lee et al., 2013). Smartphone addiction is similar in many aspects to Internet addiction ( Kim, 2013). The booming use of smartphones and the fact that these phones encompass many features have raised the issue of smartphone addiction ( Kwon, Kim, Cho & Yang, 2013). ( Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest, 2013). This rate was 56% in 2013 for the United States ( Smith, 2013), 79% in 2012 for Switzerland ( Willemse, Waller, Süss, Genner & Huber, 2012), and 72% in 2013 for Germany among 12–19-year-olds. In a Korean Study, it was reported that 58% of adults owned smartphones, while 84% of college students in Korea used smartphones in 2011 ( Park & Lee, 2012). In one study, it was suggested that there are over 1.5 billion smartphone users around the world, and it has been estimated that more than 1 billion smartphones will be sold in 2016 ( International Data Corporation, 2013). Access to the Internet is increasingly easy due to improvements in mobile technology and the prevalence of smartphones. Smartphones are popular devices capable of processing more information than other phones they include many features such as games, access to the Internet and social networks, messaging, videos, multimedia, and navigation, in addition to their use for communication.
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