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▲2023.9.3. 3D outdoor advertisement photo for ‘Galaxy Z Flip 5·Fold 5’ at COEX K-POP Square, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Source: Global Economic Daily (http://www.getnews.co.kr) 스마트폰(Smart Phone) It is an intelligent terminal that adds computer support functions such as Internet communication and information search to a mobile phone, allowing users to install desired applications. The first smartphone was the IBM Simon. IBM Simon was designed by IBM and exhibited at COMDEX, the world's largest computer expo, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in 1992. It is said to have been released to the public in 1993 and sold to Bell South, an American telecommunications company. Although it was a smartphone made 26 years ago, it had a variety of functions. Unlike regular mobile phones, Simon has a touch screen, allowing you to enter phone numbers with your finger. It also has an auto-complete function that predicts and inputs letters when entering text, and various functions such as a calculator, notepad,...

  It is known that the smartphone ownership rate of Koreans today is exceptionally high. This is also true because smartphones provide not only call functions but also various services such as Internet, shooting, games, and payment. According to Pew Research, a polling agency, South Korea's smartphone ownership rate was 95%, the highest among the 27 countries surveyed. This is about 20% higher than the average of 76% for the developed group. In addition, Korea recorded +8 points in the generational gap in smartphone ownership (99% ownership rate 18-34 years old - 91% ownership rate 50 years old or older), showing that it is the country with the overwhelming ownership rate. 💫 Samsung Galaxy 💫