Indonesian Smartphone Usage Surges but Still Lags

虽然印尼智能手机使用数量激增，但仍然滞后

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。

A new study finds Indonesians are increasingly exchanging their older mobile phones for smartphone, a device that combines a phone and a computer. The Nielsen Survey company talked to 1,900 people last year in some of Indonesia's largest cities, including Medan, Bandung, Surabaya and Makasar.

一项新的研究发现，越来越多的印尼人将他们的旧手机换成智能手机。智能手机是一种结合了手机和电脑的设备。去年，尼尔森调查公司对一些特大城市里的1900人进行了采访，这些城市包括棉兰，万隆，苏腊巴亚和望加锡。

Anil Anthony is the Consumer Insight executive director of Nielsen Indonesia. He says the survey shows smartphone ownership has increased by 5 percent in the country since 2012. He says about one quarter of Indonesians use a smartphone. But he says that is very low compare to smartphone use in other developing countries in Asia, however he says it is more than both India and the Philippines.

阿尼尔·安东尼是印尼尼尔森公司消费者洞察的执行理事，他称这项调查表明该国自从2012年开始，智能手机的使用数量已经增加了5%。他称，有 的印尼人在使用智能手机。但是他称，印尼的智能手机使用量与亚洲其他国家相比仍然很低，然而比印度和菲律宾要高。

Uday Rayana is a communications observer in the capital, Jakarta. He says smartphone use has bcome part of the daily life of many Indonesians. But he questions whether social media activities using the devices is a good use of time.

乌代·让亚纳是印尼首都雅加达的通信观察员，他称，使用智能手机已经变成许多印尼人日常生活的一部分。但是他对使用该设备进行社交媒体活动是否在有效利用时间表示质疑。

Karania is a human resources worker. Like many Indonesians, she uses only one name. She told VOA that her smartphone has helped her in her job. She says she uses her smartphone both as a telephone and as a way to get on the Internet. She says she spends a lot of time using her smartphone.

Karania是一位人力资源工作者。像许多印尼人一样她只有一个名字。她告诉美国之音工作人员，她的智能手机有助于她的工作，她的智能手机既作为电话，又作为上网的途径。她说她花了很多时间使用智能手机。

Eggi lives near Jakarta. He operates an online food business. He uses his smartphone mostly for business. He says it lets him communicate with his customers.

Eggi住在雅加达市附近，他经营了一个网上食品业务。他主要用他的智能手机来做生意。他称他可以用智能手机和客户进行交流沟通。

The Nielsen Study found that the average Indonesian smartphone users spends more than two hours a day on their phones. The study showed users talk, go on the Internet or use apps or applications.

尼尔森调查公司发现，印尼的智能手机用户平均每天花费2个多小时在智能手机上。这项调查表明，用户使用智能手机来进行交谈、上网以及使用手机应用程序。

The study found women spend more time talking on their phones than men. It says people between the ages of 25 and 30 are the most active smartphone users. And it found smartphone use reaches its highest level after the workday is complete.

这项调查还发现，女性使用手机的通话时间要比男性更长。该调查表明，25岁到30岁之间的智能手机用户最为活跃。另外调查还发现，在工作日结束后，智能手机的使用量达到其最高水平。

A Nielson report last year found that smartphone usage is very different among countries in East Asia. More than 80 percent of people in Singapore and Malaysia own smartphones. But in the Philippines and India fewer than 20 percent do.

尼尔森调查公司去年的一份调查报告，发现智能手机利用率在东亚国家之间存在很大差异。80%多的新加坡人和马来西亚人拥有智能手机。但在菲律宾和印度却只有不到20%的人拥有智能手机。

And that's the VOA Learning English Technology Report. I'm Jonathan Evans.

这就是本期的美国之音慢速英语的科技报道，我是乔纳森·埃文斯。

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

A new study finds Indonesians are increasingly exchanging their older mobile phones for smartphone, a device that combines a phone and a computer. The Nielsen Survey company talked to 1,900 people last year in some of Indonesia's largest cities, including Medan, Bandung, Surabaya and Makasar.

Anil Anthony is the Consumer Insight executive director of Nielsen Indonesia. He says the survey shows smartphone ownership has increased by 5 percent in the country since 2012. He says about one quarter of Indonesians use a smartphone. But he says that is very low compare to smartphone use in other developing countries in Asia, however he says it is more than both India and the Philippines.

Uday Rayana is a communications observer in the capital, Jakarta. He says smartphone use has become part of the daily life of many Indonesians. But he questions whether social media activities using the devices is a good use of time.

Karania is a human resources worker. Like many Indonesians, she uses only one name. She told VOA that her smartphone has helped her in her job. She says she uses her smartphone both as a telephone and as a way to get on the Internet. She says she spends a lot of time using her smartphone.

Eggi lives near Jakarta. He operates an online food business. He uses his smartphone mostly for business. He says it lets him communicate with his customers.

The Nielsen Study found that the average Indonesian smartphone users spends more than two hours a day on their phones. The study showed users talk, go on the Internet or use apps or applications.

The study found women spend more time talking on their phones than men. It says people between the ages of 25 and 30 are the most active smartphone users. And it found smartphone use reaches its highest level after the workday is complete.

A Nielson report last year found that smartphone usage is very different among countries in East Asia. More than 80 percent of people in Singapore and Malaysia own smartphones. But in the Philippines and India fewer than 20 percent do.

And that's the VOA Learning English Technology Report. I'm Jonathan Evans.