3.2 Smartphone ownership Smartphone and keypad phone 78% of mobile owners aged 15-65 in Myanmar had a smartphone at the time of our 2016 survey, an increase from the 66% observed in 2015. This translates to 48% of the population aged 15-65 owning a smartphone as at mid-2016 (Figure 48). 2016 Keypad phone only 22 2 →48% of 15-65 Smartphone only population owns a smartphone 76 Smartphone only Keypad phone only Smartphone and keypad phone Figure 41: Mobile handset type (% of mobile owners aged 15-65) Analyzing features of the primary mobile handset of mobile phone owners reveals that these handsets are equipped with capabilities needed for a good Internet experience. Most of the available features were Internet experience-related such as camera, touch screen, applications, Wi-Fi and Internet browser (Figure 42). 90 80 79 75 75 70 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Figure 42: Features of primary mobile handset (% of mobile owners aged 15-65) 54 ICTs in Myanmar: 2016 100%

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