Norwegians buy more expensive and
Norwegians buy more expensive and advancedphones and replace their Mobile phones every other year on average,according to a new study done by Synovate on behalf of Telenor.Comparing the use of mobile phones in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, thestudy shows that Norwegians spend the most money on new phones, anaverage of NOK 1868, while a Swede spends an equivalent of NOK 1762and a Dane NOK 1247 when purchasing a new mobile phone.High-endThe study also shows that Norwegians buy more advanced mobile phones.As many as 53 percent of Norwegian people's mobile phones wereclassified as ``high-end'', compared to a mere 11 and 34 percent inSweden and Denmark, respectively.
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