The table below gives information about the different ways mobile phone owners use their phones in a developing country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table shows the proportions of mobile phone users in a developing country who used their phones for various purposes between 2006 and 2010.

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, the proportion of individuals using cell phones increased over the given period.

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, making calls remained the primary reason for buying the phones,

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the least meaningful cause was listening to music. In 2006, making calls and sending and receiving messages were the most enjoyable activities, with around 100% and 73% respectively. Meanwhile, the remaining uses were less preferable

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they accounted for fewer than 17%.

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, recoding video and searching the internet showed no data until 2008, after which both experienced a remarkable growth in popularity to just over 74% and just under 45% respectively,

at the end

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of the period. In 2010, making calls remained the main reason for smartphone usage,

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others recorded a notable rise ranging from 73% to 79%.

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listening to music continued to be the least favourite reason throughout the given period.