Cell phones with MP3 growing more popular

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Cell phones with MP3 growing more popular

MP3 players remain the preferred portable music device for Koreans, but cell phones with MP3-playing functions are quickly attracting music lovers. A survey of 1,300 people between the ages 15 and 39 by the Seoul-based research company Metrix Corp. showed that nearly 34 percent of the respondents listen to music with MP3 players. Meanwhile, 22 percent said they used cell phones with built-in MP3 players. But when the same survey was done two months earlier, in November 2005, only 18 percent of respondents said they used MP3-enabled cell phones, which was up from 5.5 percent in a March survey. Users of MP3 players fell from 40.1 percent last March to 33.8 percent in January. Less than 6 percent of those polled said they listen to music on portable radios, and only 2.6 percent said they use cassette players. “Consumers may find it more convenient to carry just one electronic device for communication and entertainment,” said Kim Dong-choon of Metrix. by Lee Hee-sung
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