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Know your phone: 8 peculiar cell phone and smartphone facts you probably were not aware of

posted by Nick T.

Apr 01, 2014, 6:00 AM

Know your phone: 8 peculiar cell phone and smartphone facts you probably were not aware of

So, you think you're an expert on smartphones, eh? Think you're a cellular guru and that you know every bit of peculiar information there is to know about them? Then prove it! We've put together a bunch little-known cell phone facts, and we'd bet that you weren't aware of most of them. How many of these you knew were true? Let us know down in the comments!

UPDATE: Hope you liked our April Fools joke, guys! For those who didn't figure this out already, the statements below are all made up.

8 Peculiar cell phone and smartphone facts

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39 Comments

39. somebody

Posts: 9; Member since: Mar 27, 2014

Nice information PA. +1 At least, it'll reduce people's trolling without enough knowledge

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 11:36 PM 0

38. 1ceTr0n

Posts: 549; Member since: May 20, 2012

Wait.... wtf?

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 3:55 PM 0

34. kingEngine

Posts: 36; Member since: Mar 05, 2014

So if i take my phone apart and assemble another phone i can sell it and make a profit! I have found the answer to infinite money. Then sell it to the estimated 22 billion people that are on this planet. If #3 was true no one would complain about battery life and everyone's dominant arms get stronger. (Aside from other activities) #7 is just bad

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 1:07 PM 0

33. shuaibhere

Posts: 1986; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

530 countries??? 2/3 is in mars I think.... Btw nice try PA....

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 12:22 PM 0

32. shuaibhere

Posts: 1986; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

530 countries??? 1/3 is in mars I think.... Btw nice try PA....

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 12:21 PM 0

31. amsage

Posts: 1; Member since: Mar 11, 2014

14.2 Billion...I thought was a typo. It literally took until the 8th slide to realize this was an april fools joke. ....and yes, I shook my phone for a minute to see if my battery percentage changed.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 11:56 AM 4

36. SuperMaoriBro

Posts: 533; Member since: Jun 23, 2012

Thumbs up for being a fool :p

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 2:11 PM 0

29. tokuzumi

Posts: 2021; Member since: Aug 27, 2009

Aprir Foors!

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 9:26 AM 0

26. JunitoNH

Posts: 1946; Member since: Feb 15, 2012

Well the clue was the Great Depression and animal fat layer, lol.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 8:15 AM 1

21. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Wow that shake to charge is cool! I had no idea about that!

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 7:56 AM 1

22. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Jeeez now I look like a fool I thought this was real lol

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 8:01 AM 2

25. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

Lol, at least you figured it out before someone had to point it out to you. Happy April Fool's day, Art. :P

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 8:11 AM 4

27. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Yeah lol Thanks!

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 8:16 AM 3

28. Aploine

Posts: 445; Member since: Oct 24, 2013

Best + Calls in a low-signal area "so that the tower can "hear" you" rolf

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 8:19 AM 0

18. pwnarena

Posts: 1129; Member since: Feb 15, 2013

i had to log in to argue that 14B+ cell phone owners until i realized what day today is. charging by shaking? haha ... it may not really be impossible in the future.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 7:22 AM 1

17. itsdeepak4u2000

Posts: 3718; Member since: Nov 03, 2012

PA is trolling...... :P Ban PA, I'm reporting you... :P

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 7:03 AM 0

16. duartix

Posts: 311; Member since: Apr 01, 2014

LOL. Keep them coming!

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:57 AM 0

15. Killua

Posts: 270; Member since: Nov 25, 2013

The emergency charging is pretty funny. You can exercise while doing that too, so it's a win-win. Just don't do that near your crotch.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:45 AM 3

20. Neo_Huang

Posts: 1067; Member since: Dec 06, 2013

That actually worked for me one time. I was playing tennis while listening to music and my battery charged 5%. (Or maybe it was a glitch)

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 7:54 AM 0

13. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

Huh. I always suspected number 7 to be true. Now I know that it is, due to this totally factual article that is not trying to fool us in any way whatsoever on this first day of April.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:34 AM 1

12. StraightEdgeNexus

Posts: 3689; Member since: Feb 14, 2014

SEN iFacePalm

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:31 AM 0

10. johnbg92

Posts: 5; Member since: Feb 06, 2011

phones in the great depression picture... lol

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:25 AM 2

9. johnbg92

Posts: 5; Member since: Feb 06, 2011

"It is estimated that over 14.2 billion people worldwide now own a smartphone". The second half of those clearly must be living on a different planet...

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:21 AM 1

8. sallmin

Posts: 2; Member since: Apr 01, 2014

nr.2 14.2 billion people own a cellphone :P

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:20 AM 0

6. MrOCD unregistered

Wow I actually believed every bit of that until I looked at the comments and then realized that #8 was clearly photoshopped. -_-

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:15 AM 7

5. kanagadeepan

Posts: 1291; Member since: Jan 24, 2012

Please Stop trolling PA... We all know its April 1st now...

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:12 AM 3

3. ara.armagedon unregistered

Oh its April! now I know why...

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:10 AM 0

2. Duketytz

Posts: 534; Member since: Nov 28, 2013

Nice one PA for this April Fool's Joke! Thought it was real for a moment

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:10 AM 10

7. TylerGrunter

Posts: 1544; Member since: Feb 16, 2012

I must admit I had to wait till I read the second one.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:18 AM 4

1. MobileGuru

Posts: 82; Member since: Jan 18, 2014

7. Foxconn workers probably did that.

posted on Apr 01, 2014, 6:07 AM 30

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