Tokyo-Most Japanese owners of video-capable cell phones chose the phone because it was the latest model, according to a recent survey by Japanese mobile operator KDDI of 400 video-capable cell-phone owners. In fact, 40.3 percent said they chose the latest model phone, while 35.8 percent said they wanted to send and receive video. The survey also found:
- 39 percent use the phone to video family and 29 percent to video friends.
- 60 percent use the video capability for communications; 59.8 percent use it to show video to their friends; 42.8 percent use it to record something they are interested in.
- 50 percent use video mail two or three times a week; 33 percent use it two or three times a month; 10 percent use it every day.
- In addition, while 33 percent of those surveyed think video mail conveys messages more easily than text mail and 32.8 percent appreciate video mail over text mail, 12.7 percent noted it takes longer to send video mail than text mail.
