Duoqin has just launched its latest Qin 3 series of smartphones. The latest Qin models are the successor the the Qin 2 series, with the entire family of devices being built to combat smartphone addiction.

For those unaware, Duoqin is a Xiaomi ecologibal brand, which means it is backed by the Chinese tech giant. The company launched this lineup of phones to tackle the growing issue of smartphone addiction in China, with the latest Qin 3 series also featuring anti addiction systems as well. The Qin 3 lineup consists of the base Qin 3, the Qin 3 Pro, and the top end model Qin 3 Ultra. Now, the company has began pre-orders for the Duoqin Qin 3 series in China. The Qin 3 comes in a 4GB + 64GB configuration, Qin 3 Pro has a 6GB + 128GB variant, while the Qin 3 Ultra is offered with the largest 8GB + 256GB variant.

The Qin 3 starts from 999 Yuan (roughly 145 US Dollars), while the Qin 3 Pro and Qin 3 Ultra have a price tag of 1,399 Yuan (roughly 202 US Dollars) and 1,599 Yuan (roughly 232 US Dollars) respectively. As per official note, the devices sport a 5.5 inch display (although the Ultra model sports a smaller 5.05 inch screen) and also feature the third generation anti addiction system for parents to help set a healthy boundary with technology for their children. Unfortunately, finer details regarding these devices are still at large, but we can expect more information to surface soon.

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Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the average users have apparently become more fixated towards their smartphone. A new study from Vivo and Cyber Media Research has revealed that the increased usage of smartphones have led to impacts on users’ mental and physical health, with many worrying about smartphone addiction.

The study titled “Smartphones and their impact on human relationships 2020’ arrives as the second edition of the report this year. It takes a look at the impacts of the pandemic and even highlights the growing dependency of users’ to their smartphones this year, as per an IndianExpress report. According to Nipun Marya, Director Brand Strategy at Vivo India, “Excess usage of smartphones, we believe is somewhere harming relationships. And, therefore, it fundamentally goes against our brand values. Excessive usage is leading to addiction, which is then harming relationships.”

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With various governments enforcing a lockdown after the viral outbreak, work from home and staying indoors became the new norm, which has affected people from across the globe. Studies have found that there has been a major jump in smartphones usage in terms of hour per day. Marya added that “There is nearly a 39 per cent increase in smartphone usage from 2019. Last year, the duration in hours was at 4.5 hours, and this has increased to nearly 7 hours now.”

The study found an increase in “office work by 75 percent, calling by 63 percent, OTT by 59 per cent, video consumption by 56 per cent, social media usage by 55 per cent and gaming around 45 per cent,” all due to the lockdown. Although, the time spent on smartphones have increased, users are more worried about its impacts on physical and mental health, especially in the cases of addiction. More than 89 percent of the people that got surveyed noted that excessive use of smartphones is having a negative impact in their lives.

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Smartphones have become a very important part of our lives, helping us in almost every activity. We always carry around our phone wherever we go, may it be our office, parties or even when we are going to sleep. With smartphones becoming smarter and bringing in more functions, we are increasingly hooked to our devices, which means we spend less time with the people we care about.

Even at the dinner table, smartphones are a common sight giving us less time to connect. So, Dolmio decided to do an experiment to show how children are often hooked on phones at the dinner table to notice changes around them. Of course, this experiment is actually an advert to promote its “PEPPER HACKER” gadget which blocks Wi-Fi, but it still manages to show how young kids are addicted to gadgets at home.

In the experiment, first, they changed some of the things in the house, like replacing a family portrait. But it wasn’t good enough to get the attention of the kids. Later, the parents and siblings in the experiment were replaced by strangers and it still wasn’t enough, for the kids to notice. Only when the Wi-Fi was turned off did the kids notice the many changes around them! It’s an interesting experiment and shows how addicted we are getting to smartphones these days to care about the things around us.

Do check out the video below to watch the entire experiment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN04OO67_do

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