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Our love affair with smartphones has grown deeper than you think

People use their smartphone to take photos of the L'Oreal fashion show on the Champs Elysees avenue during a public event organized by French cosmetics group L'Oreal as part of Paris Fashion Week, France, October 1, 2017

New research suggests most of us now see our smartphone as a necessity, not a luxury. Image: REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Alessandro Jorge
Partner, Communications, Media Technology practice, Oliver Wyman
Rafael Asensio
Partner and Global Head, Communications, Media and Technology practice, Oliver Wyman
Dieter Trimmel
Partner, Communications, Media Technology practice, Oliver Wyman
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