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Seven out of every 10 minutes on a mobile phone were spent on social media or photo or video apps last year. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE - Singapore residents spent an average of 4.5 hours a day on their mobile phones last year, according to industry tracker App Annie.

While this is lower than the global weighted average of 4.8 hours daily, the Singapore figure has been rising over the last few years and the push for all things digital means it will not go down soon.

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