Hot weather causes more mobile phone breakdowns
Thursday, July 2, 2015 @ 3:15 PM
THE heatwave currently frying Spain is likely to lead to an upsurge in mobile phones and tablets breaking down, possibly irreparably.
According to repair service and parts store PhoneHouse, excess exposure to heat or sunlight is the second-highest cause of mobiles ceasing to function.
And 40% of mobile breakdowns happen between June and August, half of them being due to overheating or direct sunlight.
Year-round, phones being dropped are the main causes of their breaking and being taken to a repair centre, in 80% of cases, and heat accounts for 14% of phones needing to be repaired.
Men are more likely to drop their phones than women - 59% as opposed to 51% - and women have their mobiles stolen more than men, in 28% of cases compared with 23%.
The highest incidence of mobile phones damaged and taken in for repairs is in the centre-north regional of Castilla y León, with 71% of mobiles owned needing repair due to being dropped or being left in the heat.
In Galicia, the rate is around two-thirds, or 67%, compared with 54% in Catalunya and just under 50% in the Balearic Islands.
Read more at thinkSPAIN.com