Exaggeration to say smartphone use is dependency

PEOPLE'S SMARTPHONE dependency should not be exaggerated, but people should be aware of the negative influences of using their devices too much. China Youth Daily comments:

According to a report on smartphone use among college students, issued by Chinese higher education management data provider MyCOS recently, more than 80 percent of college students said they were dependent on their phones. On average, college students spend more than 5 hours a day on their smartphones, and 13 percent of college students use their devices more than nine hours a day.

The report stoked concerns that college students had a smartphone dependency.