In a survey published by the China Youth Daily last Tuesday, 71.8% of the 2,004 respondents said they change cellphones at least once every two years.

在《中国青年报》上周二发布的一项调查中，2004名受访者中的71.8%表示，他们每两年至少更换一次手机。

A total of 16.8% said they buy new mobile phones every year.

共有16.8%的受访者表示自己会每年购买新手机。

About 63% of the respondents said they would consider buying a new mobile phone if their old one has problems, while 42% said they might swap¹ the old for new even though their old phone still works well.

约63%的受访者表示会在旧手机出现故障时考虑购买新手机，42%的受访者则表示，即使旧手机的运行状态仍然良好，也可能为手机更新换代。

While choosing a mobile phone, brand is the first element for most consumers, with other considerations being price, processor and camera performance, the survey said.

调查称，大多数消费者选择手机时考虑的首要因素是品牌，其他考虑因素有价位、处理器和摄像头性能。

More than 60% of them said brand is a major element when choosing a cellphone.

有超过60%的受访者表示，选择手机时考虑的主要因素是品牌。

Also, more than 32% said they would buy the latest model from their favorite brand.

此外，有超过32%的受访者表示，自己会购买最喜欢的品牌的最新机型。

A total of 59.9% of survey respondents said smartphones and other digital products have made their lives more convenient, but 30.6% of the people also blamed them for the negative effects of their heavy reliance² on such devices.

对于手机等数码产品，共有59.9%的受访者认为它们让生活变得方便快捷；但也有30.6%的受访者谴责了对数码产品过度依赖的负面影响。