Avast places Malaysia in second place for photo hoarding on smartphones


  • TECH
  • Monday, 07 Oct 2019

Research by Avast reveals South Koreans hoard the most photos on their phones, with Malaysians coming in at second place. — Bloomberg

If you wonder why smartphones come with 1TB options, it may be due to how people never clear off their photos, with research revealing Malaysians are the second worst nation of photo hoarders.

According to antivirus firm Avast, Malaysians on average keep 1,300 photos stored on their phones, coming in second after South Koreans who on average store 1,407 images on their phones.

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