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En kvalitativ studie om vilka mjukvaruproblem som leder till en förkortad livslängd för mobiltelefoner
Malmö University, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS).
Malmö University, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS).
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Idag äger en stor del av befolkningen en mobiltelefon. Dessa tillverkas, konsumeras och slängs i stor utsträckning och konsumtionsmönstret visar på en kort livslängd för mobiltelefoner. Tillverkningen leder till farliga utsläpp, och uttjänta mobiltelefoner tas inte alltid om hand på bästa sätt. Detta tär på både miljö och natur, vilket var motiveringen till att utföra denna studie. Målet med studien var att identifiera vilka kategorier av mjukvaruproblem som leder till att mobiltelefoner ersätts. Dessutom undersöks mjukvarans roll till att mobiltelefoner ersätts i relation till sociala faktorer och hårdvarurelaterade problem. Detta gjordes genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie med ett varierat urval på tjugo personer. Identifierade kategorier som lett till ersättning av mobiltelefon är: Skada på hårdvara, Batteri, Prestanda, Annan mobiltelefon, Erbjudande, Slutade uppdateras, och Lagringsutrymme. Kategorier för mjukvarurelaterade problem som identifierats är: Prestanda, Användarvänlighet, Energiförbrukning, Bugg, Påtvingad funktionalitet, Otillgänglig funktionalitet, och Mjukvarustorlek. För framtida forskning föreslås kvantitativa studier för validering av vårt resultat för ett större, representativt, urval.

Abstract [en]

Today, a large part of the population owns a mobile phone. These are manufactured, consumed and disposed to a large extent, and the consumption pattern shows a short lifetime for mobile phones. Manufacturing leads to dangerous emissions, and the disposal of mobile phones are not always taken care of in the best way, which causes harm to the environment and nature. Seeing how this is a big problem is the reason to why this study has been carried out. The aim of the study was to identify the categories of software problems that are behind the replacement of mobile phones. In addition, the software’s role in the replacement of mobile phones in relation to social factors and hardware problems was investigated. This was done through a qualitative interview study with a varied selection of twenty people. Identified categories that led to mobile phone replacement are: Hardware damage, Battery, Performance, Other mobile phone, Offer, Discontinued updates, and Storage space. Identified categories for software-related issues include: Performance, User-friendliness, Energy consumption, Bug, Enforced functionality, Inaccessible functionality, and Software size. For future research we suggest quantitative studies for validating our results using a larger, representative sample of respondents.

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Malmö universitet/Teknik och samhälle , 2019. , p. 34
Keywords [sv]
Smartphone, Lifespan, Emissions, Software, Manufacture, Software problems, Life length, Mobile phone, Quality
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Engineering and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20319Local ID: 29159OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-20319DiVA, id: diva2:1480192
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Available from: 2020-10-27 Created: 2020-10-27Bibliographically approved

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