I'd add to that: timers/alarm clocks, flashlight, video recording/uploading - essential during protests or altercations. The smartphone is the quintessential "

I'd add to that: timers/alarm clocks, flashlight, video recording/uploading - essential during protests or altercations. The smartphone is the quintessential "PC" (personal computer). For billions, it's the fist real computing device they have ever owned (and likely will ever own).