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10 students at University Technical College in Salford swapped their phones for basic Nokia phones.
As part of a BBC project looking at young people’s smartphone habits, the students swapped their devices for basic phones that can only make calls and send texts.
After just 27 hours , 14-year-old Charlie has dropped out and asked for his device back.
BBC survey of 2,000 13 to 18-year-olds found 23% agree smartphones should be banned for under-16s.
50% say not having their smartphone on them makes them feel anxious.
Cross-party MPs have called for an outright ban on smartphones for all under 16s .
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