Why does the iPhone have a 3.5-inch screen? Why do larger smartphones feel awkward on your hand? Dustin Curtis has an answer, and I think it is spot on:
Touching the upper right corner of the screen on the Galaxy S II using one hand, with its 4.27-inch screen, while you're walking down the street looking at Google Maps, is extremely difficult and frustrating. I pulled out my iPhone 4 to do a quick test, and it turns out that when you hold the iPhone in your left hand and articulate your thumb, you can reach almost exactly to the other side of the screen.
It makes total sense. And that is exactly why we would never see any larger screen iPhone. That 3.5-inch screen will be the ideal size until all humans are 7-feet tall and have hands the size of frying pans.
Touching the upper right corner of the screen on the Galaxy S II using one hand, with its 4.27-inch screen, while you're walking down the street looking at Google Maps, is extremely difficult and frustrating. I pulled out my iPhone 4 to do a quick test, and it turns out that when you hold the iPhone in your left hand and articulate your thumb, you can reach almost exactly to the other side of the screen.
It makes total sense. And that is exactly why we would never see any larger screen iPhone. That 3.5-inch screen will be the ideal size until all humans are 7-feet tall and have hands the size of frying pans.
11 comments:
Interesting post!
Like you say this guy has it exactly spot on. If it's not broken and it's the best it can be then you shouldn't even consider fixing it. It's honestly simple.
What if you have tiny hands or spaghetti thumbs?
Apple will still sell a bigger Iphone if they see a market for it.
I've always poked my Iphone with my index fingers; not really my thumb. But hey; good post!
iphone hater here.
Brilliant!
But now I'm thinking of Salad Fingers. *shudder*
So, people are too lazy to use two hands? This is a very sad day.
That's rather clever of Apple.
nice one, never thought about that.
lol that makes sense
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