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The XS is 5 mm taller, 3 mm wider, and 0.4 mm thicker. Does that kind of difference really matter?
by sxg 8y ago
The XS is 5 mm taller, 3 mm wider, and 0.4 mm thicker. Does that kind of difference really matter?
- bruxis 8y agoConsidering the average adult male thumb length is ~70mm and female is ~63mm[0], that would be 7-8% of thumb length increased in height and 4-5% in width. That's not even including the very different screen interactions on XS vs the iPhone 8, where the screen itself was significantly smaller. [0] http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/smartphone-thumbs-2012-9/ http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/smartphone-thumbs-2012-9...
- batiudrami 8y agoBut the iPhone 8 is already 15mm taller and 9mm wider than the iPhone 5/5S/SE which is probably the most comfortable size for a phone. Plus, the fact that the screen itself is much larger makes it more difficult to reach everything with one hand. I previously had a Note 8 for work and have just gone back to my Galaxy S7 which, while still big, is much nicer to use - even though I thought I liked the Note while I had it.
- ksec 8y agoThat is with 4.0mm Bezel on every sides. So If Apple shrink the Bezel by 1.5mm, It would have the same width. Assuming you don't do Curved around edges like Samsung, Huawei has managed to make the left right Bezel shrink to 2.1mm. The major difference between X/XS and 8 is the weight. And this make the whole phone felt very different.
- robryan 8y agoI think it does when the 7/8 size is already on the edge of what is reasonable to use with one hand.