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You interact with the screen. Why does the design matter that much? What exactly is innovative about the rectangles from other companies?
by 2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
You interact with the screen. Why does the design matter that much? What exactly is innovative about the rectangles from other companies?
- tpmx 6y agoYou also hold the unit quite a lot. The feeling matters.
- CamperBob2 6y agoYes, it does, which is why the iPhone 4 was a terrible design. Pull the phone out of your pocket, and there's a 3-in-4 chance that you're "holding it wrong" right off the bat because the front and back feel the same. No, thanks. Every surface on a phone needs to feel at least subtly different.
- tpmx 6y agoI haven't upgraded since iPhone X. That one doesn't feel different wrt front/back at all. Does iPhone 11 feel different in this regard?
- mattweinberg 6y agoYes, the 11 has kind of a “matte” slightly textured back. It’s definitely easy to determine which is which just by feel.
- gwd 6y agoThe glass front and the metal back always felt different to me... and in any case, the very first thing I did is look for the home button with my thumb.
- 2muchcoffeeman 6y agoThis is still a one time design cost though. And nothing about it means that you should iterate the design every other year. Materials maybe.