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As a vision researcher, I think that size should be measured in degrees of visual angle, not inches. In this respect, there's no difference between a large scre
by simonster 14y ago
As a vision researcher, I think that size should be measured in degrees of visual angle, not inches. In this respect, there's no difference between a large screen and a small screen with the same number of pixels, and it's easier to hold your phone closer to your face than to sprout larger thumbs and buy new pants.
If there's a restriction of the iPhone's small screen, I think it's actually that you can't have as many touch targets as you could with a larger screen.
- majormajor 14y agoThat's certainly true as far as perceived size goes, but I don't find it practical at all. There's a big usability difference between, say, reading while holding my phone at arm's length while resting my arm on a table and having to hold a smaller phone closer to my face to get the perceived font size to be the same. Holding stuff closer to your face just isn't as pleasant.