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>The notion of a "perfect" screen size makes exactly as much sense as a perfect ring, glove, shirt or shoe size - none. Really? Because any device but has to b
by batista 14y ago
>The notion of a "perfect" screen size makes exactly as much sense as a perfect ring, glove, shirt or shoe size - none.
Really? Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people, western, asian, african, men, women, adults, teenagers, etc, must accommodate their median hand size to fit comfortably well.
So, the notion of a "perfect screen size" makes PERFECT sense: it's the one thats usable by the majority of millions of people. And it's not as much a specific screen size, as a guideline: the median finger must be able to reach the upper corner easily.
- incision 14y agoLike clockwork. Your schtick [1][2][3][4] is predictable. 1: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4512468 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4512468 2: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4512581 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4512581 3: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4509876 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4509876 4: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4475909 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4475909
- ars 14y ago> Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people Or, they could make more than one device. Brilliant! Of course everyone else except Apple has already figured that out.
- batista 14y ago>Because any device but has to be sold to hundrends of millions people And kill economies of scale, fragment their device ecosystem, present people with superfluous insignificant "choice" when one reasonably sized model can fit most needs perfectly fine, etc. Yes, very clever. >Of course everyone else except Apple has already figured that out. And how is that working for them?
- NateTallman 14y agoI'd say pretty well. Samsung is the top phone manufacturer whether you agree with their strategy of peppering the market with dozens of slightly different versions of the same two or three phones.
- kolinko 14y agoTop phone manufacturer? Yes. Best apps? Arguably - no. Because of the various resolutions, Android is a hell to maintain from a developer point of view. That's why apps on Android usually look (&work) like crap compared to those on iPhone or WP7. Even top-tier apps, like Facebook, look & feel worse on Android.
- batista 14y agoTop? Maybe by volume. Counting developing countries. Surely not by quality of construction, original designs, or apps. Plus, all those different versions get you this: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/15/3023119/android-device-diversity-fragmentation-chart http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/15/3023119/android-device-div...
- shardling 14y agoCompromise and perfection are two rather different words!
- batista 14y agoMaybe, but there is such a thing as the "perfect compromise", since you obviously cannot offer a different screen size for every hand size.