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I've been fascinated with phone placement in hands for product shots. It always seemed like a little bit of a cheat - especially when the elongated 5 came out
by nchlswu 13y ago
I've been fascinated with phone placement in hands for product shots.
It always seemed like a little bit of a cheat - especially when the elongated 5 came out - just to show one handed use of a device is possible.
For me at least, the way the phone is positioned is hardly comfortable. The bottom right corner at the base of the thumb exacerbates the problem the author's talking about. When I hold the phone higher in my hand with the bottom closer to the base of the index, all thumb-hook problems tend to go away.
Obviously this is anecdotal, but I'd love to see some studies about how people hold their phones. In some respects, I've always felt one-handed device usage was neglected by manufacturers, but I probably didn't fully understand how many users simply use two hands. I imagine data around grips (similar to [this](http://www.razerzone.com/mouseguide/ergonomic) http://www.razerzone.com/mouseguide/ergonomic)) and hands used for phones will be somewhat surprising.
- scottieh 13y agoThis is the study I used as the basis of the Thumb Zone, etc.: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-really-hold-mobile-devices.php http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-re...?
- nchlswu 13y agoAnd that's my fault for not following the linked sources in the article. While I agree wih all your points in your assessment, I'm curious about the point the research mentioned about users changing grips depending on task. Will this be a significant problem? Or would it be an unconscious adaptation.
- chalgo 13y agoPersonally, I never hold my phone in the position described in this post. For a start you can't even press the home button from this position. I hold my phone (in my right hand) with the bottom right corner much closer to the bottom of my ring finger.
- userbinator 13y agoI think it also depends on how big your hands are, and how long your fingers are. I have a 5" device and I can still comfortably touch anywhere on the whole screen with my thumb; the only "ow" spot for me is at the very bottom right corner.