Vendors are trying to figure out what works when it comes to screen sizes, according to Geoff Blaber, analyst at CCS Insight.One of the big product trends at IFA was screen sizes between 4.5 inches and 5.5 inches, which include the LTE version of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S II, HTC’s Windows Phone-based Titan, Samsung’s Galaxy Note and the Tablet P from Sony, which has two 5-inch screens.
via Macworld
It’s fun to watch all these other companies just now get around to performing the research that Apple did prior to its 2007 launch of the iPhone. Only, instead of testing all these screen sizes in the lab, making a clear determination on which one they felt people would find most useable, they are simply releasing every size of screen imaginable on the general public, hoping one of them will hit it big.
What they’re going to find is what Apple found out four years ago. 3.5 inches is where you want to be. Sure, a 4.5-inch screen might be a bit easier to see for people with poor near sight, but it makes the device harder to pocket, hurts battery life, and most importantly, is harder to manipulate with your hands, unless you have gigantic hands.
