In one of the Besedki issues, material was provided on the evolution of smartphone resolutions over the years of development Android as an operating system. Obviously, the growth of diagonals could not but affect the design of modern devices. This leads to the theme of today's release: screen size ≠ phone size.
When it comes to phone size, a handy shortcut is often used. Instead of mentioning actual dimensions, the display size is indicated. Convenience of the shortcut in its capacity in writing, but now phones are growing in size and counting by tenths of an inch, so it's time to remember / realize that screen size and phone size are not identical concepts. In fact, the ratio can vary considerably.
Before you [from left to right] Nexus 6 (5.96 ″), Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (5.7 ″) and iPhone 6 Plus (5.5 ″), and although the size of the screens of these devices have a difference of up to 1 cm – but for a phone it's a lot – they are about the same size.
On the one hand, the size of the screen itself is not equal to the size of the device. Of course not equal! There is a lot of stuff around the screen. The point is clear. But it can be easy to get confused, especially when a phone with a large screen and a large body around it becomes the accepted starting point. For the most part, we're talking about iPhone.
Take the iPhone 6, which has a 4.7 ″ display and feels vastly larger than its 5S predecessor. Here's the thing: iPhone 6 and for its diagonal a rather large device. Let's take a look at an example. Here is the Moto X 2013 – with its perfectly sized body – next to and above iPhone 6, which has a similar display diagonal.
The difference is not so significant, but you can see it. The need to accommodate the Touch ID key significantly increases the bottom bezel of the smartphone, while the top gets thicker for the sake of symmetry. Not all 4.7 ″ devices are created equal.
You may think that these are all small things, and in some ways you may be right, but the difference is actually felt when crossing the 5-inch border. Here, the ability to hold the phone confidently and the distance that the thumb can reach are of paramount importance. There has been a lot of buzz around the iPhone 6 Plus and its 5.5-inch display, while great, but pretty darn big. He really is like that, and for his diagonal as well. Compare the difference: Lg G3, iPhone 6 Plus.
The situation becomes even more interesting when it comes to phones with comparatively large displays but smaller bodies. For example, Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The diagonal of the smartphone display is 5.7 inches, therefore, following the logic of the subconscious, it should be larger iPhone 6 Plus. It was not there, the dimensions are almost identical.
The obvious difference is in comparison with the Nexus 6. A smartphone with a six-inch screen sounds impressive. And there is. But in practice it is not much larger iPhone 6 Plus. The Nexus 6 are wider, they are, but they are about the same height. And if you imagine the 6 ″ iPnone 6 Plus, the Nexus is much smaller.
Therefore, if you are thinking about purchasing a larger phone, because you, in fact, have no other choice, remember that the cursory numbers indicating the display diagonal will not necessarily correspond to how the device will fit in your hand. Knowing this parameter will only give a rough idea of the smallest possible phone size, but if you have 'big guys' such as iPhone 6 Plus in your field of vision, there is a very high probability of misinterpreting the sizes of other devices.
Original article by Eric Leimer
Elir: The article is a few months old, but the idea is quite universal – the ratio of display and body sizes can play a bad joke on a user who decides to buy a device online and does not hold it in his hands. What will be next? The question is open given the current trend towards getting rid of bezels as much as possible in smartphones / tablets.
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