Dustin Curtis offers an explanation for why the iPhone has a 3.5-inch screen.
When you first see a phone with a 4-inch or larger screen, it seems like a much better experience. I thought it was a technical decision, and it could be, but since switching to an Android phone - a Samsung Galaxy S II, the "best Android phone you can buy, anywhere" - 15 days ago, I have realized another huge downside of larger screens: when holding the phone with one hand, I can't reach the other side of the screen with my thumb.
It's decisions like these that set Apple products apart from their competitor's.
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When you first see a phone with a 4-inch or larger screen, it seems like a much better experience. I thought it was a technical decision, and it could be, but since switching to an Android phone - a Samsung Galaxy S II, the "best Android phone you can buy, anywhere" - 15 days ago, I have realized another huge downside of larger screens: when holding the phone with one hand, I can't reach the other side of the screen with my thumb.
It's decisions like these that set Apple products apart from their competitor's.
Read More