iPhone has the Perfect Screen Size

Part of the "iPhone 5" rumor mill was the idea that the phone would come with a 4 inch screen. But, is that really a good idea?

Look at the photo above. The green area represents the area a person with an average finger size could reach across a screen with their thumb. Notice how difficult it would be to reach across the screen of the Galaxy S, with it's 4.2 inch screen. Of course, you could use two hands, or two fingers, right?



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46% of Smartphone Buyers Choose iPhone

Good news for Apple. The results of a study done by ChangeWave Research were recently published. Out of consumers who said they would be purchasing a smartphone, 46% said they were going with an iPhone. 32% said they would get an Android handset, and only 4% said they were considering a Blackberry.

The study asked current smartphone owners how satisfied they were with their smartphone. The iPhone had a commanding lead, with 70% reporting that they were "very satisfied" (the highest level of satisfaction in the questionnaire). Only half of Android users said they were very satisfied. Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry did the worst in the survey, with 27% and 26% answering "very satisfied" on the survey, respectively.

So there you have it, from the owners of these phone operating systems. iOS has the most satisfied users, as well as the highest consumer interest. RIM's Blackberry, on the other hand, is the least popular mobile OS, although it's only losing in satisfaction to Windows Phone by 1%. This study should be a good indication of the cellphone market in the near future.

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New Bill Clarifies "4G"

Mobile carriers advertising "4G" aren't always being honest. There's LTE, WiMax, and HSPA+, and they're all classified as "4G". How is a consumer supposed to decide which is best? They're all faster than 3G, but which technology is truly the fastest?

When Tmobile's advertising the "largest 4G network", they're really talking about HSPA+, the slowest form of 4G. It's been around since 2008, and while it is faster than normal 3G, it's nothing to write home about. Tmobile can claim a large 4G network, but what they don't mention is that it's much slower than any other form of 4G.

That's why a bill has been created to try to change this. It would force carriers to be honest about the speed of their 4G networks, allowing customers to make direct comparisons.
The bill, called the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, is new, and it's still in the House. If approved, however, carriers would still be able to claim they have a 4G network, but they'd also have to mention the speed of their network.

Will carriers block this through extensive lobbying? Only time will tell, but it could become a lot easier to compare networks in the near future.
via BGR

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