iPhone Triggered the Popularity of the Phablets

Experts traced the history of production of mobile devices with different screen sizes and concluded that the iPhone triggered the popularity of the phablets among the buyers and the manufacturers.

According Lookatme citing Daniel Eran Dilger, a blogger, before the announcement of the first generation of the iPhone in 2007, Samsung had planned to produce compact mobile phones with a small screen sizes. So, an internal document of the Korean manufacturer said that Seoul was considering making devices with the screen sizes of 2.8 and 3.2 inches. Thus, at the time of appearance of the first generation iPhone it had one of the largest screens in its class.

In 2008, Samsung has conducted a study in which the company admitted that the 3.5-inch iPhone has set a new standard in the mobile industry. However, the users interviewed by the experts had expressed concerns about the size and reliability of the large, as of the time, smartphone. The report also noted that European buyers (for example, from England or France) expressed a desire to buy a mobile device with a small screen. The Americans vice versa liked 3.5-inch screens of the iPhone.

After 2009 the Samsung and other manufacturers started to produce devices with 3.7 inches screens and above. The experts note the fact that Apple bet the competition of devices measuring under 3.5 inches as one of the reasons for the changes. The author believes that

It is known that the screen-size of the iPhone had not changed until 2012. In September 2012 Apple released the iPhone 5 featuring 4-inch screen. According to the rumors, this year the American giant of computer electronics will introduce the iPhone with the screen measuring 4.7-5.5 inches.

Source: macdigger.ru