A big screen makes you look stupid, and a small screen makes you look poor. So what is the appropriate size for a mobile phone screen?

Since the beginning of 2015, rumors about the launch of a 4-inch Apple phone have been circulating for a while. Recently, it seems to be coming. It is not called iPhone 6s Mini or iPhone 6c, and has nothing to do with 6. It is called iPhone5 se.

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No matter what it is called, 4 inches is a given. Let's put aside the adjustments to the iPhone 5 se's functions, colors, and design, and focus on the screen size. It is said that Apple's adjustment of this strategy is in response to the requests of some people who like small-screen phones, in order to bring better sales to Apple.

Isn’t this the era of “big screen miracles”?

To be honest, when the Plus was first launched, I also told others: "This is too big! Mr. Steve Jobs once taught us that 3.5 inches is the golden size for mobile phones, do you understand?" Later, after I really experienced it, I still drooled and said that big is really cool! And for small-screen mobile phones, I can never go back...

Aside from my grandparents, what else makes some people so loyal to small-screen phones? What is the right size for a mobile phone screen? Will Steve Jobs' "golden size" theory last forever, or will it be ruthlessly overturned?

Based on the principle of "bold hypothesis", I asked a nonsensical question to the young men and women around me who were not very experienced in the world:

Three smartphones are placed in front of you, with screen sizes of 3.5 inches, 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches respectively. Except for this difference, everything else is the same. Don't ask me what brand, configuration, function, operating system, color... price? The price is of course the same, neither too cheap to make you feel cheap, nor too expensive to be unaffordable. Which one do you choose?

After analyzing everyone's answers after rolling their eyes, I silently divided my friends into three categories: ordinary young people, 2b young people, and geek young people.

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We have something to say

Choose 5.5 inches: "I like big ones "

Ordinary young people - A large screen provides a better experience for watching videos, reading articles or playing games; it is also faster for processing tasks, such as checking emails, editing tables, drawing, editing photos, etc. Besides, the quality of small-screen mobile phones is generally not very good.

2b youth——The screen of the mobile phone is bigger, and my big face can fit in it easily when taking selfies. I don’t have to worry about it accidentally falling into the toilet and being flushed away, it will be stuck safely.

Choose 4.7 inches: "Neither too big nor too small, just right"

Ordinary young people - If it is too big, it is inconvenient to operate and carry; if it is too small, many needs cannot be met, that's it.

2b Youth – The older ones look stupid, the younger ones look poor.

Choose 3.5 inches: "Concentrated is the essence"

Ordinary young people - actually I am not averse to big screens, but I already have a tablet computer, and big screens are no longer that attractive to us.

2b youth - whether in a meeting or in class, it is not easy to be discovered when playing with a small mobile phone secretly. And I found that small mobile phones generally do not dissipate heat well, so you can use them to warm your hands in winter~~

Geeks have something to say

As for which size of mobile phone to choose, a small group of eccentric geeks around me made me angry and calm down, calm down and angry again...

I could see a hint of contempt and mockery in his eyes and mouth, so I endured it and listened to him continue:

“ The size of a mobile phone screen is not only related to the visual effect, but also affects the interactive experience, operating difficulty, possibility of misoperation, etc. No matter how big the screen size is, we must respect the user’s experience and habits, and we design it seriously and carefully based on a large amount of data analysis.

"Small screen phones seem to be synonymous with cheap nowadays. There are many reasons for this, but I think one of the key points is that large phones can be equipped with more powerful processors that can run at higher frequencies, are faster, and have more stable optical images. CPU heat dissipation and cooling efficiency are also better.

“Also, although battery life is related to system optimization, display power consumption, chip efficiency and other factors, it is undeniable that it is easier for manufacturers to install larger capacity batteries in large-screen phones .

"Although it seems that the advantages of large-screen mobile phones are far more than these. However, does a large screen necessarily represent the trend of future mobile phones? There is a basis for Jobs to regard 3.5 inches as the golden size of mobile phone screens. It is carefully calculated based on the size of male and female palms, finger lengths, and thumb range of motion. According to Apple's design, both men and women can use the thumb to touch any point on the screen when using one hand.

"Of course, this design not only takes into account the size of the screen, but also other factors such as the thickness of the phone and the size of the frame. With the development of technology and the bending of people's demand for mobile phone functions, the popularity of large screens seems to be foreshadowing the change in the size of the largest screen, but it is definitely not the case that the bigger the better.

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" I dare to predict that the mobile phones of the future will definitely get rid of the current situation of smart phones that can integrate as many functions as possible . With the development of technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and wearable devices, people's habits will be changed at a deeper level, just like Google Glass. In the future, people's demand for large screens may even be replaced by some kind of chip or stereoscopic projection, or better met.

"The development of new energy technologies will certainly change the capacity and technology of power storage, and charging will become more and more convenient. The appropriate screen size is closely related to the background of the times, the development of science and technology, and people's needs. I cannot give an absolute answer."

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