mobile phone design

Thickness

Ultra-slim phones look very stylish and slip easily into your pocket

Threshold: < 8 mm

Slim handsets are easy to handle or pocket, and look stylish

Threshold: 8 - 11 mm

Thick phones look old-fashioned and feel uncomfortable in your pocket

Threshold: > 11 mm

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Did You Know

Average thickness of phones launched in the year 2018 is 8.4 mm
Average thickness of phones launched in the year 2017 was 8.6 mm
Average thickness of phones launched in the year 2016 was 8.8 mm
The thinnest phone in the world is Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G, measures just 6.3 mm.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G

Thickness: 6.3 mm
Rs. 93,998
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G 512GB

Thickness: 6.3 mm
Rs. 102,000
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3

Thickness: 6.4 mm
Rs. 149,999

Weight

Lightweight devices can be held tirelessly for a long time

Threshold: < 140 g

Holding heavy devices makes your hands tired soon

Threshold: > 140 g

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Did You Know

Average weight of phones launched in the year 2018 is 166.1 g
Average weight of phones launched in the year 2017 was 155.9 g
Average weight of phones launched in the year 2016 was 145 g
The lightest phone in the world is Karbonn Smart A4 Plus, weighs just 90 g.

Karbonn Smart A4 Plus

Weight: 90 g
Rs. 4,297
Swipe Konnect 3

Weight: 95 g
Rs. 1,999
Spice Mi-514

Weight: 96 g
Rs. 5,000

Chassis

Metal body looks very premium and has a better grip, but makes the battery non-removable.

Plastic body is light-weight, allows removable battery and may look trendy.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Aluminium Body
Rs. 33,999

Colors

Color reflects your personality. E.g. Yellow & lime green look trendy, metallic colours look classy.

Importance Level:

Personal Preference/ Doesn't Matter

Touchscreen

You may control or type in touchscreen phones through movements of finger(s) on screen.

Importance Level:

Personal Preference/ Doesn't Matter

Physical/QWERTY Keyboard

Physical keypad enables accurate typing. QWERTY keypad looks similar to computer keyboards and allows you to type fast.

Importance Level:

Personal Preference/ Doesn't Matter

Capacitive touchscreen

You can control a capacitive touchscreen by sliding multiple fingers on screen, in certain manners called gestures.

Stylus, a pen-like device, can control a few phones like Samsung Galaxy Note.

Importance Level:

Very Important

Resistive touchscreen

Resistive touchscreen can be controlled by only 1 finger, not multiple, pressed hard on the screen.

Importance Level:

Very Important

Touchscreen gestures

Swipe - You can slide a finger horizontally on screen to accept/reject calls, flip pages, change pictures, etc.

Pinch to Zoom - You can zoom into a photo by moving fingers apart on screen.

Android keyboards such as Swype/Swiftkey allow fast typing by sliding finger across letters to form words/sentences.

Importance Level:

Very Important

Ruggedness

IP 55/58/67 certification prevents damage to your phone from water/dust & even underwater drops upto 1 m.

Importance Level:

Personal Preference/ Doesn't Matter

HTC One

Water & Dust Resistant

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