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1. Mobile device attributes
User interfaces Hardware Connectivity Sensors
Operating
Touchscreen Telephony Wifi Barometer GPS & compass
system
Keyboard Chipset Mobile data Bluetooth Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Memory & Device Near field
Predictive text Infrared Three-axis gyro
storage connectors communication
Stylus Power & battery Rich media & graphics
Graphics Rich media Rich media
TV & radio
acceleration playback recording
Voice Ruggedness
Front & back Ambient light
3D
Biometric --
cameras sensor
Gesture -----
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security -----
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3rd party Companion
Weight accessories devices
Screen orientation Primarily portrait Portrait or landscape Portrait or landscape
Example screen iPhone 4S Samsung Galaxy Note BlackBerry Playbook
dimensions ‣ 3.5 inch (diagonal) ‣ 5.3 inch (diagonal) ‣ 7 inch (diagonal)
‣ 960x640 pixel ‣ 1280x800 pixel ‣ 1024x600 pixel
resolution resolution resolution
James Dellow, Headshift Asia Pacific
May 2012