Sony Ericsson X10 mini, HTC HD miniHTC Sensation XL/Titan
去年第二季，才有 4 寸的手機推出：Galaxy S、EVO4G、Droid X小於 3.4 寸的螢幕，從 63%(2009 年) 滑落到 36%(2010 年)，下滑了約 42 個百分點3.5~3.9，2010 年增加了 2 個百分點；iPhoneAccording to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, U.S. consumers are willing to give up room in their pockets and handbags to gain a richer media experience on their mobile devices. The U.S. market share for iPhones and other smartphones with screen sizes between 3.5 inches and 3.9 inches have remained steady, but smartphones with the largest screens (4 inches or larger) have grabbed market share from devices with screen sizes that are less than 3.5 inches.Based on the latest information from NPD's Mobile Phone Track, smartphones with 4-inch-or-larger screens, like Samsung's Galaxy S, HTC's EVO 4G and Motorola's Droid X, which debuted in the second quarter (Q2) of 2010, quickly grew to encompass 24 percent of the market by Q4 2010. The market share for iPhones and other smartphones with screen sizes between 3.5 inches and 3.9 inches increased 2 percent over the prior year's Q4; while the market share of smartphones with screens smaller than 3.4 inches, declined from 63 percent in Q4 2009 to just 36 percent of the smartphone market in Q4 2010.
01 Jun 2011http://www.phonearena.com/news/What-is-the-perfect-smartphone-display-size-for-you-poll-results_id19245
Consumer research indicates that people always want to do more tasks much better, even on the go, whether it is web browsing, email, games, or viewing photos and videos.To do all this, consumers carry multiple devices, because each device has unique benefits that work best in a particular situation. Therefore, consumers constantly switch devices to use the right device at the right time.Even for consumers with multiple smart devices, they still carry around a notepad for writing down ideas.There is an emerging desire for a primary device for on-the-go use that could consolidate the core tasks of multiple devices as well as recreate the ease and simplicity of using a pen and paper.
