A study shows that the size of the screens is increasing
except in tablets and laptops
A new study from NPD DisplaySearch today shows that on average
the diagonal size of LCD and other displays on electronic devices
and public signboards is on the rise, with the notable exception of
mobile PCs.
In some areas, NPD is showing huge growth, like the whopping 38
percent projected increase in mobile phone screen size between
2010 and 2013
Display sizes are also making modest increases in other areas, like
the 5 percent change in desktop monitors (from 19.9-inches in
2010 to a projected 20.9-inches in 2013), or the 29 percent spike
in portable media player size.
Given that Apple has a huge portion of both the PMP and mobile
phone spaces, its recent introduction of larger-screened iPhones
iPod touches and iPod nanos likely influenced the significant
project growth in those areas.
Android and Windows Phone 8-powered devices are also seeing
screen sizes packing on extra inches, however, so the fire was
already started long before Apple came along to help bring up
the average.
Why are mobile PC screen sizes trending downwards? NPD says
it’s because of a couple of factors, including the rising interest
in ultrabooks (though there’s some debate about how interested
customers actually are in that category), and more importantly
the growth of tablets.
Average sizes are expected to fall from 13.6-inches to 12.2-inches
between 2010 and 2013 in the mobile PC segment, and if Microsoft’s
new Windows 8 OS makes the splash in tablets the company seems
to be hoping it will with the Surface and third-party offerings, that
number could go even lower as 10-inch devices flood the market.
In the end, that means consumers can continue to expect their
video and digital image media devices to get larger and larger for
the most part, which is also good news for content producers and
those working in advancing digital A/V tech.
I’m just hoping all mobile phones don’t go on a Galaxy Note II growth
spurt because that would require too much rethinking in terms of how
we design and build pants pockets.
except in tablets and laptops
A new study from NPD DisplaySearch today shows that on average
the diagonal size of LCD and other displays on electronic devices
and public signboards is on the rise, with the notable exception of
mobile PCs.
In some areas, NPD is showing huge growth, like the whopping 38
percent projected increase in mobile phone screen size between
2010 and 2013
Display sizes are also making modest increases in other areas, like
the 5 percent change in desktop monitors (from 19.9-inches in
2010 to a projected 20.9-inches in 2013), or the 29 percent spike
in portable media player size.
Given that Apple has a huge portion of both the PMP and mobile
phone spaces, its recent introduction of larger-screened iPhones
iPod touches and iPod nanos likely influenced the significant
project growth in those areas.
Android and Windows Phone 8-powered devices are also seeing
screen sizes packing on extra inches, however, so the fire was
already started long before Apple came along to help bring up
the average.
Why are mobile PC screen sizes trending downwards? NPD says
it’s because of a couple of factors, including the rising interest
in ultrabooks (though there’s some debate about how interested
customers actually are in that category), and more importantly
the growth of tablets.
Average sizes are expected to fall from 13.6-inches to 12.2-inches
between 2010 and 2013 in the mobile PC segment, and if Microsoft’s
new Windows 8 OS makes the splash in tablets the company seems
to be hoping it will with the Surface and third-party offerings, that
number could go even lower as 10-inch devices flood the market.
In the end, that means consumers can continue to expect their
video and digital image media devices to get larger and larger for
the most part, which is also good news for content producers and
those working in advancing digital A/V tech.
I’m just hoping all mobile phones don’t go on a Galaxy Note II growth
spurt because that would require too much rethinking in terms of how
we design and build pants pockets.
Sources: TechCrunch.com | NPD DisplaySearch