Determination of most preferred mobile phone size based on hand anthropometry and mobile handiness

Abstract

Interaction with a smartphone occupies a large amount of time of day. Sometimes people are using mobile phone sizes which are either too large or too small. As per the different task is concern, users may find trouble with the mobile phones having extreme sizes. Hence, perceived handiness is very important factor which may be associated with satisfaction of mobile phone use. On the other side, hand anthropometry may be another determinant of mobile size preference. Hence, this study aims to relate hand anthropometry, smartphone handiness and mobile size preference and to determine the most preferred size of the mobile phone from a range of mobile phones. It was observed that there was a significant negative correlation exists between hand anthropometric dimensions and mobile handiness or size preference scores. This result indicated that users prefer a mobile phone which is comparatively bigger in size than the size of their hands. In addition, people perceived mobile phones as less handy those are either too small in size or too big in size. Smartphone with medium size (H: 138.0 mm, W: 70.0 mm, D: 8.0 mm, V: 77280.0 mm3) was most handy and preferred by the most users, among studied mobile phones.