{"id":25887,"date":"2016-08-12T06:59:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T06:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/?p=25887"},"modified":"2016-08-12T06:59:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T06:59:09","slug":"flat-smartphones-why-such-designs-are-not-practical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/flat-smartphones-why-such-designs-are-not-practical\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat smartphones: Why such designs are not practical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>99% of current smartphones are flat! Flat smartphones look beautiful and professional. But the truth is such designs are not practical in many aspects! Let&#8217;s take a look at some reasons below!<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- New Top AD MY Mobile 1 -->\n        <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n             style=\"display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px\"\n             data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n             data-ad-slot=\"2390501667\"><\/ins>\n        <script>\n        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n        <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25902\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flat-smartphones-2-1-e1470985075254.jpg\" alt=\"flat smartphones 2\" width=\"444\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Flat smartphones: Poor comfortability<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The first disadvantage of flat smartphones is that they doesn&#8217;t fit your face<\/strong>. Your\u00a0faces are undeniably round. That&#8217;s why every land line phones are traditionally curved so as to fit both your ears and your mouths conveniently! That design is also applied in flip phones for better call quality. But current smartphones, which are mostly flat, cannot offer the same thing. Often, the microphone of flat smartphones is a few inches away from your mouth. That&#8217;s why phone makers enhance the microphone so that it can record louder sounds. However, that also results in more noises from the environment!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The second reason why\u00a0flat smartphones are not practical is that it doesn&#8217;t fit your hands really well<\/strong>.\u00a0Remember the game controllers? They are curved for some reasons! Curved device are easier to hold, because the normal position of your hand is not flat (you have to stretch your fingers to make it flat). A flat smartphone doesn&#8217;t feel attached to your hand than a curved smartphone! Moreover, flat smartphones are easier to flip from your hand.<\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- MY End of Content -->\n            <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                 style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                 data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                 data-ad-slot=\"7887885268\"><\/ins>\n            <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n            <!-- MY News Mobile Middle -->\n                                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n                                     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n                                     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n                                     data-ad-slot=\"3890141663\"><\/ins>\n                                <script>\n                                (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                                <\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25903\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/flat-smartphones-e1470985089605.jpg\" alt=\"flat smartphones\" width=\"506\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Third, flat smartphones with large screen are quite challenging to use.<\/strong> Phone screens are getting larger and larger. And with a 6-inch smartphone or above, there&#8217;s no way you could reach all of your fingers to all corners of the phone with just one hand. Curved smartphones, on the other hand, are bended so that you can reach all areas of the display more easily.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Flat smartphones: Poor screen protection<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Last but not least, the design of flat smartphones is not very protective of the screen.<\/strong> Have you ever wondered why there are more and more screen protection technology? Because flat handsets fail to\u00a0protect their own screen! When you accidentally drop your flat phone to the ground, there are 50% chances your phone drops in the face! But curved smartphones only drop on the back!<\/p>\n<div class=\"903844ba193d23ab2be2617b0fd6a8be\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- MY End of Content -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7887885268\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>99% of current smartphones are flat! Flat smartphones look beautiful and professional. But the truth is such designs are not practical in many aspects! Let&#8217;s take a look at some reasons below! Flat smartphones: Poor comfortability The first disadvantage of flat smartphones is that they doesn&#8217;t fit your face. Your\u00a0faces are undeniably round. 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