The Effect of Screen Size and Interaction Style on Mobile Device Usability

Mobile devices are widely used nowadays boosted by the fast development of technology. Most mobile device embedded touch screen user interface which come in various sizes. This study investigates the usability of mobile device based on four different screen sizes and three styles interaction gesture...

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Published in:Engineering letters 2017-11, Vol.25 (4), p.354
Main Authors: Restyandito, Kurniawan, Erick
Format: Article
Language:English
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Colleges & universities
Completion time
Electronic devices
Ergonomics
Mobile communication systems
Touch screens
Usability
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Summary:Mobile devices are widely used nowadays boosted by the fast development of technology. Most mobile device embedded touch screen user interface which come in various sizes. This study investigates the usability of mobile device based on four different screen sizes and three styles interaction gestures; specifically, it focuses on the ergonomics factor of the user. Usability test was conducted to 100 university students in Indonesia who used mobile device regularly. Result found that screen size and interaction style affect the completion time and numbers of errors. Hand dimension significantly affect users’ performance when they used one and two thumbs gestures.
ISSN:1816-093X
1816-0948