Mobile Content Is Twice as Difficult (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

When reading from an iPhone-sized screen, comprehension scores for complex Web content were 48% of desktop monitor scores.

  • Slower downloads
  • No physical keyboard for data entry
  • No mouse for selection; no mouse buttons to issue commands and access contextual menus (indeed fewer signaling states, as discussed further in our seminar on Applying HCI Principles to Real World Problems: a touchscreen only signals "finger-down/up," whereas a mouse has hover state in addition to button press/release)
  • Small screen (often with tiny text)
  • Websites designed for desktop access instead of following the usability guidelines for mobile
  • Whacky app UIs that lack consistency
Source: www.useit.com Posted by adminadmin 448 days, 48 minutes ago
Tags: Mobile category: Technology & Features
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