With Samsung, LG, and Apple (probably) going tall and narrow, the future of phone design is clear.
We all recognize that the average smartphone has gotten bigger, but few of us recall that they also used to be shaped differently. The original iPhone in 2007 had a 3:2 display with a resolution of only 480×320! Even when Apple introduced the first “retina” display with the iPhone 4 in 2010, the display aspect ratio remained 3:2. Android phones started off with a squat screen, too. 3:2 is fine for some things, but it’s a legacy that doesn’t make a lot of sense in a pocket device.
