THE BASICS

• Who to Design For
• Actions
• Specs
  • Screen size
  • Layout
  • Content
  • Links
  • Images

SCREEN SIZE

In the world of desktop browsing, we're used to a manageable number of screen resolutions and easily assume the user has a full keyboard and mouse to navigate the site. "With the Mobile Web on the other had, there is a lot more diversity in the physical attributes of the devices - screen sizes and keyboard layouts vary hugely across the range of devices currently in use." ¹

The figure above from the Mobile Web Developer's Guide shows the variety of screen sizes on mobile devices.

¹ .mobi, "Mobile Web Developer's Guide," http://dev.mobi/.