Millions of big androids

This latest analysis on the population of mobile device technology got me thinking more about the typical sized screen you might encounter as a global web developer.

Canalys Q1 2014 Smartphones: 81% Android, 16% iOS, 3% Windows Phone http://t.co/ty3E1vSysn
— Kellyn Pot'Vin (@DBAKevlar) May 13, 2014

So it's looking at 2014 Quarter 1 shipment of nearly 280 million smartphones. 81% are now android, only 16% related to Apple - that next iPhone better be a seller!

The telling statement for me was regarding a third of those shipped:

Smartphones with 5″ and larger screens grew 369 percent, substantially faster than the overall market

I've been working on an APEX project for delivery on an Apple Air - building for a table sized interface has been fascinating. I can only imagine how different a functional APEX application for a 5" screen would need to be.