Mobile Video on the Rise, Display Sizes Climbing Except for Mobile PCs

By Rob Scott
October 18, 2012

Smartphone owners used apps to watch an average of 6.9 minutes of video content each day on their phones in August, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
The figure represents an 86 percent jump from the previous year, but still trails other activities such as gaming and social networking.
“We expect usage to increase in step with 4G networks and devices, better form factors (larger screens), and more compelling apps,” NPD’s Linda Barrabee wrote in a blog post.
NPD DisplaySearch also points out that the diagonal size of displays for multiple devices continues to increase, with the exception of mobile PCs. The research firm predicts a 38 percent increase in mobile phone screen size between 2010-2013.
“Average sizes are expected to fall from 13.6-inches to 12.2-inches between 2010 and 2013 in the mobile PC segment, and if Microsoft’s new Windows 8 OS makes the splash in tablets the company seems to be hoping it will with the Surface and third-party offerings, that number could go even lower as 10-inch devices flood the market,” reports TechCrunch.

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