Yes, all mobile phones have smaller screens, are used in similar contexts and are mostly finger friendly. However, when you're defining the user experience of an app for multiple mobile platforms (Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Blackberry) the design solutions for each can be treated very differently to enhance the user experience. Highlighted here are the top 10 differences to consider when designing a mobile app for multiple platforms and 5 best practice tips to show how you can tackle the user experience design to create a compelling app on all mobile phones. Further reading http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/C8seer

1. Designing an app isn’t just
designing for iPhone
By Helen Morris
1 16-18 May 2012

2. What we’ll cover
What’s the big deal?
Top 10 differences for UX to consider
5 best practice tips
A good example
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3. What’s the big deal?
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4. What’s the big deal?
Vs
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5. What’s the big deal?
1,043,000
total non iPhone
378,000
iPhones
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6. What’s the big deal?
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7. What’s the big deal?
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8. Top 10 differences
for UX to consider
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9. Top 10 differences
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User interface design
& interaction design
patterns
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10. Top 10 differences
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Fragmentation
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12. Top 10 differences
Ice Cream
Froyo Sandwich
Gingerbread
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13. Top 10 differences
Ice Cream
2.9%
Froyo 23.1% Sandwich
Gingerbread 63.7%
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Navigation
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Functionality
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Device Capability
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Gestures
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Screen size
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Native Controls
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Input types
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End users
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31. 5 best practice tips
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32. 5 best practice tips
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Consider your
strategy upfront
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33. 5 best practice tips
Get to know the
2 different platforms
you’re designing for
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Don’t attempt to
3 design for every device
the platform runs on
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35. 5 best practice tips
Design your app to
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fail gracefully
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36. 5 best practice tips
Consider designing
5 an app-centric
solution same for all
platforms
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37. 5 best practice tips
Clear
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38. A good example
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43. To take away
*Mobile platforms are all different. One size
doesn’t fit all
*Consider your strategy upfront
*Get to know the platforms your designing for
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44. A few resources
Designing Cross-Platform
http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/C8seer
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