EVALUATION ESSAY
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Evaluation Essay
Digital technology has developed and an explosive rate since the invention of the modern
computer.
Initially relegated to giant rooms, computers have migrated into our homes, and
eventually into our pockets.
Modern cell phones bring together some of the latest advancements
in computational power, storage capacity, network connectivity, and audio-visual output.
The
computing power of the modern cellular device exceeds what was at the disposal of NASA in the
1960s to calculate and manage the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
The design of cellular phones
has also evolved since their mainstream introduction in the 1970s.
The first general market
models focused on functionality and were large, heavy, and difficult to transport.
The first major
design evolution focused on reducing device size and increasing portability.
When digital
screens with image and video capabilities were introduced to phones, the modern phone design
became focused on increasing screen size and audio-visual features on the device.
The latest
consumer phone designs attempt to strike a harmony between weight, screen size, aesthetics, and
technical features.
Apple has achieved the greatest success in this endeavor because they
effectively balance device size, aesthetics, and functionality in their iPhone products.
Apple has successfully addressed the different phone size preferences of consumers
through their product offerings, while consistently producing some of the thinnest and lightest
phones available on the market.
As modern phone design shifted from prioritizing the smallest
device to one with a larger screen, Apple was able to successfully deliver to the market a light
but highly functional phone.
Each iterative version of the iPhone that Apple has released has
reduced weight, decreased thickness, or strengthened the frame to support a more compact form
