Something I have seen is a growing number of “landscape” mode websites. The majority of the web, from an iphone users perspective is done vertically, probably as this allows the most amount of reading before a scroll needs to happen and also because the device is slightly easier to hold in this fashion. Along comes the android, who’s screen is super high density pixels and has the same narrow dimension as the iphone has longest side.

Here are a few quick screenshots taken using the Apple iPhone Simulator as part of Xcode, to try and explain my point.

Screenshot of Mobile Spankwire.com (vertically)

Screenshot of Mobile Spankwire.com (horizontal)

Screenshot of Brazzers Mobile (vertical)

Screenshot of Brazzers Mobile (horizontal)

And now a site coded to adjust for the rotation, see how it spreads out to fill the width of the screen?

Screenshot of TouchiPorn.com (vertical)

Screenshot of TouchiPorn.com (horizontal)

There are even a few which look really clean horizontal, which orientation you aim for isn’t critical but make sure you are optimizing the viewing area for both. I have more to say on this subject, including the sizing of content for the newly release android but I need to finish this up as my battery is about dead. Until next time.