How to Design Websites for Mobile Phones

Smartphones have evolved into a mobile computing machine with capabilities far outreaching traditional capabilities of mobile phones. Advancements of these technological gadgets will move forward as the mobile broadband network trend continues to grow. Mobile phone consumers will continue to turn to their smartphones as a Web browsing tool. Mobile website development is still in its beginning phases; however, there are certain practices recognized in the smartphone industry.

1. 
   

   Design
   Web pages with smaller resolution sizes. Most smartphones are
   equipped to accept half VGA resolution. Keep pages targeted to lower
   resolution in order to avoid the need for zooming pages. This will
   create a legible and more pleasurable user experience.

   
   


2. 
   

   Do
   not use proprietary technologies. Unsupported technologies between Apple and Adobe have proven to cause problems with Flash support. Avoid using content that solely
   relies on these technologies without providing an adequate
   alternative for the smartphone user. This will increase the percentage of compatible smarthphone users.
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Avoid
   using elaborate graphics. In fact, minimize the amount of graphics
   used on the developed website. Mobile broadband connections transmit
   data at a slower rate than landline broadband connections do.
   Graphics drastically slow down the speed it takes to view a
   particular website.

   
   


4. 
   

   Incorporate an abundance of white space on layout pages. This
   makes it easier to read content for a smartphone user, especially
   lower resolution mobile devices.

   
   


5. 
   

   Perform tests on a real mobile device before launching the
   mobile website for public viewing. In fact, test to see how the
   website loads on a variety of mobile devices, such as the
   BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone platforms. These mobile devices are
   the most popular in the smartphone industry.