Author Archive for Moe Tanabian

White Paper: Application and Mobile Device Power Profiling, UX = Usability + Battery Life

In the latest white paper on testing and design considerations in applications and mobile device power profiling for power performance and battery life. the single most important factor determining success or failure of a smartphone and a mobile application launch is the user experience it delivers.

Mobile Device and Apps Battery Life

Mobile Device and Apps Usbaility Testing and Battery Life

 

Beyond functional features, the two main components of user experience that need to be evaluated and tested prior to launch are usability and battery consumption. As a concise guide on batteries in mobile devices, this document outlines background knowledge, experimental findings and some lessons learned on battery testing and, power profiling of mobile devices and applications, and design considerations for optimizing battery life in smartphones.

 

 

 

Moe Tanabian, Practice Lead for NextGen TechDNA Smartphone and Wireless Engineering Services, details this in a White Paper

Mobile OS Navigation Application – Test and Benchmark Android, Blackberry, iOS

Project Objectives: Benchmark and outline strengths and weaknesses of the customer’s mobile OS navigation application against its competitors and recommend areas for improvement across all their smartphones including mobile OS Android, Blackberry, and iOS

Project Description: Benchmark customers navigation application again competitors’ navigation apps and against Google Maps; benchmark usability, battery consumption, and data usage.

Recent Project case study of mobile OS navigation application by testing and benchmarking smartphones using Android, Blackberry, and iOS.  Project led by Moe Tanabian, Practice Lead for NextGen TechDNA Engineering Services.

 

Device Due Diligence – Potential Acquisition of Mobile Operator

Project Objective: Assist the client on potential target acquisition of a national US mobile operator by performing due diligence in evaluating its device market position perspective and make recommendation based on risks and opportunities.

Project Description:  Performed mobile device due diligence on a national US mobile operator to determine its competitiveness as an acquisition target including the strengths and weaknesses in the operator’s smartphones, handsets, and devices eco-system; analyze the mobile operator’s portfolio, its market competitiveness, and risk analysis of the client’s target acquisition.

Recent Project case study of  performing due diligence of national US based mobile operator and their device portfolio for potential acquisition led by Moe Tanabian, Practice Lead for NextGen TechDNA Engineering Services Smartphone and Wireless Consulting

Developing Android Testing process for mobile operator

Project Objectives: Android was new to client’s organization – Project was structured to develop internal Android testing capabilities within client’s Device Certification / engineering team

Project Description: Assist a regional operator to develop internal Android testing capabilities.  Develop testing process, test management tools, and comprehensive Android Test Plan.

Recent Project case study of Android testing for mobile operator led by Moe Tanabian, Practice Lead for NextGen TechDNA Engineering Services Smartphone and Wireless Consulting

Benchmark Android devices for UX and Smartphone Battery Life

Project Objectives:  Evaluate 5 Android Devices from different vendors and compare them to Google Nexus and recommend which device would fit what user segment better

Project Description:  Compare user experience of 5 Android devices from different OEMs to Google Nexus by benchmark all five Android devices devices across usability dimensions and smartphone battery life.  Design and run test cases for 4 user segments

Recent Project case study to benchmark Android devices for User Experience and smartphone battery life led by Moe Tanabian, Practice Lead for NextGen TechDNA Engineering Services Smartphone and Wireless Consulting

Mobile Device Usability Testing Competence and UI Design Approach

In mobile device usability testing, many OEMs and operators around the world are facing the transition to smart app based devices which are creating new opportunities to gain broader user base and deliver variety of services seamlessly through Apps and App store fronts.

Smartphones, and other connected devices such as smart TVs and in particular those that run on platforms such as Android have provided a flexible, appealing and robust base to transition from a mechanical and fixed use scenario to a highly adaptive mobile device usability testing and user experience. This has lead to an explosive growth in number and volume of these devices being made by OEMs and/or launched by operators.

But not all of these devices are success stories. If iPhone can be taken as an example, the experience of the last few years have shown us that the single most important factor determining success or failure of a smartphone launch is the mobile device usability, aka user experience it delivers.

Mobile Device Usability Testing Parameters

Beyond functional testing, the main components of user experience that need to be evaluated and tested prior to launch are mobile device Usability testing and Battery life and we have a long standing in developing methods to objectively and efficiently measure and test both.The main components of user experience prior to mobile device usability testing competence is UI design approach and battery life

Mobile Device Usability Testing and UI Design from NextGen TechDNA

If we can be of any help to your mobile device usability testing or device design, give us a shout. We’d love to hear from you.  Click on image below to View the White Paper.

mobile device usability testing

Mobile Device Usability Testing and UI Design from NextGen TechDNA

If we can be of any help to your mobile device usability testing or device design, give us a shout. We’d love to hear from you.  Click on image above to View the White Paper.