Hello community! Thought I would share my DIY phone usability testing rig I made today.

It came out as as well as could be expected, but the weight of it is a huge problem. The flexible metal arm is simply too heavy. It makes it somewhat difficult to handle, because it is a fairly large appendage that weighs almost twice as much at 368 grams as the largest iPhone 7 at 188 grams.

Edit: So I tested it, both during pilot testing and an actual usability test. Yea, it’s heavy, but noone seems to comment on it, nor how it was to hold. This isn’t to say that it isn’t bulky and weird, but I take it as an indication that it isn’t as big an issue as I had feared it would be.

Materials

On to the build!



[10/10] Took it to a kitchen scale for a bit of weight-shaming.

I recorded a short demo. The microphone is awful, but the video quality is superb for what I need it for.

Thanks for reading this post. Hope my documentation of the experience helps someone.