Switching controllers depending on the version of the site: mobile or desktop

It is a massive dilema with mobile devices, especially when it comes to image sizes etc and reducing the load on mobile sites. Responsive design is problematic to that extent because even a hidden div or a 'do not display' media setting still downloads the image. It is also a conundrum that to cater for mobile sites you need to increase your filesizes like CSS files and HTML files.

I have tried detecting source device before but that in itself is problematic, and as skukbad rightly points out, maintaining two sites is a nightmare too.

However, all my sites for a while now, I have just done as responsive designs, and there has been no problems reported. I think most people browse over a broadband connection anyway these days, rarely browsing via mobile networks.

The one site I tried separate content for detecting the source device, ended up with 3 versions, desktop, mobile and blackberry. It turned into a nightmare and I am pretty certain I would never go down that path again.

Just my opinion of course. Hope that helps,

Paul.

PS I still struggle with large tables, that are such a pain to make responsive on a mobile phone without a scroll bar appearing. That is probably the only headache I have now.