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4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Screen Put Under Microscope as New 1472 x 828 Resolution Emerges
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There's a big difference between 300 and 360ppi. Beyond 400ppi no one can tell the difference in ppi level. And it's not like someone is forcing you to buy the next iphone. Go buy Samsung and be part of them.
Everyone has different eyes, just because you cannot doesn't mean someone cannot. This is just like the 30 FPS claim.
The Verge and the Moto E disagree with you.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/22/5737290/motorola-moto-e-review
You're right.
But I think it's time to make this issue clearer since we seem to talk about different things ("we" here doesn't mean you: TheHateMachine. I mean people here in the thread, especially the ones I had discussion with. Since strangely the last one didn't even reply my last question I think now is a good time to make this topic a bit clearer.)
First, 300 is a not a magic number SJ pulled out of thin air. It's from a rule of thumb from printing industry.
Second, this rule of thumb, in broad term, said that you shouldn't be able to see a dot (pixel) at a normal reading distance (roughly not closer to your face than a foot).
Third, this is just a basic rule of thumb, which means it won't apply to some people (Some have better eyesight. Some have worse)
Fourth. And it means for someone with normal eyesight, if you normally use your mobile phone closer to your eyes than a foot then yes, you should be able to see pixels on an iPhone (from 4 up).
However, you'll lose your eyesight quicker.
Fifth. The rule of thumb is for reading a book (speaking in broadly term) so if you crank your phone brightness way up then you most likely be able to see pixels on an iPhone, even at a normal viewing distance.
But again, you'll lose your eyesight quicker.
Basically, the rule of thumb is for comfortable reading (viewing).
See. When discussed something, we can't just copied & pasted from sources without basic understanding about the topic. It's true that science is a matter of fact but we need to understand to use the fact, since facts can be twisted in whichever ways we want to look at.
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In that scenario, both iPhone 6 models would have pixel densities of 355-360 pixels per inch...Meanwhile the Note 4's panel will sport a 515ppiI dont about u but I can actual tell a 300ppi vs a 450+ppi panel
I'm too busy using my tech to care.
That's because none of them are blurry, but imagine going back to the days of the 3GS. Retina is nice on the eyes.
The size of the graphics won't impact performance much at all, it's the resolution that will, and the iPad Air (which has the exact same GPU and almost the same CPU) runs 2048x1536 just fine.
Such a high PPI comes at a great cost -- a substantial increase in power consumption from the display backlight, and a lot more work for the GPU.In that scenario, both iPhone 6 models would have pixel densities of 355-360 pixels per inch...Meanwhile the Note 4's panel will sport a 515ppi
Haha, well, I guess it doesn't bother me too much. Only- super crisp text!
Iphone 5 res is enough ( for 4" anyway) I cannot get close enough to see pixels in anyway. 4.7+ will need more of course... but this whole 4K phone screen thing is utterly utterly pointless. But hope they keep upping the res of screens for VR use
6K+ in a 6" screen would be perfect for an Oculus Rift.Iphone 5 res is enough ( for 4" anyway) I cannot get close enough to see pixels in anyway. 4.7+ will need more of course... but this whole 4K phone screen thing is utterly utterly pointless. But hope they keep upping the res of screens for VR use
Haha, no, sorry! I didn't mean 4K or even 2K, 1080p would be nice for a 5.5" iPhone.
Come on now, let's be totally honest here, Specs DO MATTER When Apple has the better specs.
All we every hear about when Apple has better spec on something, like the 1st retina display, was people here shouting about specs specs specs.
That's what happens on these forums and we all know it.
It's also funny that no one here talks about all the fragmentation this will cause between various iOS devices. It seems Android has settled on two resolutions for phones and tablets. Apple now has 5?
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I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. Maybe Apple should use XGA to be even snappier!
Hardware and GPUs will always keep getting better and will scale up as needed.
So it would move from barely a day at best to a week though the method of doubling the battery size? They must have some magical engineers.
it was hyperbole. Depends on usage. I can make my lgs battery drain in four hrs. I can also make it last almost two full days.
And I can technically drain my 2012 MBA in 2 hours (down from 3-3.5 when it was new). We'll see what the battery life of the next iPhone is if they bump up the screen drain via a bigger screen with a higher resolution. I doubt it's going to be a magical bump.
That's the point. The op was acting as if lg did something magical. They didn't. It lasts long cuz the battery is bigger. When/if the iPhone gets a bigger battery which it has needed forever, it will last just as long.
The screen is the biggest battery drainer on my g3, and if I actually use my phone with screen on heavily it'll be dead by noon.
On average I'm getting around 14hrs, with 2 hrs screen on time. I can't see an iPhone with the same or similar sized battery lasting less than that.
A bump in resolution will definitely consume more battery juice, without a doubt. Battery life isn't exactly my primary concern, but rather how developers are going to update their apps.
Additional battery consumption due to an increase in pixels will probably be negated (or partially reduced) by the advancements in the chipset.
The iPhone hasn't got the most stellar battery life, in fact it is poor compared to modern android devices. However as long as it fulfils my needs, I'm good.
Additional battery consumption due to an increase in pixels will probably be negated (or partially reduced) by the advancements in the chipset.
The iPhone hasn't got the most stellar battery life, in fact it is poor compared to modern android devices. However as long as it fulfils my needs, I'm good.
At that point, it's not much different from doing 736x414@2 for the 4.7 and @3 for the 5.5 -- except the PPI is a little higher and you end up with more screen real estate.
As long as they keep these resolutions for a while it doesn't really matter. It's only going to become an issue if they add a lot of these little resolution changes.
Otherwise 736x414@2x on both the 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch could be the other route they go.
Actually it's not so much about resolution as it is about pixel density. The higher the PPI, the more powerful the backlight needs to be, and it's that which'll chew up your battery faster. (Alternatively, if you don't put in a more powerful backlight the screen brightness drops substantially.)