That's why a better screen is something that should be at the top of our lists for the next iPhone.
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"The iPhone 5 doesn't have a HD Screen" - What? Can someone explain this to me?
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That I agree with. And I believe that any Apple loyalist who uses the word "perfect" to describe an iPhone should be banned for trolling and being obnoxious.
I'll just leave this here.
http://gizmodo.com/5960289/htc-droid-dna-vs-iphone-5-and-everyone-else-whos-got-the-best-display
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/HTC-DROID-DNA-vs-Apple-iPhone-5_id3207
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/11/htc-droid-dna/
And now some for the other side:
http://www.techhive.com/article/2014416/htc-droid-dna-review-stellar-screen-bad-battery-life.html
http://www.knowyourcell.com/features/comparisons/1716756/htc_droid_dna_vs_apple_iphone_5.html
I will only say that the screen is perfect for it's size. I would have no problems if they went with a bigger screen and improved on it as well. In fact, I welcome it.
But I went back and grabbed more precise screen grabs from the video and posted them earlier. I still implore you to go find the differences in those because the first two screen captures I posted were of slightly different frames. I posed this question (with the same 3 screen grabs) to all my friends and another forum I frequent and I haven't gotten one response back from someone who could point out to me which one was better. I didn't even label the images as to where they came from.
I'm not going to argue numbers. Videography is not my specialty obviously (I code, I don't shoot video). As posted above, most technical review sites even said that real world difference was negligible between a 1080p screen at 5 inches with 440ppi compared to the iPhones non-HD screen at 326ppi and most other Android phones with 720p around or under the same ppi as the iPhone.
http://gizmodo.com/5960289/htc-droid-dna-vs-iphone-5-and-everyone-else-whos-got-the-best-display
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/HTC-DROID-DNA-vs-Apple-iPhone-5_id3207
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/11/htc-droid-dna/
And now some for the other side:
http://www.techhive.com/article/2014416/htc-droid-dna-review-stellar-screen-bad-battery-life.html
http://www.knowyourcell.com/features/comparisons/1716756/htc_droid_dna_vs_apple_iphone_5.html
I will only say that the screen is perfect for it's size. I would have no problems if they went with a bigger screen and improved on it as well. In fact, I welcome it.
But I went back and grabbed more precise screen grabs from the video and posted them earlier. I still implore you to go find the differences in those because the first two screen captures I posted were of slightly different frames. I posed this question (with the same 3 screen grabs) to all my friends and another forum I frequent and I haven't gotten one response back from someone who could point out to me which one was better. I didn't even label the images as to where they came from.
I'm not going to argue numbers. Videography is not my specialty obviously (I code, I don't shoot video). As posted above, most technical review sites even said that real world difference was negligible between a 1080p screen at 5 inches with 440ppi compared to the iPhones non-HD screen at 326ppi and most other Android phones with 720p around or under the same ppi as the iPhone.
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Sure, but if they increase the resolution they should increase the size too.
Increasing the resolution without increasing the size won't do a thing.
Who even cares, really?
Speaking technically, the iPhone is not HD
Speaking realisticly, there is no noticeable difference
It's like the argument between iPhone and android processors. The iPhone technically has a slower processor than top-end android phones, but in reality, it performs better.
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Increasing the resolution won't do a thing either.
Speaking technically, the iPhone is not HD
Speaking realisticly, there is no noticeable difference
It's like the argument between iPhone and android processors. The iPhone technically has a slower processor than top-end android phones, but in reality, it performs better.
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Sure, but if they increase the resolution they should increase the size too.
Increasing the resolution without increasing the size won't do a thing.
Increasing the resolution won't do a thing either.
1080p has over twice the number of pixels that 720p does. That is a significant difference.
Who the frak cares? At 4", the difference between the iPhone 5's native resolution and 1280x720 is imperceptible. At 4.8", maybe. At 4", no.
Even in the Android world, you don't see 1080p screens under 5". Why? Because it just doesn't freaking matter (that, and they're not manufacturing them smaller than 5" because ATM it's too difficult to do economically).
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is just 6 iPhone screens put together. I would like to, and can, see the difference on a 4 inch screen.
In fact, phones need to be clearer than TV's because your face is right up on it.
In fact, phones need to be clearer than TV's because your face is right up on it.
The difference is imperceptible at a viewing distance of approximately 1 foot for the average person. If you choose to use your phone from a closer distance and/or have better than average vision, the difference can be detected.
The extra usability would be limited for sure, but it's misleading to say the difference is imperceptible.
There's no such thing as imperceptible when it comes to these things. I'm tired of not being able to see the details. I want an HDTV or better, condensed into a phone.
I was trying to read text on an image I thought was HD but it's just blurry. Are HD videos supposed to get blurry when you zoom in? I don't think so.
I was trying to read text on an image I thought was HD but it's just blurry. Are HD videos supposed to get blurry when you zoom in? I don't think so.
Um.. what?
You get artifacts because of poor compression, poor decoding, and poor download speeds.
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You don't know what you are talking about.
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I think you should be banned for trolling and being obnoxious.
So with the screen that the iPhone has, what am I essentially getting? Retina is just confusing I think they should ditch the term.
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2...llpaper_hq_by_tombraider_survivor-d5sbl14.png
This image is like 5,000x1,689
With the iPhone 5, do I get to experience the whole thing? Or am I missing something?
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2...llpaper_hq_by_tombraider_survivor-d5sbl14.png
This image is like 5,000x1,689
With the iPhone 5, do I get to experience the whole thing? Or am I missing something?
Wow, this thread is absurd.
#1: You can't tell the difference on a phone screen anyways. There is some "wow" factor to going from WVGA to qHD to HD, but no real usability difference.
#2: Video watching isn't a good use case on a phone other than an occasional short YouTube video, and even then, they are usually over-compressed and low quality, so who cares?
#1: You can't tell the difference on a phone screen anyways. There is some "wow" factor to going from WVGA to qHD to HD, but no real usability difference.
#2: Video watching isn't a good use case on a phone other than an occasional short YouTube video, and even then, they are usually over-compressed and low quality, so who cares?
#1- No of course you cant tell a difference,
, you are an iphone 5 owner correct, lol#2- you are correct, on a tiny 4 inch screen it isnt any good for video, however a 5 inch or 5.5 inch screen would be at least 4 times better to watch the same video.
#1- No of course you cant tell a difference,
#2- you are correct, on a tiny 4 inch screen it isnt any good for video, however a 5 inch or 5.5 inch screen would be at least 4 times better to watch the same video.
Still much prefer the IPS LCD of the iPhone 5 to the SAMOLED GS3 and Note 2 screens.....
I prefer color accuracy/brightness to cartoon colors.
It comes as a shock to me that people claim that they only use the iPhone at "optimal viewing distance" looking at this forum alone there's no way you can read full screen mode at 12 inches away.
NO WAY.
NO WAY.
I don't I hold my phone around 6-7 inches away when reading. Still can't see any pixels.
#1- No of course you cant tell a difference,
#2- you are correct, on a tiny 4 inch screen it isnt any good for video, however a 5 inch or 5.5 inch screen would be at least 4 times better to watch the same video.
4S and SGS III. I can't really tell much of a difference on any of the currentish generation screens, be it the iPhone, SGS III, DROID RAZR, etc.
You're still going to have a tough time telling the difference between SD and anything better, and once you're into the 700-line range, there's no way a human eye will be able to tell.
Just came across this which, at least one some level, in a close up situation, shows the differences as far as PPI goes, color reproduction, contrast/saturation/etc.: http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1857r0v0lfr7ijpg/xlarge.jpg
The HTC Droid appears to have the best. Although the Apple phone looks more vibrant. See? You really can see the pixels.
Those are macro shots. You'd have to get your eyes about an inch from the screen to see it like that. And at that point, most people can't even focus to see clearly anyway.
This thread needs to be locked.
Wow what BS. What magical Dell laptop is this?
What the hell kind of logic is this? It's also an Apple product but I don't think it has any Apples in it?
And it really disappoints me because I thought retina was enought to was 4K (more HD than an HDTV) but it can't, let alone play 720.
What does this even mean?
Honestly are you twelve?
Yeah I don't know why but the Dell Inspiron 14 inch actually fairs quite well when you're playing HD movies. But the MacBook Air looks like... Oh wait
we're talking about iPhones nevermind