440 DPI and more.Sub 5" 1080p phones are coming soon and from a number of manufacturers. I don't know what pixel density that works out to, but it is higher than the current iPhone by a good margin.
Agree.If we get a larger screen option, PPI is going up or at the very least staying the same.
Yes I dont know how I cope walking about with this Plasma TV in my pocket. Look how dinky the iPhone 5 looks next to it.
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4.2" seems like the sweet spot to me. Anything above 4.5" is just too large for a phone imo.
For the love of jesus christ, why don't you just stick with 1280x768 or use an actual HD resolution, apple!?
You're just making it hard on yourself for any sort of proper design upgrades because your iPhones have really stupid resolution dimensions.
That's why Apple will quadruple the PPI, giving it 528 ppi. sourceAt an iPad-like pixel density of 264 ppi, Apple could have a hard time positioning the iPhone Plus as a Retina device given that a phone is assumed to be held closer to the eye than a tablet, but some consumers may still prefer the option of having a larger screen to offer more flexibility such as being able to zoom out further on text or view small text with the device held further from the eye.
Honestly, who the hell cares if the screen is 3.5 inches, 4 inches, or 4.5 inches? Is screen size the only direction this industry is heading toward? I want something crazy. Something next gen. Something analogous to Google Glasses, or smart watches, or 007-like. Stick a screen in my cornea, a mic in my tooth, and a speaker in my ear. Plug me in, make me a robot. Do something. Do anything.
Larger screens are popular PRECISELY because you can fit more information and content there. Not because of larger pixels.
Also, 16:9 sucks for phones.
....Marco Arment has spent time developing some speculation and a few mockups showing how Apple could achieve an iPhone with a nearly 5-inch without disrupting the existing app ecosystem....
In the scenario put forth by Arment, an 1136x640 screen matching the iPhone 5's resolution but blown up to the Retina iPad's 264 pixels-per-inch resolution would measure 4.94 inches diagonally. He notes that maintaining the resolution of the iPhone 5 would mean that developers would not have to make any changes to their apps to support the new device, with touch targets and other elements simply increasing in physical size.
How's it an exception? It has a bigger screen where you can fit more stuff.Mostly agree. One exception is the Galaxy Note.
No, it's not a standard for phones. It's a standard for TVs, yes. PC laptops, yes. Mac laptops, no. iPad, no. Phones, no.Like it or not, that's the standard now. Just like 16:9 monitors killed 16:10 ones, for the most part anyway.