BS, you look at NY Times or do any sort of reading on your smartphone and you will notice a difference
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No screen improvements whatsoever?
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BS, you look at NY Times or do any sort of reading on your smartphone and you will notice a difference
I seem to recall apple spending $400M+ buying the company that owned the tech. Even at $50 per unit, that's an amortization of 8M units, not counting production costs.
No screen improvements whatsoever?
Heck, I can see a difference between the S4 & HTC One due to the non-uniform subpixel structure of the S4.
Remember those pretty pixel graphs Apple used to explain what doubling pixels meant when the iP4 released at a fourth grade comprehension level? Do that again...it gets better.
Just look at round icons, like the rotation lock for example, or the alarm clock on notification....Jaggies.
Interestingly enough, I prefer the iP5 screen to the GS4 because I hate PenTile screens with a passion.
Apple coined the term 'Retina Display' and everyone lost their minds.
I don't have to. You'd have to be oblivious not to see a difference.
Heck, I can see a difference between the S4 & HTC One due to the non-uniform subpixel structure of the S4.
Remember those pretty pixel graphs Apple used to explain what doubling pixels meant when the iP4 released at a fourth grade comprehension level? Do that again...it gets better.
Just look at round icons, like the rotation lock for example, or the alarm clock on notification....Jaggies.
Interestingly enough, I prefer the iP5 screen to the GS4 because I hate PenTile screens with a passion.
Apple coined the term 'Retina Display' and everyone lost their minds.
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Apple claimed that a person with regular eyesight can't distinguish, from a regular distance, single pixels in their "Retina" displays.
People with a better than normal eyesight, or people using devices at a closer than normal distance (both regular eyesight and regular distance directly determined by Apple
) will inevitably distinguish the pixels.It's up to you to prove that's not true, since what you claim is not what Apple claims.
For further refresh, feel free to view Apple's keynote with the iPad with Retina presentation.
Apple claimed that a person with regular eyesight can't distinguish, from a regular distance, single pixels in their "Retina" displays.
People with a better than normal eyesight, or people using devices at a closer than normal distance (both regular eyesight and regular distance directly determined by Apple
It's up to you to prove that's not true, since what you claim is not what Apple claims.
For further refresh, feel free to view Apple's keynote with the iPad with Retina presentation.
Yes, true. And you use your phone 5 inches from your face how often?
In practical, real world use, it's a non-issue. Yes, I can take off my glasses and hold my phone 4 inches from my face and distinguish the pixels. But obviously that is not how my phone is used.
Spec sheets and theoretical calculations are one thing, but practical real world application is another.