No, studies show us that most people can tell the difference between 500 and 1000 ppi and that basically everyone can tell the difference between 300 and 500 ppi.
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4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Screen Put Under Microscope as New 1472 x 828 Resolution Emerges
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No, studies show us that most people can tell the difference between 500 and 1000 ppi and that basically everyone can tell the difference between 300 and 500 ppi.
Having a higher resolution than necessary costs more and uses more power. Avoiding that is better for Apple and you (respectively).
I think he's just trying to be smart; I'd like to know which smartphone has 1080p in 1995, however.
When there is lower than standard resolution on an apple device, every apple fanatic says it's better for battery life and not needed. But everyone who owns a note 3, s5, g3, and the list goes on has better battery life than any apple iPhone.
For those who say they can't tell the difference, when going back to an iPhone, the screen is just blurry. This is coming from 400-500+ppi devices. Same goes for the iPad when you've been used to 2560x1600 resolution on an 8.4" super AMOLED screen, you can't go back to anything else apple has.
they should have just made them both 1080p and been done with it. but make sure the color accuracy is correct and vibrant unlike the ipad air retina mini fiasco.
If there are 25.4mm in an inch (which I checked) and the iPhone 5 has 326ppi (again, I checked), then it has roughly 12.83 pixels per mm rather than 10.5 in the article. These resolutions aren't much of a jump. 360-ish ppi or just over 14, as the article states.
I'm really hopeful that they're going to do something better than that. I may not be able to count the pixels on my iPhone 5s or see individual pixels all that clearly, but when I compare it to my wife's Galaxy S5 it's distinctly less sharp. I'm really hoping it's ~400dpi or bust for Apple - the 2013 HTC One did 450ppi on a 4.7" screen. I'm going to upgrade to an iPhone 6 no matter what because I want the screen real estate without going full-on phablet and I want to stick with the iOS ecosystem, but dang it I wanted more pixels. 1704x960 at 4.7" is 416ppi, and I'd call that plenty to make me feel a little better about my e-peen.
As CrAkD said, 1080p would have been ideal. and much like the iPad vs iPad Mini, recognize that people will hold larger devices farther from their faces and not even bother with two different UI scales (although that last bit would be kind of lazy; you should be able to see more on a 5.5" device, so the UI should scale appropriately)
I'm really hopeful that they're going to do something better than that. I may not be able to count the pixels on my iPhone 5s or see individual pixels all that clearly, but when I compare it to my wife's Galaxy S5 it's distinctly less sharp. I'm really hoping it's ~400dpi or bust for Apple - the 2013 HTC One did 450ppi on a 4.7" screen. I'm going to upgrade to an iPhone 6 no matter what because I want the screen real estate without going full-on phablet and I want to stick with the iOS ecosystem, but dang it I wanted more pixels. 1704x960 at 4.7" is 416ppi, and I'd call that plenty to make me feel a little better about my e-peen.
As CrAkD said, 1080p would have been ideal. and much like the iPad vs iPad Mini, recognize that people will hold larger devices farther from their faces and not even bother with two different UI scales (although that last bit would be kind of lazy; you should be able to see more on a 5.5" device, so the UI should scale appropriately)
Incorrect. The current iPhone 5S display is actually 12.83 pixels per mm. So the pixel density of this photo is extremely close to the current iPhone. I count between 12 and 13 pixels in the yellow region in the photo. Therefore, the display in the photo can't be using a resolution of 828 x 1472 as that would yield 14.15 pixels per linear millimetre.
It also strongly suggests the 4.7 inch iPhone 6 will use a 2X display mode rather than the rumoured 3X.
An appropriate resolution for the 4.7 device would be 752 x 1336. It would run at a 2X mode, with the same 326 ppi (12.8 ppmm) as the iPhone 5S.
The rumoured resolution of 828 x 1472 could make sense on a 5.5 iPhone. That would yield a slightly lower ppi of 307 which is still perfectly acceptable and quite a lot better than the iPad Air's 264 ppi. It would run at a 2X mode.
If the 326 ppi resolution was maintained on the 5.5 inch phone as well, that would suggest a resolution of 880 x 1568.
To run at a 3X mode, the 5.5 inch phone could perhaps sport a resolution of 1080 x 1920. That would need to run at a 3X mode, sporting 400.5 ppi. The equivalent 1X mode would be 133.5 ppi, which is extremely close to the larger iPad's 132 ppi. That makes a lot of sense to me that the larger iPhone would have a larger user interface, in the same way as things are bigger on the iPad Air vs. iPad Mini.
The whole retina iPad mini was just apple being apple gimping the screen maximizing profits. Their iPhone's never do that, thank goodness. I think it's a good idea this way like many have said to maximize app compatibility. They sorta dug themselves in a hole really.
Just like non 16:9 screen with their previous gen iPhones and now with the iPhone 5+ they decided to go with 16:9. But of course they aren't gonna bow down to industry standards and go with 1080p displays. It's not in apple's DNA because snobbery is what apple is best at.
Doesn't even matter, there are millions who will line up for this because in this world, there are few smart people, but plenty of dumb people - with lots of money!
And then they say the battery life isn't "better" the battery is just bigger. Yet for as many people clamor for thicker phones with more mAh... It falls on deaf ears but yet people still buy the phone in droves because Apple knows best
Pretty sorry if you ask me. I can definitely see pixels on the 5/5S and this is a pretty meager resolution by the competition. The iPhone would have by far the lowest resolution between Android, WindowsPhone, and iOS. The leaked images aren't even that inspiring. Sucky battery stats, too.
You must be a bird. Humans don't have that density of cone cells in the back of their eyeballs.
Can someone make a screenshot of what iOS would look like at this res? Seeing as the info is in Xcode?
That would be 468.7 ppi on the 4.7 inch iPhone and 400.5 ppi on the 5.5 inch iPhone. I'd say that at in a 3X mode, both would be perfectly usable, with the user interface appearing slightly larger than on current devices on the 4.7 inch model and a lot larger on the 5.5 inch model.
Sadly, the photo appears to depict a display with a resolution in the 326 ppi ball park.
And then they say the battery life isn't "better" the battery is just bigger. Yet for as many people clamor for thicker phones with more mAh... It falls on deaf ears but yet people still buy the phone in droves because Apple knows best
Having a removable battery and being IP67 rated is doable. Look at the S5 - sure android isn't apple's cup of tea but hey, the device is as thin(ner) than any device is currently is but yet the battery is still great.
I don't know why apple is so obsessed with thin phones because you really give up on battery life no matter how much tweaking you do in software, it's pure mathematics when it comes to battery capacity. You can't fudge it. and the fact these devices don't have removable batteries, it's basically a one/two year deal because they are basically throw away phones.
You can get another batter for $15 and never need to throw that phone away because your battery is losing capacity. It doesn't matter anyway, the point is moot. Everyone just buys a new iPhone yearly anyway!
If icons are the same size physically with a more dense display at 1472 x 828, the icons' resolution will increase from 120x120 to 132x132. They will be 60 pixels apart horizontally.
Then the 5.5 inch verzion will have the same thing, only scaled natively for whatever resolution it is. Its icons will be physically larger than on the 4 inch and 4.7 inch.
I have attached a quick mock screenshot of how icons will probably be spread out and sized.
Then the 5.5 inch verzion will have the same thing, only scaled natively for whatever resolution it is. Its icons will be physically larger than on the 4 inch and 4.7 inch.
I have attached a quick mock screenshot of how icons will probably be spread out and sized.
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If you're old and don't put your glasses on the yeah. I can easily see pixels on the 5S from normal viewing distance.
Having seen an LG G3 in person, I actually subscribe to their statement that it's 300 lines, which requires 600 pixels to display. It's diminishing returns to be sure, but 300 is not the be-all/end-all of this discussion and I wish Apple would ramp it up a bit. It doesn't need to be 600ppi but anything short of that would be an admission that the iPhone 4 and later wasn't as overly-fine as they suggested.
With regard to the rumoured 960 x 1704 resolution, this could potentially make sense on the 4.7 inch model running in a 3X mode. The user interface would be larger than current devices though, approaching what you get on the full-sized iPad. That might be a little unsettling for users moving from the iPhone 5 to iPhone 6.
For a 5.5 inch iPhone it is difficult to see 960 x 1704 working. The interface would be too small at 2X but too big at 3X.
For a 5.5 inch iPhone it is difficult to see 960 x 1704 working. The interface would be too small at 2X but too big at 3X.