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Apple in Talks With Sharp to Supply OLED Displays for Next-Generation iPhones
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I'm one of those who can clearly see increased sharpness with increased screen resolution.
I think it's very simple why some people see the difference and some don't: difference in eyesight.
If you can't see the sharpness increase, then you should consider getting glasses. Or don't get glasses and be happy that you can buy phones with low resolution screens.
And btw i can't see individual pixels. It doesn't have anything to do with anything.
You can't see individual atoms in matter either. You can't hear the individual vibrations on your eardrum when you listen to a smooth sound. And so on.
I think it's very simple why some people see the difference and some don't: difference in eyesight.
If you can't see the sharpness increase, then you should consider getting glasses. Or don't get glasses and be happy that you can buy phones with low resolution screens.
And btw i can't see individual pixels. It doesn't have anything to do with anything.
You can't see individual atoms in matter either. You can't hear the individual vibrations on your eardrum when you listen to a smooth sound. And so on.
I have been using LCD displays for over 10 years and i have never seen LCD burn in. Oled i have seen plenty in just last few years.
Can't believe how much pissing and whining still goes on over resolution these days. sure in side by side comparisons you can sometimes see a little difference.
But I'd be curious how many people in isolation are really that bothered, or can see the difference. Or perhaps more appropriately, perceive a difference once their eyes and brain adjust. For the record I have excellent vision and I can see a difference, if I'm close enough. But that said I genuinely can't remember how long it's been since I looked at any phone over 300ppi in normal use and thought it was an unbearably low resolution. Quality on the other hand is an entirely different story.
At 1080p on a 5-6 inch device, I consider the resolution more than acceptable. I mean consider how excellent people think 1080p to be on a 60inch screen. It's not so much the resolution as it is how closely you view the device.
This is a, let's say debate, that's long raged on in the AV world. But even then most will ultimately agree that viewing distance is the primary factor. 4K allows you to sit closer to a larger screen than 1080 does. Beyond a certain distance it's nigh on impossible to tell the difference. The human eye, any human eye has only a limited focal distance within which it can resolve individual pixels.
Screen quality is as much an important factor as resolution. It's ability to produce good solid blacks, a wide range of colours, high brightness, good contrast, it's refresh rate and so on and so on.
I generally hold my phone at least half arms length away, so roughy 2 feet, at that distance anything Retina or above looks pretty damn good to me.
When push comes to shove, I wouldn't complain if Apple upped the resolution, if and only if they produced the silicone to match. I don't particularly want my system bogged down just for the sake of more pixels. I wouldn't complain if they went OLED, if they can produce accurate colours across the spectrum, improve lifespan and reduce burn in issues. At the end of the day everything is a compromise, but so long as it looks good, I don't really care. But, hey, that's just me.
But I'd be curious how many people in isolation are really that bothered, or can see the difference. Or perhaps more appropriately, perceive a difference once their eyes and brain adjust. For the record I have excellent vision and I can see a difference, if I'm close enough. But that said I genuinely can't remember how long it's been since I looked at any phone over 300ppi in normal use and thought it was an unbearably low resolution. Quality on the other hand is an entirely different story.
At 1080p on a 5-6 inch device, I consider the resolution more than acceptable. I mean consider how excellent people think 1080p to be on a 60inch screen. It's not so much the resolution as it is how closely you view the device.
This is a, let's say debate, that's long raged on in the AV world. But even then most will ultimately agree that viewing distance is the primary factor. 4K allows you to sit closer to a larger screen than 1080 does. Beyond a certain distance it's nigh on impossible to tell the difference. The human eye, any human eye has only a limited focal distance within which it can resolve individual pixels.
Screen quality is as much an important factor as resolution. It's ability to produce good solid blacks, a wide range of colours, high brightness, good contrast, it's refresh rate and so on and so on.
I generally hold my phone at least half arms length away, so roughy 2 feet, at that distance anything Retina or above looks pretty damn good to me.
When push comes to shove, I wouldn't complain if Apple upped the resolution, if and only if they produced the silicone to match. I don't particularly want my system bogged down just for the sake of more pixels. I wouldn't complain if they went OLED, if they can produce accurate colours across the spectrum, improve lifespan and reduce burn in issues. At the end of the day everything is a compromise, but so long as it looks good, I don't really care. But, hey, that's just me.
Potential buyer's remorse for me. I dunno maybe I'll get it.
My phone is moving towards a hub that I look at occasionally. My watch fields almost all my calls and texts, business apps on the MacBook, watching any movies on iPad, MacBook, Apple TV, only time on phone no other choice available. If this trend accelerates, as I think it will, my phone may not even need a screen. 
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Is that a burned in image??Curved displays are rubbish. Check out the reflection on the edges. Distraction plus.
possibly! The curved edges are quite annoying in my opinion, i'd hate to see apple do that.
Hahaha, Do your research before claiming it's Samsung which invented OLED.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLED
Interesting read. Not sure who you're claiming invented it since it was a continuous evolution since the 60's.
Interesting takeaway though, "By 2004 Samsung, South Korea's largest conglomerate, was the world's largest OLED manufacturer, producing 40% of the OLED displays made in the world,[104] and as of 2010 has a 98% share of the global AMOLED market"
The claim it was Samsung was just plain wrong, yes it was an ongoing evolution, Samsung as far as I know does not make OLED Tv's anymore, LG does and they are still building Factories.
Curved displays are rubbish. Check out the reflection on the edges. Distraction plus.
LOL I Thought the same