iPhone 5 288ppi vs 326ppi vs 320ppi

[mjaco002]

Ok i don't get it.

All developers will have to update their app when iOS5 comes out - what difference does it make that they include a higher resolution image?

I like the option that increases the resolution to iPad.

 

[KneelbfZod]

What if you couldn't tell the difference between the 326ppi and 300ppi of a 3.8" screen. Would you still be against it on principle?


I think that's what everyone wants is things bigger so you don't have to zoom in on everything quite so much.

I've got a laptop with 1920x1200 resolution and it's so damn small, I can't read anything. Sure you can get more on the screen, but it's too small to be practical. That's just too high a resolution for such a small screen, but it's fine on my desktop monitors. Bigger screen at the same resolution is what we're after.

FYI, iOS is resolution independent. The UI looks the same regardless of the resolution of the screen.

 

[SA22C]

FYI, iOS is resolution independent. The UI looks the same regardless of the resolution of the screen.

That is completely untrue. Apps that use the built-in resources enjoy some measure of resolution independence, but only because Apple has three versions of all controls to cover the three resolutions currently found on iOS devices (480x320, 960x640 and 1024x768.)

As for a screen-size increase, I'm just not convinced. I've used the Galaxy S and the screen-size difference doesn't seem to matter so much, particularly when it comes to PPI. I think that the iPhone will stick with the smaller screen for the next revision at least.

 

[KneelbfZod]

That is completely untrue. Apps that use the built-in resources enjoy some measure of resolution independence, but only because Apple has three versions of all controls to cover the three resolutions currently found on iOS devices (480x320, 960x640 and 1024x768.)

As for a screen-size increase, I'm just not convinced. I've used the Galaxy S and the screen-size difference doesn't seem to matter so much, particularly when it comes to PPI. I think that the iPhone will stick with the smaller screen for the next revision at least.

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You said it was untrue, then you say that they do enjoy resolution independence. My point is, on iOS, simply increasing the resolution will not reduce text size like it does on a desktop.

 

[Bonsai1214]

well, now that  has released a new "if you don't have an iPhone" ad featuring the retina display, i doubt we'll be getting a larger screen in the next iteration. since they can't keep that moniker with a larger screen and the same resolution.

 

[MarximusMG]

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The only way to increase the screen size is to lengthen the screen in my eyes. Make it 16:10 instead of 4:3. Apps wont be affected because you just will have black bars on top and bottom of the screen. But this is only possible if the iPad goes the same route. Maybe we will see it sometime in the future but surly not in the next iPhone.

I've thought about this and don't think it's a viable option because the problem with the small 3.5" isn't the height, it's the width. If they can't also widen the screen out, they might as well not even bother. Movies would be better, but everything else would still be cramped as hell.

How much sense would it make to have a lower resolution than the iPhone 4?

exactly my thoughts. they just announced this "retina display" this generation. Why dump it for the iPhone 5 so quickly? the thing is beautiful.

300dpi is still considered "retina". Apple could go 3.8", still call it retina and you could never tell the difference in clarity.

Which is why there is no 4 inch screen update coming along. Why would Apple loose the same iconic design of the iPhone. Sure there have been external changes, but the screen has remained the same.

You don't need a larger screen, you want one just because other smart phones have one. But this is Apple, they don't follow, they lead. By the looks of it, using 3.5 in screen has put them well ahead in the game.

Apple is not the leader because of it's 3.5" screen, but despite of it.
If they would have put a 4" screen in the iPhone 4 while they were redesigning the whole damn thing, they would have been kings of the universe.

Re: OP: There's not enough detail in any of your options to make a choice either way. I say go 4". 288ppi would hardly be discernible from 300 unless you had Superman's eyes. Widen the iPhone back out to the 3GS dimensions and get on with it.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see what all the fuss is over 4" screens all of a sudden. I've never found myself wishing my iPhone 4's screen was even a fraction bigger. If I need to have a larger screen, I'll use an iPad or my MacBook.

 

[mrochester]

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Maybe it's just me, but I don't see what all the fuss is over 4" screens all of a sudden. I've never found myself wishing my iPhone 4's screen was even a fraction bigger. If I need to have a larger screen, I'll use an iPad or my MacBook.

The main reason I'd like a bigger screen is so that the device is larger. When I hold my OHs Samsung Galaxy S the way I do to type (2 thumbs), it's much less fiddly than holding the smaller iPhone 4.

 

[dizzy130]

I don't believe there's going to be a 4 inch screen. The dpi is so amazing on the 4 and I don't believe they're going to do anything to change that.

They made such a big deal about how thin and small the 4 is, and if you want a bigger screen they want you to buy an iPad.