While this rumour doesn't make much sense on it's own. If Apple is planning on expanding the iPhone brand to larger sizes, it will make sense to have a higher screen resolution available to maintain a sufficient pixel density. With Apple having ended sales of the the last non-Retina iPhone [3GS] in 2011. I wonder if the plan will be for future version of iOS to eliminate the original resolution and make the current iPhone resolution the "lower resolution", and introduce the second higher resolution suggested above for larger-screen devices.
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iPhone 5S Display Rumored to Carry Twice as Many Pixels as iPhone 5
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Yep, yep. Unless if it were by some odd chance that we would see a larger iPhone be introduced at this WWDC. (shrug)
I was always under the impression that resolutions with higher PPI above "Retina" would be unnoticeable. Is this not correct?
It's a terrible idea. You cut effective GPU performance in half, extra burden on the CPU to decode 4x larger images, increased space used by images, increased power used from the display backlight and all for a benefit that is basically chasing a spec war. If Apple said that the retina display looked good enough 3 years ago to where you "couldn't see the pixels at a normal distance", you have to ask yourself what would justify adding more.
And as a developer, creating assets that high resolution would be an absolute pain in the ass.
Maybe it'll be true, but I really wish it wasn't. The hardware on the iPhone is fine. The software is what needs major work.
And as a developer, creating assets that high resolution would be an absolute pain in the ass.
Maybe it'll be true, but I really wish it wasn't. The hardware on the iPhone is fine. The software is what needs major work.
Maybe the bezels are smaller because the display is bigger, hence the double pixels?
I know, I know, but one can dream
I know, I know, but one can dream
i would rather a larger screen (wont go back until its larger) but why not keep up with the competition? doesnt hurt now does it.
First sensible rumour, i.e. isn't just guesswork, based on previous iPhone developments.
More pixels!
It's pretty clear Apple has to do something about iPhone's display. WIDELY under-reported in the Apple fan-bot universe, is how impressive the displays on competitor's latest phones were at MWC this year. Only the world mac journos ventured to ^truth^ that the iPhone screen hurt their eyes after viewing the new crop of competitors' phones.
I wouldn't be too disappointed if Apple had to increase the screen size to achieve this, either.
More pixels!
It's pretty clear Apple has to do something about iPhone's display. WIDELY under-reported in the Apple fan-bot universe, is how impressive the displays on competitor's latest phones were at MWC this year. Only the world mac journos ventured to ^truth^ that the iPhone screen hurt their eyes after viewing the new crop of competitors' phones.
I wouldn't be too disappointed if Apple had to increase the screen size to achieve this, either.
yeh there was a 300 dpi definition until apple decided the ipad could be lower yet still be called retina, the definition is whatever apple wants to call retina is retina
"Retina" as Apple has defined it depends in the screen size and normal viewing distance. It is NOT a specific PPI. So for a phone, it's about 12 inches from your face, but if use your device in bed where it may be 3-4 inches away, you can definitely see pixels.
No it's not. There's a simple principle concerning how many pixels a 20/20 human retina can discern from certain distances. And that's called retina resolution by Apple. Anything above that is overkill for 20/20 vision people. Only people with better than 20/20 vision can benefit from that, which makes up a quite low percentage of the human population.
Definition has always been based on screen size and normal viewing distance, never by PPI.
I don't think they ever made a reference to a specific dpi, but rather a dpi where a human eye can't make out individual pixels. That would differ by viewing distance for example and in terms of resolution, screen size.
As the typical viewing distance would be different depending on each device's usage, the pixels per inch claimed to be of retina quality can be different for the smallest devices (326, iPhone and iPod Touch), greater than the mid-sized devices (264, iPad) and greater than the larger devices (220, MacBook Pro).
No screen resolution is compelling enough for me to upgrade from the 5. Only hardware I'm looking for:
- one LTE chip to rule them all (use on any of the US carriers)
- battery breakthrough
- damage resistance in screen, aluminum, and internal water protection
- one LTE chip to rule them all (use on any of the US carriers)
- battery breakthrough
- damage resistance in screen, aluminum, and internal water protection
No, iPads are hold at longer distances than phones so they need lower PPI to be considered retina. Same as a 60" HDTV with a lot less PPI being watched from 2.5-3 meters is considered retina.