I have no idea what you're even talking about. I didn't say anything about the Note 4. I have no problem with there being better screens than on the iPhone. I do care if the iPhone has an excellent screen or not... And lo and behold, it does! I would imagine Apple couldn't use the Note 4 screen if they wanted, their sales numbers exceed the capacity to build them. In the meantime, we get a top of the line LCD screen. I'm happy. You seem to be the whiny one complaining.
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I have no idea what you're even talking about. I didn't say anything about the Note 4. I have no problem with there being better screens than on the iPhone. I do care if the iPhone has an excellent screen or not... And lo and behold, it does! I would imagine Apple couldn't use the Note 4 screen if they wanted, their sales numbers exceed the capacity to build them. In the meantime, we get a top of the line LCD screen. I'm happy. You seem to be the whiny one complaining.
Cool. That's great. But really, you're way too invested. Like really.
It's just a phone. Enjoy it or don't.
I think the screen on the iPhone 6 plus is a massive kludge. There is an inconsistency between software and hardware that results in the worst of all worlds: less clear graphics that require more processor time and battery use.
It may be the most fantastic mobile LCD screen ever in terms of figures but the fact that everything is drawn about 15% bigger and then downscaled means that the resulting images are probably less clear on the 401ppi screen than unscaled images on a 326ppi screen.
The problem is compounded by the fact that most apps contain images designed to be pixel perfect for 326ppi screens, so they need to be upscaled by 50% and then downscaled on the 6 plus screen. Hopefully this is done in one operation but I don't know.
As a developer I don't know whether to bother upgrading all my images to what Apple call @3x because they will be downscaled on the one device that would use them. Admittedly a downscaled image would be better than an upscaled one, but not pixel perfect like on every other Apple device. I don't know if it's even possible to get pixel perfect images on a 6 plus!
This all seems to point to pixels becoming irrelevant and coders just relying on the hardware to scale well, which will be fine when the displays are high enough resolution but 401ppi probably isn't enough. At best the end results will look about as good as the old 326ppi retina screens but will use up a lot of power unnecessarily. At worst existing apps will look blurred compared to all other retina iPhones and iPads.
I can only think that the software guys were hoping for a @3x screen but the hardware guys couldn't deliver in time, so we ended up with this kludge. Hopefully the hardware guys will deliver for the 6S plus.
One possible upside is that this reliance on scaling may point to multi-windowing coming soon to iOS for iPads and the bigger iPhones. This would probably use scaling to show two or more apps at once, so maybe the 6 plus is a test run?
If Apple bring out multi-windowing in iOS 8.1 to coincide with the release of the new iPads then I will be pleasantly surprised, but it won't make the screen on the 6 plus any less of a kludge.
It may be the most fantastic mobile LCD screen ever in terms of figures but the fact that everything is drawn about 15% bigger and then downscaled means that the resulting images are probably less clear on the 401ppi screen than unscaled images on a 326ppi screen.
The problem is compounded by the fact that most apps contain images designed to be pixel perfect for 326ppi screens, so they need to be upscaled by 50% and then downscaled on the 6 plus screen. Hopefully this is done in one operation but I don't know.
As a developer I don't know whether to bother upgrading all my images to what Apple call @3x because they will be downscaled on the one device that would use them. Admittedly a downscaled image would be better than an upscaled one, but not pixel perfect like on every other Apple device. I don't know if it's even possible to get pixel perfect images on a 6 plus!
This all seems to point to pixels becoming irrelevant and coders just relying on the hardware to scale well, which will be fine when the displays are high enough resolution but 401ppi probably isn't enough. At best the end results will look about as good as the old 326ppi retina screens but will use up a lot of power unnecessarily. At worst existing apps will look blurred compared to all other retina iPhones and iPads.
I can only think that the software guys were hoping for a @3x screen but the hardware guys couldn't deliver in time, so we ended up with this kludge. Hopefully the hardware guys will deliver for the 6S plus.
One possible upside is that this reliance on scaling may point to multi-windowing coming soon to iOS for iPads and the bigger iPhones. This would probably use scaling to show two or more apps at once, so maybe the 6 plus is a test run?
If Apple bring out multi-windowing in iOS 8.1 to coincide with the release of the new iPads then I will be pleasantly surprised, but it won't make the screen on the 6 plus any less of a kludge.
You are getting way too worked up for no reasons whatsoever. They all have good screens (IP6/6Plus, GS5, Note 3/4).
I used to sell high end tvs and I'd tell this to all my customers debating a Hitachi vs a Sony. "In the show room,you can nitpick all you want but in the comfort of your own home, you won't have 20 others to compare it with. You'd be happy to with any of the top performers."
Is being 2nd, 3rd place even make a difference when there are lots of other things that make up for it. You can sing and cry about how the Note 4 is all great and I can say, I can play airplay off 12 remote speakers in my house. Or, can you edit a slick iMovie trailer on the Note 4? You could come back about that silly pen. What difference does it make? We all have different use cases.
Those messages look like two 8 years arguing about whether Batman can beat up Spiderman.
Seriously, what’s the big deal? He likes his phone, great, move on. You sound really excited ... I guess enjoy yourself?
So they still make the top displays in the market, resolution is only part of the equation, if you look at a retina iPad mini and iPad Air you would know.
Guess what they also only use 8mp cameras and they are still at the top. To blow your mind even further they also only use dual core processors and they still smash the competition.
Typical android response all specs but no go, when will it stop.
Have they tested for clouding?
I looked at several iPhone6 and 6+ over the weekend and they all appear to have the same issue... CLOUDING when there is an all black background with the backlight lit.
It's like the backlight is not uniform.
Did Apple move to edge lit backlight?
I looked at several iPhone6 and 6+ over the weekend and they all appear to have the same issue... CLOUDING when there is an all black background with the backlight lit.
It's like the backlight is not uniform.
Did Apple move to edge lit backlight?
Someone I know just bought an iPhone 6. He showed it to me, and the display is unbelievably brilliant and clear, with superior viewing angles too. My iPhone 5 display feels instantly obsolete in comparison.
1080p is unnecessary IMO for most people. The 4.7" is that good.
1080p is unnecessary IMO for most people. The 4.7" is that good.
