I have an iPhone 3GS and well as an Incredible. The only reason I haven't ditch the iPhone is because of the apps. There is no doubt the iPhone apps are better but the android apps are starting to catch up. Angry Birds is about to be released for android...one of my favorite games. I think Apple is starting scramble trying to think of things to put in the iPhone. It's now seems to be all about marketing. "Retina Display"....seriously?!?! Just tell me what the resolution is, you don't have to put a name to it. I wish people would stop worry about who's phone is better. Just because you like the iPhone doesn't mean everyone has to. As many people have already stated. All of you iPhone fans should be rooting for Android because the better Android gets the better the iPhone will get.
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Motorola 'Droid X' to Challenge iPhone 4's Retina Display? [Updated]
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I have an iPhone 3GS and well as an Incredible. The only reason I haven't ditch the iPhone is because of the apps. There is no doubt the iPhone apps are better but the android apps are starting to catch up. Angry Birds is about to be released for android...one of my favorite games. I think Apple is starting scramble trying to think of things to put in the iPhone. It's now seems to be all about marketing. "Retina Display"....seriously?!?! Just tell me what the resolution is, you don't have to put a name to it. I wish people would stop worry about who's phone is better. Just because you like the iPhone doesn't mean everyone has to. As many people have already stated. All of you iPhone fans should be rooting for Android because the better Android gets the better the iPhone will get.
720p is a specific format defined by it's progressive nature and it's 720 vertical pixels. The pixels can be square or anamorphic in nature. For example, the DVCProHD format shoots in 960x720. An HD picture squished horizontally into a 4:3 size. The same holds for all SD widescreen DVDs. All DVDs are 720x480. They can be 4:3 or 16:9. If they are 16:9 then the DVD player reproduces the image to your TV as either letterbox or widescreen.
I wouldn't doubt it.What next? "HD Calling" ?
Other words, The new iPhone looks pretty siick. But then again the new droid does look pretty sweet. But I still think the iPhone will dominate because people went crazy for it when it first came out and they will continue to do so..
I am not saying they are lying. They are telling you that it is 720p. They didn't mention if they were measuring vertically or horizontally....
I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but I'd be curious what the cheapest would be. Works great for me, I have no complaints.
How is this different to the iPhone. Anyone order a 3GS this year? oops. Obsolete. Anyone order an iPhone 4? Guess what, 11 months time... obsolete.
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I knew I'd get a post like yours.
My Nexus One next to any other LCD based device I've viewed in person, so all the iPhones my friends have an example looks night and day better.
I read some of those articles early on, but needless to say, most are a gross exaggeration, which in the reality of things have been a non-issue. They're only issues for those that don't have this SUPERIOR tech on their device, so they will amplify these points to try and make something of it.
Less power consumption and substantially better looking screen all around and that's what I get with my AMOLED, which really does make LCDs look rather poorly when placed side by side.
Anyways, LCD is only better for production, as it can meet the demand, but that's all I'll give it at this point.
My guess is that this new Droid is 854 x 480, the rest is just marketing buzz.
This is what drives innovation. Everyone will use this on wifi and love it, forcing the wireless tech to improve.
Oh, well people were acting like it was confirmed that it wasn't a 1280x720 display... if it's still up in the air, well, yes, that'd be a huge bragging point worth bragging about.
As far as how many tvs can sync to the iphones videos wirelessly, probably none, I was just saying who wants to deal with cables. Eventually if it doesn't already, the iTV or some media device will be able to receive commands right from your cell phone and seamlessly display whatever you tell it to play! Wires are a thing of the past, sooner or later.
I wouldn't call that part of the "retina" experience, since it has nothing to do with resolution. It has only to do with viewing angle and clarity.
Optical bonding of glass capacitive touchscreens to a display has been going on for many years. I was using such screens in casino gaming machines almost twenty years ago.
There are two main reasons most makers don't do it, despite the clarity:
1) You allow touch pressure onto the display. Ever touch an LCD and make waves? Fortunately in this case people tend to touch gently.
2) Just as with the first iPhone, having the touch glass and display bonded together means that they can break together... or at least must usually be replaced together. Odd how people were excited about their separation in the last model and now applaud putting them together again!
The minimum 720p format is 960x720, but that's nonsquare pixels and is just a codec. Considering the droid is a 16x9 form factor and is made up of square pixels like all LCDs, then I assume it would be 1280x720.
I knew I'd get a post like yours.
My Nexus One next to any other LCD based device I've viewed in person, so all the iPhones my friends have an example looks night and day better.
I read some of those articles early on, but needless to say, most are a gross exaggeration, which in the reality of things have been a non-issue. They're only issues for those that don't have this SUPERIOR tech on their device, so they will amplify these points to try and make something of it.
Less power consumption and substantially better looking screen all around and that's what I get with my AMOLED, which really does make LCDs look rather poorly when placed side by side.
Anyways, LCD is only better for production, as it can meet the demand, but that's all I'll give it at this point.
My guess is that this new Droid is 854 x 480, the rest is just marketing buzz.
As a Nexus One owner, have you ever tried using your device outside? Seriously? I had a Nexus One, and if I was dying of a gunshot wound in the middle of the afternoon in a parking lot I wouldn't have been able to call 911 without crawling under a car to block the screen from the sun. As someone who actually enjoys going outside, the Nexus One is a crap phone. OLED is impossible to use outside, and that goes for my Nexus One and my crap Zune HD. If you are a cave dweller who lives in your moms basement, maybe OLED is great for you. I didn't care for it very much, as being outside is important to me.
hhmmm, i'm pretty sure that's Motorola's management and marketing division writing checks they're hoping their engineers can cash. this is most likely a gut reaction to apple's iphone 4. anyone can make a shiny billboard; question is, can their engineers deliver-
Wouldn't that make apple's iphone 4 a 960p display depending on how you hold it?
Yes that is usually the case. Not here though. You'll see once the spec are revealed. I don't feel the need to convince you
yea right
I'll believe it when I see it. If the DroidX really has a 1280x720 resolution, I'll eat my shorts. If it does, I will be duly impressed. I'm betting that marketing screwed up and put '720p screen' when they really meant 720p output over HDMI. We will see.
It is cool that DroidX has an HDMI port (a mini sized one I would assume - even mini HDMI connectors are huge). Of course you know the iPhone already has VGA output, but only 1024x768. That is greater than 720p vertically, but not the 1280 pixels needed horizontally for the correct aspect ratio. I was rather hoping Apple would have exchanged the VGA pins in the dock connector for HDMI ones with iPhone 4 - for a 1280x720 output - even though that would mean yet another different adapter cable. Better yet, how about 1366x768 output so it would actually be pixel compatible with HDTVs - Apple??
I'll believe it when I see it. If the DroidX really has a 1280x720 resolution, I'll eat my shorts. If it does, I will be duly impressed. I'm betting that marketing screwed up and put '720p screen' when they really meant 720p output over HDMI. We will see.
It is cool that DroidX has an HDMI port (a mini sized one I would assume - even mini HDMI connectors are huge). Of course you know the iPhone already has VGA output, but only 1024x768. That is greater than 720p vertically, but not the 1280 pixels needed horizontally for the correct aspect ratio. I was rather hoping Apple would have exchanged the VGA pins in the dock connector for HDMI ones with iPhone 4 - for a 1280x720 output - even though that would mean yet another different adapter cable. Better yet, how about 1366x768 output so it would actually be pixel compatible with HDTVs - Apple??
Good try but its a no go
Good try motorola, but your phones are garbage.
Then crappy os on top of a crappy phone = a big turd.
Thus that's what i feel about android os.
Good try motorola, but your phones are garbage.
Then crappy os on top of a crappy phone = a big turd.
Thus that's what i feel about android os.
The new Droid looks like great hardware. Generally, Motos appear better in person, so I would withhold judgment on the design until available.
For what it's worth, I think the new iPhone 4 is possible the best looking phone in pictures. On the other hand, there are reports that the new glass design is much more susceptible to breakage than the old design, so we'll see how this shakes out.
As far as the UI, Android 2.2 is a huge improvement over the 1.xx many here are familiar with - kind of like comparing Mac OS X to OS 7.
Plus, Google hired the UI guy from Palm, and the next version of Android OS will focus on UI improvements, so I expect it to be fully on par with iOS. With the benefit of being open, and being able to run full Flash.
I loved the 4.3" of the EVO. It actually makes browsing the web a useful endeavor, which is not the case on my 3.5" iPhone 3Gs.
For what it's worth, I think the new iPhone 4 is possible the best looking phone in pictures. On the other hand, there are reports that the new glass design is much more susceptible to breakage than the old design, so we'll see how this shakes out.
As far as the UI, Android 2.2 is a huge improvement over the 1.xx many here are familiar with - kind of like comparing Mac OS X to OS 7.
Plus, Google hired the UI guy from Palm, and the next version of Android OS will focus on UI improvements, so I expect it to be fully on par with iOS. With the benefit of being open, and being able to run full Flash.
I loved the 4.3" of the EVO. It actually makes browsing the web a useful endeavor, which is not the case on my 3.5" iPhone 3Gs.
Proof??? Where have you been? This was common knowledge as soon as the products where introduced.