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Retina display in iPad vs. iPhone

jent

jent

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The iPhone retina display is 326 ppi while the new iPad retina display is 264 ppi. If Apple were to release an iPad with 326 ppi, what would the increase be in the pixel density? When Apple went from the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4, the screen resolution doubled exactly, making updating the graphics fairly easy for developers. Would things get more difficult in terms of scaling if Apple kept the 9.7" screen size of the iPad put upped the ppi from 264 to 326?
 
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avalys

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Yes, scaling would be more difficult.

And not only that, it would be pointless. Witness the people already moaning about how the Retina iPad has too many pixels.
 
Zetaprime

Zetaprime

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avalys said:
Yes, scaling would be more difficult.

And not only that, it would be pointless. Witness the people already moaning about how the Retina iPad has too many pixels.
Click to expand...

Didn't the emperor Joseph tell Mozart there were 'too many notes' in his opera? :)
 
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