Lol. I appreciate the layout definition between the two however you must have super duper eyes to see the individual pixels 6” away on the 7+ let alone on the X. I am considered to have one of the better eyesights than most and I CAN NOT distinguish individual pixels on the X.
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Retina vs. Super Retina
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Lol. I appreciate the layout definition between the two however you must have super duper eyes to see the individual pixels 6” away on the 7+ let alone on the X. I am considered to have one of the better eyesights than most and I CAN NOT distinguish individual pixels on the X.
I see, you like over saturated colors. Ask your roommate how he like the image distortion and glare on those edges?
Yes. I placed her GS8 alongside the X in our Apple store and the GS8 looks better. More vibrant and better color.
Keeping in mind DisplayMate has often been critical of iPhone displays.
http://www.displaymate.com/iPhoneX_ShootOut_1a.htm
I didn’t say the X. I said the 7+. When I checked out the X in the local Apple Store I did not check for pixel visibility. It makes no difference to me in daily use. I just mentioned it as you claimed it was “impossible” and I can see the pixels on every model of iPhone I have owned (and iPad) since Retina was rolled out.
I do not own an X.
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It’s a she and it is set to adaptive.
Your claim for over saturated is incorrect in many cases.
For her settings, Adaptive in most instances is closer to Basic than Photo or Cinema.
Either way, in the Apple Store, the X screen looked inferior to the GS8.
MO YMMV.
Keep in mind, my phone is an iPhone 7+.
When was Displaymate critical of iPhone displays? "Often"? My gosh some people are so fixated at a preconceived narrative.
iPhone X resolution is effectively the same as the iPhone 8. Divide the resolution of the X, by 1.5. Specifically, the adjusted horizontal resolution of the X compared to the 8 is exactly the same, at 750.
However since the X has the need to calculate for more pixels, performance is down, compared to the 8 and 8+. This seems to be the only drawback to OLED, not to mention screen burn-in, etc.
I haven't gotten my phone yet, but from what I see on sample photos, I am not certain that OLED is truly any better than Apple's LCD, on the 8 and 8+. I know what people are saying, and they say it's near perfect. But on paper, OLED doesn't seem so good.
I am getting the X for all the above. The camera combined with the size.
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I was amazed at the difference in clarity and contrast over other iPhones when I saw the iPhone X screen the first time.
I own an iPhone X, compared to my 6S Plus and my friend’s 7, to my eyes the OLED screen on the X is hugely better.
I love it in every way and as an added benefit, it doesn’t cause me eye strain like my 6S Plus did.
I’m not sure how Apple calculates viewing distances for screens, but there is a specific formula for calculating viewing distance with printed digital photography and artwork.
You measure diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner. Multiply that measurement by 1.5, and that is the viewing distance at which pixels should not be visible.
So for an 18x24 canvas print, the diagonal measurement would be 30”. Therefore 45” is the viewing distance from which you want to make sure no pixels in your printed piece are visible.
Using that rule of thumb from the print world:
iPhone X viewing distance 5.8” x 1.5 = 8.7”
iPhone 8 viewing distance 4.7” x 1.5 = 7.05”
IPhone 8 Plus viewing distance 5.5” x 1.5 = 8.25”
IPad Pro 10.5 viewing distance 10.5” x 1.5 = 15.75”
iPad Pro 12.9 viewing distance 12.9” x 1.5 = 19.35”
I’m not sure if Apple is following the rule of thumb, but if they are, individual pixels should not be visible to someone with 20/20 vision at those distances.
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From a previous SJ article:
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What is a Retina display?
Retina is Apple's trademark for a display so sharp that the human eye is unable to distinguish between pixels at a typical viewing distance. As Steve Jobs said: "It turns out there’s a magic number right around 300 pixels per inch, that when you hold something around to 10 to 12 inches away from your eyes, is the limit of the human retina to differentiate the pixels." Given a large enough viewing distance, all displays eventually become "retina."
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This is an older article on Retina but does a great job on defining the basics. (ARTICLE)
So if Apple is saying 300 ppi viewing distance is 10” - 12”, the 458 ppi of iPhone X could well be accounting for a closer viewing distance (i.e. 8.7”). The 326ppi of 8 and 401 of 8 Plus would also shorten the viewing distance.
It’s interesting they originally mentioned 300ppi, as that is the standard resolution for printed material (magazines and books)using an offset press.
But they specifically mention pixel density of the iPhone X of 458, which is the only “Super Retina” display.
As discussed above, PPI would be based on viewing distance, so it may be different for different sized screens.
Dang, at least you’re good in front of a computer180. I am extremely Myopic.