I remember buying an "HD" 720P television for 2K and thinking it was freaking awesome... Wow I feel old LOL
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iPhone 11 Why iPhone 11 is still a "720p" phone?
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The iPhone's curved and notched screen wastes a lot of pixels. When viewing at a 16:9 ratio you get just a bit more than 720p
That was not what I meant. I was saying Apple has high volume fabrication of 326 ppi LCD screens and also uses 401 ppi LCD screens for plus models. For what they wanted in the XR and 11 they could use either one. But consider that maybe Apple can't ramp up the 401 ppi LCD screen to the volume they need (we just don't know). Apple always goes with the LCD fab that they can scale up in production, hence holding onto the 326 ppi LCD screen for iPhones and 264 ppi LCD screen for iPads. I think Apple might have gone with the 401 ppi LCD screen if they could (or you might give cynical reasons why Apple choose not to). As to LCD vs OLED dpi has always been a source of contention, with OLED having less subpixels in the same screen area, but I guess software can do lots of good things to compensate this in OLED displays, and sure OLED are usually higher in resolution so this compensates for the lack of subpixels. Personally 326 dpi IPS LCD still look fine to me, as I don't put my phone that close in front of my eyes, but I guess other people do and that's fine and OLED is the way to go for them.
we know you hate the world and all.
Some Phone providers call it a data stream saver feature lol.
I can stream 1080P just fine. No data caps, hot spot, and 37 channels of live data free tv with HBO premium for free. My (3) lines cost $160.
For few replies above, 828p is not much better than 720p and far from 1080p and that is "720p" for world standard. I have no idea why Youtube let iPhone cheats with showing a 1080p option but actually it down scales to "720p", may be that would let iphone 11/xr users feel much better.
For people decrying the low resolution of the iPhone 11, I am curious as to what you think a “good” resolution ought to be.
Correct me if I am wrong here, but to my understanding, the iPhone has a base resolution of 896x414 pixels. The iphone 11’s screen resolution of 1792x828 is double of that (including the elongated screen), which is basically how you get your 326PPI. Just like how the 11 Pro Max’s screen’s resolution of 2688x1242 is triple that of the original (896x414).
This allows the iPhone 11 to display everything on the screen without having to do any resizing or downsampling on the fly, saving processor power and just as importantly, extending its battery life. You are not going to get the same benefit by going with any other resolution, including the oft-cited 1080p resolution display, which the previous plus models achieved by downsizing from 2208x1242.
And from what I can see, the iphone 11 enjoys the battery life that it does partly due to its lower-resolution display (and the lack of a Taptic Engine allowing for a larger battery).
I feel that Apple made the right compromises here.
Correct me if I am wrong here, but to my understanding, the iPhone has a base resolution of 896x414 pixels. The iphone 11’s screen resolution of 1792x828 is double of that (including the elongated screen), which is basically how you get your 326PPI. Just like how the 11 Pro Max’s screen’s resolution of 2688x1242 is triple that of the original (896x414).
This allows the iPhone 11 to display everything on the screen without having to do any resizing or downsampling on the fly, saving processor power and just as importantly, extending its battery life. You are not going to get the same benefit by going with any other resolution, including the oft-cited 1080p resolution display, which the previous plus models achieved by downsizing from 2208x1242.
And from what I can see, the iphone 11 enjoys the battery life that it does partly due to its lower-resolution display (and the lack of a Taptic Engine allowing for a larger battery).
I feel that Apple made the right compromises here.
I know there's some issue with scaling that has to do with what resolution Apple chooses.
1920x1080 on the iPhone 6 Plus 7 Plus and 8 plus were 401ppi @5.5”. That would have stretched too going to 6.1”
so around 361ppi
I can see a class action lawsuit against Google. They basically lied to iPhone XR users! If you add up all the videos one would have watched in a year how many pixels did YouTube cheat it's audience out of just to get more views. I believe this is malicious because how easy would it be to remove the 1080P toggle.
Crazy many people would really just believe their XR/11 are 1080p just because they see the 1080p option in youtube video option.
That was 3 generations ago. All the flagships are $1k or over, Apple, Samsung, Google, LG... Of course you can buy a much better Samsung foldable for $1,980. WHAT! Where’s the cheaper foldable at $600 with all the features? I demand it!
But where you really get taken by the competition is when you trade in. The initial price difference is peanuts compared to the two year old value of an iPhone vs an Android.
So how cheap/expensive is the IPhone 11? The original iPhone was $599 for 8GB in 2007. Accounting for inflation that’s $741 in 2019 dollars. So you’d rather have the original iPhone over the 11 at $699? Or even an 11 Pro at $999? Huh.
Already mentioned, but let's give it another go:
720p: 920,000 pixels
iPhone 11: 1,484,000 pixels
1080p: 2,073,000 pixels
iPhone 11 has ~564,000 more pixels than 720p, and ~589,000 less pixels than 1080p.
"not much better than 720p and far from 1080p" hmmm
(Edited as I used wrong value for pixel count)
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No, Apple always use the same ppi LCD fab, so the ppi stays the same, but the resolution constantly changes. iPhone plus also have 16:9 screens, and XR and 11 19.5:9 screens. So I don't know what the resolution would become at that aspect ratio and with the same 401 ppi. Apple cuts different sizes from the same LCD panels, hence all iPads have 264 ppi screens, and iPhones 326 ppi except for the plus models, and only the resolution has increased through the years.
$849 for 256 GB which is standard on most other phones. Add in an Apple case and you're at $900. Or over $1000 if you fall for the AppleCare scam. You also don't get the fast charger in the box.
$160/year is a good deal
No Apple hate going on here LOL.... I can see this thread quickly turning into an Apple sucks thread
Not really
Apple $900 is more than 200% of that
and the phone has 2340 x 1080, not iphone 11 "720p"
It's just one of the few things people that don't own iPhones can find to complain about.
So you made a thread in an Apple fourm to tell everyone that Android phones are cheaper... I didn't know this so thanks for the information. I'm going to go Android phone shopping right this minuteNot really
mi9 256gb is only around $420USD
Apple $900 is more than 200% of that
and the phone has 2340 x 1080, not iphone 11 "720p"
I do not go on android forums claiming superior that’s for sure. But, I guess my Pro Max 256gb sucks. I didn’t know that?? I thought it was the fastest phone around, with the best camera on the market in a phone.
boy was I wrong!!
boy was I wrong!!
Not really
mi9 256gb is only around $420USD
Apple $900 is more than 200% of that
and the phone has 2340 x 1080, not iphone 11 "720p"
iPhone 11? "720p" in year 2019
I don’t what your talking about but their are plenty of low end Samsung’s, Google and One Plus phones with OLEDS.
and no, if I want zoomed screen mode and I cannot simply waste a grand on a ‘Pro’ iPhone, is your opinion is wrong as iPhones are not priced according to features, because the 5.8” iPhone lacks zoomed screen mode, the 6.1” does not, opine is far cheaper, and the Max is a stupid size that is way too big.
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