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Why is the resolution on the 6 worse than on the 4S?
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Really? Is that for the reason I'm describing? Because even in light of the loss in sharpness I prefer it as it fits the phone better and is easier to navigate/read.
What is it about the MacRumors forums where the problem gets solved, and then other people still reply without having taken into account that new piece of information? It's like people just read the original post and immediately hit reply without thinking it useful to read the rest of the replies first.
Sorry for the rant. Now on to some useful comments...
To address the issue of "graininess" when using Zoomed mode and viewing this website...I'm not exactly sure what it is you're looking at and seeing, but know that scaling the resolution from the iPhone 6's native resolution to a pseudo-iPhone 5 resolution is not as simple as multiplying the pixels times a whole number. The home screen should look sharp because most icons should be using vector graphics, and the fonts are vector fonts that are scalable as well.
Any sort of bitmap graphic that a website or app uses will need to get scaled up in an imperfect manner that could result in things not looking as sharp. Most of the ads here (among other things) would fall into that category. I just tested it out, and it the ads don't look blocky, they look soft. I suspect iOS scales them up but also applies some sort of softening filter on them.
I don't like the new flat design that Jony Ive ushered in, but a lot of the skeumorphism of the earlier iOS versions were the result of a lot of bitmapped graphics. I suspect that a big reason for the shift to the flatter design was to allow for easier support of a variety of screen resolutions.
Sorry for the rant. Now on to some useful comments...
You two may be surprised. A lot of us techy people want the new iPhone 6's because we like the idea that higher resolution means seeing more things on the screen, but I know of three people in my family who want these bigger screened phones because of their failing eyesight. I set up my father's new iPhone 6 yesterday, and he wanted the Zoomed mode. Once I can score a 6+, I will be giving my 6 to my wife and she wants to use the Zoomed mode, too. And I'm pretty sure that my older brother wants to also use that mode.
To address the issue of "graininess" when using Zoomed mode and viewing this website...I'm not exactly sure what it is you're looking at and seeing, but know that scaling the resolution from the iPhone 6's native resolution to a pseudo-iPhone 5 resolution is not as simple as multiplying the pixels times a whole number. The home screen should look sharp because most icons should be using vector graphics, and the fonts are vector fonts that are scalable as well.
Any sort of bitmap graphic that a website or app uses will need to get scaled up in an imperfect manner that could result in things not looking as sharp. Most of the ads here (among other things) would fall into that category. I just tested it out, and it the ads don't look blocky, they look soft. I suspect iOS scales them up but also applies some sort of softening filter on them.
I don't like the new flat design that Jony Ive ushered in, but a lot of the skeumorphism of the earlier iOS versions were the result of a lot of bitmapped graphics. I suspect that a big reason for the shift to the flatter design was to allow for easier support of a variety of screen resolutions.
Yeah. I tried both modes, I honestly think with such a big screen it's easier to hit bigger icons. Will websites eventually update their resolutions?
It's not a website configuration issue. So no.
In zoom mode, phone is basically upscaling websites. This will lead to less clarity (Ever tried upscaling/enlarging a photo?)
Just for comparison, let's assume you have a PC running in 1920x1080 resolution. Bring up a website. Now change the desktop resolution to 1280x720
How does that web page look now?
Yeah I know what you're saying and that it isn't a website issue, I'm asking if they could have a mode that detects when you're using zoom mode to give it the same sharpness?
You can turn up the text size even when you aren't in zoom mode. It's under Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size.
Turning this up will increase the size of most text around the system while keeping things sharp and crisp.
The only way that they could let Zoom mode be sharper would be if they rendered the screen at a larger size using the high resolution assets (3x) that the 6 Plus uses, and then downscaled that to fit the 6's display. It's not impossible that they do this at some point in the future since it's similar to how the 6 Plus handles things.
I think that not everyone will have loaded the tab with the latest comments at the same time and some people are just impatient with others.
Why is the resolution on the 6 worse than on the 4S?
I'm not really sure why anyone would want to use zoom mode! Especially on a 6+.
As for this site. If you use Tapatalk, it's a lot easier to read on a mobile site! If you're really hard on seeing you can also hold down your finger to increase the text size. Annoying for me!
For example:
Yes, the same thing happens on all forums. Not everyone reads everybody's posts! Deal with it, don't read it, or ask a moderator to close the thread!
I'm not really sure why anyone would want to use zoom mode! Especially on a 6+.
As for this site. If you use Tapatalk, it's a lot easier to read on a mobile site! If you're really hard on seeing you can also hold down your finger to increase the text size. Annoying for me!
For example:
Yes, the same thing happens on all forums. Not everyone reads everybody's posts! Deal with it, don't read it, or ask a moderator to close the thread!
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Plus 1. You nailed it.
Nice - someone insults the OP and then someone seconds it. Really adds to the topic.
Or, option D: Do what I did and point out to people that they ought to read every post before replying.
Replying without reading other posts is perfectly understandable when you're dealing with a 10+ page thread, but there were about 3 replies to this thread on the 1st page!!! which replied to the OP's original post and didn't take into account his later reply which was also on page 1. Sorry, but that's just dumb.
Or don't, because the pixel density is the SAME(and even denser on the 6 Plus). There is no greater pixelation.
Yeah, sorry, I wasn't snapping at you. I got where you were coming from. That bit of "straightening out" was aimed at the OP.
Yeah, sorry, I wasn't snapping at you. I got where you were coming from. That bit of "straightening out" was aimed at the OP.
All is OK. Lots of people on edge.
I am loving my 6 and could not be more happy.
Some apps just haven't been optimized yet. Like mailbox and paper (the facebook app) look awful, but twitter and npr look fine.
The bigger number means squat! It's DPI or PPI that matters. Of course the 6/6+ have more pixels total, the screen is bigger. That is not any measure of sharpness.
The only difference between the 5/5C/5S and 6/6+(other than size) is the 6/6+ is slightly more bright and has better off axis viewing angle. They both have the same PPI or DPI.
I think it's simply because most apps haven't updated based on new pixel outline, they are just stretched. As more apps update to be optimized with the 6 and 6 plus, they will look amazing.
By amazing you mean the same as the 5S. Same PPI, just a hair brighter and better of axis viewing.
OP Was talking about the resolution not PPI and found out what the issue was. On you other point, you are as dead wrong as the OP.
The 6/6+ have larger displays, higher resolution displays, brighter displays, better viewing angles, and the 6+ has a higher PPI.
The OP was talking about the 6, which has the same PPI as the 4/4s/5/5s/5C-326ppi. It's not any better in terms of pixel density. Of course it has higher resolution, it's a larger screen. That makes no difference on it's sharpness.