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Apple vs Samsung Screen War
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Its both, and i'm sure both were on purpose for exactly the reason FlyPenFly is saying. One thing Google is aware of and why you are seeing most newer Android phones sticking with 800x480, pleases developers to have some uniformity. Something Apple has been aware of for a while and they are good at.
Sorry my brain was stuck on something. I was probably confusing the situation. But still the idea is the same.
iPhone's resolution is 3:2, always. Regardless of any model. The only difference is pixel count. In which case the iPhone 4 doubled it's resolution.
However, to answer your question. If you wanted to increase the resolution on a platform with fixed sized icons, how would you get the most visually pleasing result?
By maintaining the Aspect Ratio. 1920x1080 looks much finer than 640x360, yet they both have the same form.
If there is another answer to your question *besides* upping the resolution within an aspect ratio, please enlighten me. Because I honestly don't see anything else besides the obvious.
@hanano17
If that is the case, again, we are splitting hairs. The native resolution of the Galaxy S is still fine enough that it's not really an issue. And because Samsung is scaling up the resolution to 800x480 means that the uniformity is still there.
My point is that the Galaxy S, while only 58% of the pixel density to the iPhone 4, is still fine enough. Not fine as in 'okay' but fine as in 'detail'.
iPhone's resolution is 3:2, always. Regardless of any model. The only difference is pixel count. In which case the iPhone 4 doubled it's resolution.
However, to answer your question. If you wanted to increase the resolution on a platform with fixed sized icons, how would you get the most visually pleasing result?
By maintaining the Aspect Ratio. 1920x1080 looks much finer than 640x360, yet they both have the same form.
If there is another answer to your question *besides* upping the resolution within an aspect ratio, please enlighten me. Because I honestly don't see anything else besides the obvious.
@hanano17
If that is the case, again, we are splitting hairs. The native resolution of the Galaxy S is still fine enough that it's not really an issue. And because Samsung is scaling up the resolution to 800x480 means that the uniformity is still there.
My point is that the Galaxy S, while only 58% of the pixel density to the iPhone 4, is still fine enough. Not fine as in 'okay' but fine as in 'detail'.
I think you misunderstood my point, i'm on board with you. I'm getting a Galaxy S the moment it hits Verizon. I was just saying, yes the upped the resolution and yes they kept their aspect ratio...I was just saying they did both on purpose to fit their scheme and how they operate. It's how Apple has always operated, they do enough to not cross hairs and they do it for that purpose. So they saw that they needed to up their resolution, so they kept it easy by keeping the ratio in line.
Android phones, whether its Google pushing it or the manufactures seeing it as a necessity, are trying to line up their phones to the OS to keep the phones being developed for happily. At least in regards to the newer phones. We are seeing less of the old resolutions and small screens and more of the higher ones. Thats all.
I still think the Super AMOLED is the overall better screen. I'm not going to nitpick about the sharpness being better if I put my eye on the glass.
Eazail70x7
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Anyone here personally seen the screen on the LG Ally? I think that has one of the highest pixel densities as well (292). If you have seen it, just how sharp does text look on that display?
really?? for some strange reason that phone really didn't attract me at all!! maybe i should stop by at VZW store and check it out