Nicktendo86
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Its an amoled screen and, like I've been saying for months, AMOLED SCREENS ARE FUCKING CRAP!!!
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Techs New Most Meaningless Spec: PPI - Gizmodo
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Its an amoled screen and, like I've been saying for months, AMOLED SCREENS ARE FUCKING CRAP!!!
You use a magnifying glass when using your phone often?
zomgbbqftw
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It's not AMOLED, it's fucking shitty Pentile which Samsung still insist on using.
The Faceless Master
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i predict they go back to PenTile if they plan on matching 1080p screens that are currently being used on other devices.
Nicktendo86
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Indeed, the leaps and bounds HTC is making with LCD screens on their phones is amazing, really leaving amoled behind AND doesn't have horrible drawbacks such as burn in. I can't believe Samsung have invested so much money into amoled, they are kind of stuck with it now aren't they?
It's really far from meaningless! It's important that we have technological efforts in every directions. With this phone, it's the screen, with the Motorola Razr HD Maxx it's the battery, with the N4 the CPU... It helps improving the smartphone market.
The argument saying "I don't need this, I won't see the difference" is really unfitting for a website focused on new technologies. :/
I, for one, welcome our new PPI overlord.
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Easy_D
"Never left the stone age"
Sorry, had to ;p
Noooo, why did you say that, can't unsee!
The argument saying "I don't need this, I won't see the difference" is really unfitting for a website focused on new technologies. :/
I, for one, welcome our new PPI overlord.
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Easy_D
"Never left the stone age"
Sorry, had to ;p
Noooo, why did you say that, can't unsee!
zomgbbqftw
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HTC are making no technological leaps and bounds in LCD technology. LG and Japan Display are though.
Nicktendo86
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Are they the ones that supply the screens to HTC? If so apologies, that's what I meant.
zomgbbqftw
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Yes, JDI (Sony) and LG are supplying the screens for the HTC One X and HTC DNA.
Dynamite Shikoku
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Man, SIII looks like crap
It's Gizmodo so the headline is needlessly sensationalistic but there's a point about increased PPI being kinda useless beyond a certain point.
I mean, it's great that tech keeps advancing but, as a selling point, there's little - if any - noticeable difference to our eyes between 300 and 400 PPI. there's a bigger difference between pentile arrangements and RGB pixels at the same PPI. Everyone will be better off when pentile can go away.
I mean, it's great that tech keeps advancing but, as a selling point, there's little - if any - noticeable difference to our eyes between 300 and 400 PPI. there's a bigger difference between pentile arrangements and RGB pixels at the same PPI. Everyone will be better off when pentile can go away.
The Faceless Master
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Kerning looks off here too. Even in this small pic. What the hell is going on?Yeah! look at all that kerningz!
I honestly have no idea. Weirder is the fact that I tried it on the phone itself, zoomed in and zoomed out and that distance between the h and the a just isn't there.
I am a huge videophile, I have 20/10 vision, and I cannot see a single pixel on my S3 no matter how hard I try. I can see an incredibly faint pixel structure if I hold the phone about 3 inches from my face, but that's very uncomfortable for my eyes.
Pointless picture. You can only properly compare contrast when matching brightness levels.
My only issue with the screen on the S3 is that the viewing angles aren't very good. There's color shift as you angle the phone side to side. This is very evident with white backgrounds. White takes on a greenish tint when viewed head on, and a blueish tint when viewed from the side.
crazygambit
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Did you even read the article? They say anything over 300 ppi is indiscernible to the human eye at the distance you normally hold your phone.
Never really was too bothered by the screen resolution; though more PPI is typically better and often noticeable, the trade off in battery life in performance is obviously the big concern.
For instance, I still don't understand why people complain about pentile on the S3. My phone looks fine, and though comparing it side-by-side with an one X makes it look a little worse, it's really not all that big of an issue during daily use.
For instance, I still don't understand why people complain about pentile on the S3. My phone looks fine, and though comparing it side-by-side with an one X makes it look a little worse, it's really not all that big of an issue during daily use.
Imbarkus
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They have said the same thing about anything over 1080p at comfortable television viewing distance, and yet fools be pushing 4k and 8k anyway.
Resolution / size-in-inches = PPI. Here's a calculator for it.
With a lot of background in graphic design, I mostly just came here to say that PPI has been around for years, is part of the three-part formula to describe both the size and sharpness of an image, and doesn't mean much unless you have one of the other stats too.
Thread title says PPI is a meaningless spec. Not PPI is a meaningless spec when above 300 PPI at the normal distance you hold you phone.
Does everyone hold their phone at the same predictable distance, regardless of variations in the size of the person, or the size of the phone? Because optimal viewing distance for a TV varies based on the size of the screen...
somuchwater
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I recently used a Galaxy S3 for a weekend, and having also used an iPhone 4S/5, Lumia 900, Xperia Ion and a bunch of other phones, at no point did I think 'this screen is so bad!'. Quite the contrary, it looked great.
That's why this fetish for specs is silly. Only people obsessed with knowing their phone has the highest possible resolution will care. Your day-to-day experience of any high-end smartphone these days is generally the same.
That's why this fetish for specs is silly. Only people obsessed with knowing their phone has the highest possible resolution will care. Your day-to-day experience of any high-end smartphone these days is generally the same.
crazygambit
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IHaveCandy
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Diminishing returns, people. Diminishing returns.
Angelus Errare
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Yeah! look at all that kerningz!
Yea...I still notice it. Chalk it up to being a UX designer and a typography whore.
The thread title is not a total summary of the article.They have said the same thing about anything over 1080p at comfortable television viewing distance, and yet fools be pushing 4k and 8k anyway.
Resolution / size-in-inches = PPI. Here's a calculator for it.
With a lot of background in graphic design, I mostly just came here to say that PPI has been around for years, is part of the three-part formula to describe both the size and sharpness of an image, and doesn't mean much unless you have one of the other stats too.
Thread title says PPI is a meaningless spec. Not PPI is a meaningless spec when above 300 PPI at the normal distance you hold you phone.
Does everyone hold their phone at the same predictable distance, regardless of variations in the size of the person, or the size of the phone? Because optimal viewing distance for a TV varies based on the size of the screen...
poppabk
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I kinda agree with the articles point, but I refuse to believe that the average viewing distance for a phone is 18 inches. Kinda feel like they are buying into the 'retina' marketing.
Souless_PJ
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Cause its a piece of ugly junk with a pentile screen. I have no idea how it became the "default" android phone.
Mecha_Infantry
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I refuse to believe you think this bullshit it true
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