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I've noticed a few of these upcoming Android phones have QHD 960x540 screens, whilst the majority of Android phones announced at CES still have 840x480…

screens (however some incorporate technology to improve other aspects of image quality like the "reality display" or "Super AMOLED Plus").

My question is do you think 960x540 will be become the new standard resolution for all top end Android phones? If so will developers now be writing apps to take advantage of this extra screen real estate? (115200 extra pixels compared to WVGA). Or are we going to see the majority of apps simply scaled from 848x480- up to 960x540?

QHD resolution should also minimise any scaling artefacts when watching 1080p down-converted to 540p so I think it's a very appealing resolution in that regard.

Apple's Retina display has lead the market for last 6 months now so it's good to see Android catching up. However it's still not as good as the pixel density of the retina display, given 960x640 pixels are crammed into a 3.5" display. I'm very spoilt by the ultra sharp graphics and invisible pixel structure of my iPhone 4, so it would take something very close in quality for me to consider switching to Android.
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This is a great question. I think it's likely that QHD will eventually emerge as the default for high-end Android phones, but I don't believe it'll happen until mid-2011 when there are enough handsets out there.
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I think the real question at this point it how long it takes for screens to jump to WXGA (1024 x 600) or the extra 180 Pixels to 720p because that seems that would be the natural progression.
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