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So, does the Galaxy Nexus have a "retina" display?
According to some quick calculations at thirdculture.com/joel/shumi/computer/hardware/ppic..., the Galaxy Nexus has ~315 PPI, higher than the theoretical 300 PPI that humans can distinguish. Are these calculations wrong, or will this screen have "retina" display-like qualities?
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Per that same calculator, the iPhone 4s has a ppi of 329.65 (960x640x3.5). If a "retina" display is higher than 300 ppi, then they are both technically "retina". iPhone 4s is slightly higher ppi.
"Retina" display is an Apple buzzword, you'll probably never hear anyone but Apple use it.
EDIT: Apple says the iPhone 4s has a ppi of 326, a discrepancy of only 3 from that calculator.
EDIT 2: www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html lol, sorry, no more edits
"Retina" display is an Apple buzzword, you'll probably never hear anyone but Apple use it.
EDIT: Apple says the iPhone 4s has a ppi of 326, a discrepancy of only 3 from that calculator.
EDIT 2: www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html lol, sorry, no more edits
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Also, guessing that this has a pentile display like the galaxy note rather than super amoled plus like the SGS2. Not sure it matters at that resolution though.
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I'm actually not sure what the term "retina display" means. The assumption seems to be any display over 300dpi, but I think it's really just a marketing term that Apple made up for their displays.
So since it's a HD Super OLED display, and not an Apple ILS LCD display, and it isn't attached to an iPhone ;-) it's probably not considered a "retina display"... at least not by Apple, who own's the trademark on the term.
So since it's a HD Super OLED display, and not an Apple ILS LCD display, and it isn't attached to an iPhone ;-) it's probably not considered a "retina display"... at least not by Apple, who own's the trademark on the term.
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If it's not pentile, then yeah, I'd say it's absolutely in the "retina class."
If it is pentile, then it may still be in the "retina class" but in actual use it's possible it may look worse for text, since the PPI measurement isn't taking that into account.
Still, it's good to see Android finally upping the resolution and attempting to come up with a PPI that matches the 15 month old iPhone 4. Let's hope all the future Andriod phones use this new resolution as the baseline instead of that old 800x480, which is made worse by the fact Android phones tend to have gigantic displays.
If it is pentile, then it may still be in the "retina class" but in actual use it's possible it may look worse for text, since the PPI measurement isn't taking that into account.
Still, it's good to see Android finally upping the resolution and attempting to come up with a PPI that matches the 15 month old iPhone 4. Let's hope all the future Andriod phones use this new resolution as the baseline instead of that old 800x480, which is made worse by the fact Android phones tend to have gigantic displays.
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Forget marketing terms like "Retina Display"
iPhone 4 and 4s are IPS (LCD) and Galaxy Nexus is HD Super AMOLED (OLED) wich are different technologies. Each has it's strengths and weaknesses and with a similar ppi, hard to distinguish between. Keep in mind however you are looking at a 3.5 inch compared to 4.65 inch screen, so I think, personally, the Galaxy Nexus gets a slight leg up as Apple's display would not have as high of a ppi with a larger screen.
www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/engadget-primed-all-mo...
iPhone 4 and 4s are IPS (LCD) and Galaxy Nexus is HD Super AMOLED (OLED) wich are different technologies. Each has it's strengths and weaknesses and with a similar ppi, hard to distinguish between. Keep in mind however you are looking at a 3.5 inch compared to 4.65 inch screen, so I think, personally, the Galaxy Nexus gets a slight leg up as Apple's display would not have as high of a ppi with a larger screen.
www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/engadget-primed-all-mo...
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According to Joshua Topolsky from "This is my next"/The Verge, the display is the best he's seen since the retina display, but it still does not have the same resolution:
"It has a gorgeous Super AMOLED display, 4.65-inches at a 1280 x 720 resolution. It’s the nicest display I’ve seen since the iPhone 4. Maybe even nicer. Text looks smooth — you don’t see pixels, even at the large size. Matias says it’s got a higher pixel density than the iPhone, but when I do the math, it turns out he’s wrong. Still, it’s higher than most devices on the market — 315 ppi."
You can see the full article here:
thisismynext.com/2011/10/18/exclusive-matias-duart...
"It has a gorgeous Super AMOLED display, 4.65-inches at a 1280 x 720 resolution. It’s the nicest display I’ve seen since the iPhone 4. Maybe even nicer. Text looks smooth — you don’t see pixels, even at the large size. Matias says it’s got a higher pixel density than the iPhone, but when I do the math, it turns out he’s wrong. Still, it’s higher than most devices on the market — 315 ppi."
You can see the full article here:
thisismynext.com/2011/10/18/exclusive-matias-duart...
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