It struck me as a little odd that the display isn't 720p like the Galaxy Nexus, but in fact 1280x768. Especially with the on screen buttons which will use up some vertical pixels, I'm afraid that the display might almost seem not wide/tall enough. Is it just me?
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It struck me as a little odd that the display isn't 720p like the Galaxy Nexus, but in fact 1280x768. Especially with the on screen buttons which will use up some vertical pixels, I'm afraid that the display might almost seem not wide/tall enough. Is it just me?
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Maybe because the screen is 4.7 inches vs. the Gnex which is 4.65?
vinay427 said:
It struck me as a little odd that the display isn't 720p like the Galaxy Nexus, but in fact 1280x768. Especially with the on screen buttons which will use up some vertical pixels, I'm afraid that the display might almost seem not wide/tall enough. Is it just me?
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You realize 1280x768 is bigger than 720p (1280x720) right? As in, it will have more pixels than the Galaxy Nexus.
You will probably lose about 48px with the on-screen buttons, so it will actually be 1280x720
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Pixel density should actually be higher than the gs3, due to the screen being smaller, I'm pretty sure if you exclude the pixels taken by the on screen buttons, it's exactly 720p.
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You will probably lose about 48px with the on-screen buttons, so it will actually be 1280x720
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768 is the horizontal resolution
The physical buttons are almost always on the bottom.
if the bottom bars were 48 pixels you're subtract that from the vertical resolution.
1232x720 usable.
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768 is the horizontal resolution
The physical buttons are almost always on the bottom.
if the bottom bars were 48 pixels you're subtract that from the vertical resolution.
1232x720 usable.
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Except that in a full screen app, they'll disappear anyways, such as when you're watching a video, exactly like every other nexus device.
The nexus 4 PPI is higher (320 vs 316) however the big difference is that there are 33% fewer sub pixels in the pen tile display of the Galaxy Nexus. This is where you will see the difference, not in the additional 4 PPI.
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It actually is 720p. 1280x768. Nav bar = 48px. 768-48=720. 1280x720.
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It actually is 720p. 1280x768. Nav bar = 48px. 768-48=720. 1280x720.
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That's incorrect, it was already said in a previous post.
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768 is the horizontal resolution
The physical buttons are almost always on the bottom.
if the bottom bars were 48 pixels you're subtract that from the vertical resolution.
1232x720 usable.
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Although it'd be 1232x768.
Either way, I see it as an advantage. There's more screen real estate in the end, even if it's only an extra 48px in width. Assuming it's centered, when watching 720p video there will be a 24px gap above and below the video. Not that big of a deal. If it is, you could fit it to the screen so there isn't any wasted screen space.
Anyone who had a Galaxy Note like me would appreciate a nice 8:5 ratio screen with the extra pixels. 720p is a very loosely used term. Why complain when you get even higher resolution?
I wasn't complaining; just wondering if this would make a big difference in normal usage. The general consensus on the thread seems to be that although it will result in a 1232x768 resolution not counting the buttons, the only real "issue" will be small black bars when watching a 16:9 movie. Thanks guys!
Hi!
This is almost the only thing that bothers me: those buttons... I think this choice is really weird. Why don't they put normal buttons under the screen? Because of this choice, I feel there is a big black part down for nothing. It's ugly...
In addition, the buttons, are they automatically hidden in all applications? And when the Nexus is used with a TV, even the nav bar is displayed?
Yes and no. It hides when you're playing a movie, YouTube video, etc. regardless of whether it's hooked up to a TV, I believe.
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There are 1280pixels vertically.. However, the default navbar takes up 48 of those pixels.
So the screen is a bit wider allowing it to have 768 pixels (720+48)
So to make up for the on screen nav bars they have made the display a little wider.
The aspect ratio suffers though as it will not be perfectly 16:9
Okay. There seems to be some confusion here. Horizontal resolution defines a display's height (in pixels, not inches; and assuming all resolutions are defined in landscape). Vertical resolution defines a display's width. The assumption that the nav bar's 48 pixels effectively make it a 720p display is false. The nav bar subtracts from the display's vertical resolution, not it's horizontal; which makes it 1232x768. It does not make it 1280x720.
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The nav bar's 48 pixels change the display's aspect ratio from 5:3 to 77:48 (in landscape).
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You will probably lose about 48px with the on-screen buttons, so it will actually be 1280x720
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Exactly and isnt that the size of the navbar stock right 48px
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Exactly and isnt that the size of the navbar stock right 48px
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Read the post above yours. The 48px comes from the 1280, not the width which is 768. I think a mod should really delete all of the other posts except the one from @Mister_Mxyzptlk and close this thread because all it seems to be doing is causing confusion.
really who gives a ****, does your screen not look awesome?
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Has anyone noticed that texts on Vibrant are not very sharp, and you can notice the pixelation easily?
Comparing Vibrant and Nexus One side by side, N1's texts look much sharper. I know that DPI of Vibrant is higher due to the larger screen, but I didn't think it would be this noticeable.
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Has anyone noticed that texts on Vibrant are not very sharp, and you can notice the pixelation easily?
Comparing Vibrant and Nexus One side by side, N1's texts look much sharper. I know that DPI of Vibrant is higher due to the larger screen, but I didn't think it would be this noticeable.
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They both have PenTile displays, and S-AMOLED display has the panel much closer to the glass.
I noticed the sharpness issue too. I can't really explain it but it was looking as if the default text on the Vibrant had edge enhancement applied and there's a halo'ing effect on the letters. This was taken care of by switching to one of the included fonts. The font I'm using now does not have this problem.
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Has anyone noticed that texts on Vibrant are not very sharp, and you can notice the pixelation easily?
Comparing Vibrant and Nexus One side by side, N1's texts look much sharper. I know that DPI of Vibrant is higher due to the larger screen, but I didn't think it would be this noticeable.
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dpi and screen size are two entirely separate attributes. we're talking apples and oranges. they are not related.
While I will chime in my $0.02 as well, let's not make this yet another "pentile is crap" thread, there are plenty of those already. One of the first things I do on every new phone I look at is to pull up engadget in landscape in desktop mode, completely zoomed out. It's a very familiar website to me and I can get a good sense of how much screen real estate the phone offers and how legible small text is. I was amazed on the EVO 4G how legible very small text was, and I noticed right away on the Vibrant that the same text was rougher and somehow interpolated. While the EVO screen is somewhat larger and text is thus fractionally bigger, the difference was still noticeable. However, I still got the Vibrant for several reasons:
- it's the only large screen Android phone on TMO, and probably will be for a while--I'm quite SICK of waiting
- I want to stick with GSM carriers, and AT&T doesn't have anything better either
- the EVO has other issues, such as pretty bad battery life and possibly the detaching screen problem
- quite frankly I only read zoomed out sites for a quick overview, to read full articles I always zoom in a bit. Despite having perfect vision, even on the EVO reading an entire article or two at such tiny text sizes would get tedious after a while. Once zoomed in a bit, the Vibrant looks perfectly fine and non-distracting, at least to me
- the Vibrant has other things going for it, such as incredible contrast, better battery life, an awesome camera (yes, even without flash), and quite frankly the highest performance hardware out right now, until the 1.5GHz or 2GHz devices come one
To sum up, ALL the current phones out require one or more compromises of one type or another. Determine for yourself which ones you can live the least with, buy the corresponding phone, and quit reading these forums to prevent buyer's remorse ;-)
Post a pic side by side??
vibrant text sharpness
i read somewhere online when i updated my nexus one to 2.2 that it had a fix for sharper screen resolution and it did look better after the update so i imagine when the vibrant gets the update the screen will look just as sharp as the n1 if not better
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dpi and screen size are two entirely separate attributes. we're talking apples and oranges. they are not related.
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How so? Same resolution on a larger screen means less dpi by definition, no?
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How so? Same resolution on a larger screen means less dpi by definition, no?
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Because the DPI, "Dots per Inch" is exactly that; a given amounts of dots per an inch of space. Could be on a 5 ft screen or a 1 " screen and be the same.
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Because the DPI, "Dots per Inch" is exactly that; a given amounts of dots per an inch of space. Could be on a 5 ft screen or a 1 " screen and be the same.
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Indeed, so if two displays have the same number of pixels but different physical dimensions, then they also have different maximum possible DPI.
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Indeed, so if two displays have the same number of pixels but different physical dimensions, then they also have different maximum possible DPI.
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I think he was referring to the op and his quote here
"I know that DPI of Vibrant is higher due to the larger screen"
This is not always true cause a smaller screen could have a higher dpi then a larger screen because it's running a resolution that provides it with such. Just like the Iphone 4 dpi is higher then the Evo's dpi even though it's a much smaller screen.
I just read a 350 page book using the Kindle app. I thought the text looked fine. Maybe it's time to pay a visit to Lens Crafters...
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I think he was referring to the op and his quote here
"I know that DPI of Vibrant is higher due to the larger screen"
This is not always true cause a smaller screen could have a higher dpi then a larger screen because it's running a resolution that provides it with such. Just like the Iphone 4 dpi is higher then the Evo's dpi even though it's a much smaller screen.
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100% correct and yes this is what I was trying to point out. For me coming from a g1 its a huge improvement due to higher resolution.
Fyi folks go to wikipedia and look up dot pitch. It explains a lot.
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I love how the iphone 4 looks in terms of its display. It's just so clear and catchy to the eye. Wondering how the evo 3d will stack up against it.
Hopefully it'll be good. I do agree, the iPhone 4 display is quite nice.
As much crap as Steve jobs talked about 4" screens I think he feel dumb now saying "people don't want Hummer sized phones". In America bigger is better so I guess that's why iPhone 5 is coming with a 4" screen LOL. IPhone 4 had HD retina displays so imagine a 4" version ohhh my.
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and dont forget...3D
So I know screen rez, size, and pixels is almost a science...one which I don't really care to figure out, but is the EVO 3D's display going to be "retina" quality?
Quick response: It won't be as sharp
I posted a summary of the EVO3D here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004091 which has a section that explains the difference between the two displays.
Please feel free to ask questions and amend my posts as necessary
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So I know screen rez, size, and pixels is almost a science...one which I don't really care to figure out, but is the EVO 3D's display going to be "retina" quality?
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I don't think so bud, as far as I know retina has 326 ppi which is better than samoled screens. Qhd I believe is not as good as retina but is right behind. Correct me if I'm wrong. I found this for you though.
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/274897-samoled-vs-slcd-vs-qhd-vs-retina-display.html
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Yea, I highly doubt it will look as nice as the iphone. The picture on that thing is unreal.. the phone is just tiny tho.
Dirk, how do you know the iphone5 will have a 4" screen? Is there info out on it already somewhere?
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I don't think so bud, as far as I know retina has 326 ppi which is better than samoled screens. Qhd I believe is not as good as retina but is right behind. Correct me if I'm wrong. I found this for you though.
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/274897-samoled-vs-slcd-vs-qhd-vs-retina-display.html
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Retina and qHD are mostly marketing-ploy terms.
The display hardware themselves are actually relatively the same, but it's the resolution they display at which Retina and qHD refer to. qHD is "Quarter HD" which means a quarter of HD resolution which is something like 1900x...something around 1400?
Retina, in short, just means the resolution as well. But I think it's a certain PPI factored in as well.
Oh wait, I found all of that on the same thread you posted. DERPPPP
Sorry, just click the link in Dirk's post.
gmap516 said:
Retina and qHD are mostly marketing-ploy terms.
The display hardware themselves are actually relatively the same, but it's the resolution they display at which Retina and qHD refer to. qHD is "Quarter HD" which means a quarter of HD resolution which is something like 1900x...something around 1400?
Retina, in short, just means the resolution as well. But I think it's a certain PPI factored in as well.
Oh wait, I found all of that on the same thread you posted. DERPPPP
Sorry, just click the link in Dirk's post.
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It(retina) definitely means something; iPhone 4's screen looks better than anything out there. Retina HD has the resolution of 480x320(iPhone 4 screen size). Obviously the evos resolution is greater than that so it wont look as good but I hear retina can only do 480x320 atm. Kinda seems like the greater the screen size is you have to sacrifice ppi/resolution. Its all still HD but not high Res like the iphone. I don't remember the exact specs but maybe someone who knows more about the displays can chime in for a sec
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I found one last vid boys that shows us the diff in the best 4 screen types out there. Cheers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-zJ-MPR0o&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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i honestly dislike the evo3d design. despite it being high end ill go with the nexus.
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i honestly dislike the evo3d design. despite it being high end ill go with the nexus.
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I have to agree 100% man. It looks very cheap plus I don't like the curves. I prefer the square look better on original evo. Maybe nexus for me also :-/
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dirkyd3rk said:
I have to agree 100% man. It looks very cheap plus I don't like the curves. I prefer the square look better on original evo. Maybe nexus for me also :-/
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I'm no so sure it has more curves really. I think it is just taller and slimmer, creating a more rectangle look as opposed to curves IMO.
The Nexus S does look much more sleek tho..
What will be the ppi on the Evo 3d? I know iphone 4 is 326 right
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Kind of hard comparing two types of displays that are so different. Usually with 3D you can get a much better picture from a lower quality source because you are looking at two screens at once.
Specs don't really mean much in this case so the only thing way to tell is to compare them side by side. And so far the reviews of it so far say the screen looks great.
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Kind of hard comparing two types of displays that are so different. Usually with 3D you can get a much better picture from a lower quality source because you are looking at two screens at once.
Specs don't really mean much in this case so the only thing way to tell is to compare them side by side. And so far the reviews of it so far say the screen looks great.
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My og evo display looks awesome...until i see an iphone 4. Then i realize what im missin...and it really does make me want it. Yes they say its awesome wich i dont doubt it is...but i need to compare it to just that.
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What will be the ppi on the Evo 3d? I know iphone 4 is 326 right
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This probably isnt right but...
sqrt(960^2+640^2)/3.5 = 329.6 ppi for the iphone 4.
sqrt(960^2+540^2)/4.3 = 256.1 ppi for EVO 3D.
qHD = 960x540 pixels
"retina display" = cheezy term made up by Apple to throw at people that don't know what resolution is. it is in fact 960x640 pixels. they throw retina in there because the thought is that there are so many pixels in such a small amount of space that the human eye, or retina, cannot distinguish individual pixels and thus curves actually look curved and not blocky.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_display_resolutions
the iPhone 4's display will still be more crisp because of this pixel density on a smaller screen. I just want to know what kind of display (hopefully it's SLCD) it has in it.
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It(retina) definitely means something; iPhone 4's screen looks better than anything out there. Retina HD has the resolution of 480x320(iPhone 4 screen size). Obviously the evos resolution is greater than that so it wont look as good but I hear retina can only do 480x320 atm. Kinda seems like the greater the screen size is you have to sacrifice ppi/resolution. Its all still HD but not high Res like the iphone. I don't remember the exact specs but maybe someone who knows more about the displays can chime in for a sec
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Retina display is most definitely a buzz/marketing word for ppi/pixel density. Also, the iPhone 4 "retina " display is actually 960x640 (exactly 4x the number of pixels of its predecessors) . This made it a perfect conversion for legacy iPhone apps to produce 4 pixels for each original pixel. This is the main reason the iPhone 4 has that much pixel density. It's just a side effect of wanting to make the conversion process for legacy apps easier. Remember ios apps didn't have to support multiple resolutions like android. So why not make it sound cool. So, if the iPhone 5 has a 4" screen, I would bet it would still use the same resolution as the iPhone 4 for the sake of app conversion. (Unless they multiply the pixels by 4 again) . This of course would bring down the ppi making it hard to argue that the iPhone 5 still has a retina display. Therefore I think it unlikely it will have a 4" screen. That and it would make Steve jobs have to admit he was wrong about 4" screen phones. Also another point is that the ipad2 didn't get an upgrade in resolution.
How us the ppi detail? Is 720p that good?
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It's amazing. There is some banding and I seem to have a stuck pixel though
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How us the ppi detail? Is 720p that good?
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Some slight banding in gradients, similar to SGS though not quite as bad. Personally I think the screen is GORGEOUS, and I would never be able to tell it was pentile without a magnifying glass, or comparing it side-by-side to a non-pentile display. The extra dpi makes up for it.
amazing !!! ( vivid colour, pop up, black is black )watched few tv shows 720p i downloaded last night and gonna watch some more tonight. love the big screen. ( never gonan go back to smaller than this one now)
Hi
I bouht from Ebay Motrola atrix 4G an it is nice but the screen is pixelated on the home screen games and it is cresp only in text
Is there any way to fix it? Mabe if I change Rom It will be better?
Please answer me back
please post a screenshot
I guess it's the pentile display.
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I guess it's the pentile display.
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Haha you would know about pixelation, PiX3LaDo
Hey; at least the RGBW PenTile arrangement on the Atrix renders black-on-white and white-on-black text readably. The only readable text on (at least lower DPI) RGBG pentile OLEDs is green
As the days goes on and i look at that smartphone that i want it, of course, i ask myself (for the start) if is an optical illusion or i see right and what is about i talk:
compared wiht LG Optimus G, the screen is same but resolution could not be really same, cause a little space down is eat by the capacitive buttons (see in picture of Engadget review, below, or here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/)
So, the ask is, Does the display on LG Nexus 4, really 4.7" and 1280x768 resolution if 15% of that space is capacitive buttons and dont show anything else ?
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As the days goes on and i look at that smartphone that i want it, of course, i ask myself (for the start) if is an optical illusion or i see right and what is about i talk:
compared wiht LG Optimus G, the screen is same but resolution could not be really same, cause a little space down is eat by the capacitive buttons (see in picture of Engadget review, below, or here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/)
So, the ask is, Does the display on LG Nexus 4, really 4.7" and 1280x768 resolution if 15% of that space is capacitive buttons and dont show anything else ?
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yes it is...
every review say that One x's display is slightly better than LG one...so i made this question to htc forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33605612#post33605612
HTC isn't a screen manufacturer,so where they took the best display on the merket?
I thought the new LG display was absolutly the best one... :crying:
beberobu said:
As the days goes on and i look at that smartphone that i want it, of course, i ask myself (for the start) if is an optical illusion or i see right and what is about i talk:
compared wiht LG Optimus G, the screen is same but resolution could not be really same, cause a little space down is eat by the capacitive buttons (see in picture of Engadget review, below, or here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/)
So, the ask is, Does the display on LG Nexus 4, really 4.7" and 1280x768 resolution if 15% of that space is capacitive buttons and dont show anything else ?
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The LG Nexus 4 do not have capacitive buttons. Neither do it take up 15% of the space.
Google posted the spec themselves, they would not lie about it, that would result in a class action lawsuit.
beberobu said:
As the days goes on and i look at that smartphone that i want it, of course, i ask myself (for the start) if is an optical illusion or i see right and what is about i talk:
compared wiht LG Optimus G, the screen is same but resolution could not be really same, cause a little space down is eat by the capacitive buttons (see in picture of Engadget review, below, or here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/)
So, the ask is, Does the display on LG Nexus 4, really 4.7" and 1280x768 resolution if 15% of that space is capacitive buttons and dont show anything else ?
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The important detail is that when watching full screen videos, the buttons auto-hide and you can use that screen space.
beberobu said:
As the days goes on and i look at that smartphone that i want it, of course, i ask myself (for the start) if is an optical illusion or i see right and what is about i talk:
compared wiht LG Optimus G, the screen is same but resolution could not be really same, cause a little space down is eat by the capacitive buttons (see in picture of Engadget review, below, or here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/)
So, the ask is, Does the display on LG Nexus 4, really 4.7" and 1280x768 resolution if 15% of that space is capacitive buttons and dont show anything else ?
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Technically, 1280x720 is usable, the rest is used on the software keys
Not true, you took the value off the wrong dimension.
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Not true, you took the value off the wrong dimension.
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Oh, so I did, derp
Maybe 1200x768 then
The buttons take up 96 pixels vertically on the Galaxy Nexus. Assuming the same size, that leaves 768x1184 "usable" resolution at 4.45 inches.
so the screen is not 16:9 anymore...but 15:9 -->1280x768 pixels
so if we play a 720p video in landscape,we will have a black bar up or down the video?
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so the screen is not 16:9 anymore...but 15:9 -->1280x768 pixels
so if we play a 720p video in landscape,we will have a black bar up or down the video?
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No. The bar will disappear when watching videos.
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No. The bar will disappear when watching videos.
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i am not talking about the bar with 3 keys...
When will a company make a phone with on screen keys that don't take up screen real estate.
When you factor in the software keys the screen is closer to 4.4 inches.
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When will a company make a phone with on screen keys that don't take up screen real estate.
When you factor in the software keys the screen is closer to 4.4 inches.
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How do you expect them to make ONSCREEN keys without taking SCREEN real estate
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How do you expect them to make ONSCREEN keys without taking SCREEN real estate
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Search for gnex fullscreen. There are several mods that let you hide soft navigation keys and replacce with gesture based navigation or something like the camera has in 4.2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKNgoLbml-4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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How do you expect them to make ONSCREEN keys without taking SCREEN real estate
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With the Nexus 4 I would say put the onscreen keys in the bezel area. (Where the hard keys would go) It would make it a 5 inch screen in theory but at all times you would have the full 4.7 of screen real estate to use.
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With the Nexus 4 I would say put the onscreen keys in the bezel area. (Where the hard keys would go) It would make it a 5 inch screen in theory but at all times you would have the full 4.7 of screen real estate to use.
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So you want a bigger phone, thus giving you more real estate? Easy solution: buy a Galaxy Note II.
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So you want a bigger phone, thus giving you more real estate? Easy solution: buy a Galaxy Note II.
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no... im pretty sure he said he wanted a screen with a thinner bezel on the bottom so that with the on screen buttons, it looks only just bottom heavy (in terms of black)
There seem to be a lot of confusion about the screen size of this device due to google including the on screen menu buttons to the advertised screen size. I have made a lot of research on this topic and contacted several testers and here is the deal... Similarly to the Galaxy Nexus, the 4.7" full screen mode (without on screen menu keys) only activates when watching videos. No other apps such as games, gallery or browser support it. The external dimensions of the phone are those of any other 4.7" phone, but the usable screen never exceeds 4.45" due to the on screen keys always present, except for videos. 16:9 videos, due to the aspect ratio of the N4, will have black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and won't be truly full screen either, but with a better 4.6" diagonal... Note that if you happen to shoot photos or videos at native screen ratio you will then have black bars on each side of your TV. A mod was made available for rooted Gnex to hide the on screen buttons and use them only when needed. Without it, the N4 is a big phone with a small screen compared to the competition.
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The buttons take up 96 pixels vertically on the Galaxy Nexus. Assuming the same size, that leaves 768x1184 "usable" resolution at 4.45 inches.
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That's perfect! I think a study showed that the ideal screen size for the average hand is 4.5" and that's pretty darn close and just right under it!
The left over screen size is perfectly fine and the fact that the soft keys auto hide make it much more convenient when doing things such as watching videos. The size of the screen makes me a happy camper!