I was thinking, if this tablet has such a high resolution that stresses the gpu so much, is there anyway to manually lower it? Like, you know, on a computer?
lvnatic said:
I was thinking, if this tablet has such a high resolution that stresses the gpu so much, is there anyway to manually lower it? Like, you know, on a computer?
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Try changing the DPI there's a few apps on the market that'll do it for free
Changing DPI won't change the resolution, only the size of elements shown on the screen.
Smartphone screens doesn't have the ability to change resolution as far as I know.
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Hi folks hope you all do well.Actualy i want to know whether if we change external display size 1080x1920 which is full hd display to as a 720p in an resolution as 720x1920 will there be any change? including battery improvements? First of all is it possible.to do the way as we change dpi which is 480 to 320 .! Im using xperia z stock 4.4.4 exitenZ rom.please do suggest and help me.Thank you in advance.
kumar8904 said:
Hi folks hope you all do well.Actualy i want to know whether if we change external display size 1080x1920 which is full hd display to as a 720p in an resolution as 720x1920 will there be any change? including battery improvements? First of all is it possible.to do the way as we change dpi which is 480 to 320 .! Im using xperia z stock 4.4.4 exitenZ rom.please do suggest and help me.Thank you in advance.
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Pls do not post this type of questions / requests in General Forum. Wrong section. U can use Q & A section for that.. Next time pls follow that.. Have a nice day..
Try advice 1 from this thread! Worked well for me but i did not see a noticeable effect in regard of batterylife or overall-performance.
kumar8904 said:
Hi folks hope you all do well.Actualy i want to know whether if we change external display size 1080x1920 which is full hd display to as a 720p in an resolution as 720x1920 will there be any change? including battery improvements? First of all is it possible.to do the way as we change dpi which is 480 to 320 .! Im using xperia z stock 4.4.4 exitenZ rom.please do suggest and help me.Thank you in advance.
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First of all, you shouldn't just change to an arbitrary resolution like that. You need it to scale by an integer number - 720p to 1080p means a scale of 1.5x, which will result in a bad quality image. Consider going to 540p instead - this means it'll be stretched horizontally 2x, and artifacts will be less visible. I'm unsure about battery improvements - upscaling will take place regardless so it may not be worth it because no proper testing has taken place. I'd instead consider using greenify, running an AOSP ROM without gapps (google play services are a huge battery drain) and other solutions to improve your battery.
kumar8904 said:
Hi folks hope you all do well.Actualy i want to know whether if we change external display size 1080x1920 which is full hd display to as a 720p in an resolution as 720x1920 will there be any change? including battery improvements? First of all is it possible.to do the way as we change dpi which is 480 to 320 .! Im using xperia z stock 4.4.4 exitenZ rom.please do suggest and help me.Thank you in advance.
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Yeah and get ur battery replaced, in only six moths a battery will lose its power and you will be surprised of what a freshly, good performing , new battery can do some endurance voodoo to ur phone
iDroid8 said:
First of all, you shouldn't just change to an arbitrary resolution like that. You need it to scale by an integer number - 720p to 1080p means a scale of 1.5x, which will result in a bad quality image. Consider going to 540p instead - this means it'll be stretched horizontally 2x, and artifacts will be less visible. I'm unsure about battery improvements - upscaling will take place regardless so it may not be worth it because no proper testing has taken place. I'd instead consider using greenify, running an AOSP ROM without gapps (google play services are a huge battery drain) and other solutions to improve your battery.
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I'm looking for the best LCD density for Z1 cause I think 480 it's too high and I would like to hear your thoughts about it.
Which is the best for you and why?
360
Try it by yourself
If you feel it's too little, you can increase it a bit xD
For me its 440 or 441 - 460. Nav bar is not too big or too small. Apps are just the right size.
The main issue I've found is the dialer not fit properly on any kind of density beside 480. I found 441 really balanced.
408 best
440 is ideal.
albertobom said:
The main issue I've found is the dialer not fit properly on any kind of density beside 480. I found 441 really balanced.
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It's easy
Install Xposed Framework, install App Settings module, set the DPI for Phone.apk (com.android.phone) 480
Reboot and your problem is gone
xD
I can't find it, I heard it is possible since Android 7.0. So, is the option present in Axon 7?
I'm on A2017G (B01 Nougat 7.0) and it's possible, the setting is under Display
apocalypse_bg said:
I'm on A2017G (B01 Nougat 7.0) and it's possible, the setting is under Display
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That's only changing the font size, not the actual resolution
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There is no way to change the resolution only the display scale, and that's what this setting does
You can make it even smaller (or bigger) by setting a custom display scaling. Enable developer options -> then find a setting called smallest width. Then your custom value in it. For example I use 500. bigger values will make the screen show more content(make everything smaller)
Nik2424 said:
You can make it even smaller (or bigger) by setting a custom display scaling. Enable developer options -> then find a setting called smallest width. Then your custom value in it. For example I use 500. bigger values will make the screen show more content(make everything smaller)
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Do You mean rooting the phone?
BurakSefaSenturk said:
Do You mean rooting the phone?
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no need for root. go in About phone, then tap build number 7 times. It'll enable developer options. This will appear in the advanced settings. then do as I said in previous post.
In terminal emulator:
Code:
wm size widthxheight
So it you wanted to change the resolution to 1080p:
Code:
wm size 1080x1920
Nik2424 said:
no need for root. go in About phone, then tap build number 7 times. It'll enable developer options. This will appear in the advanced settings. then do as I said in previous post.
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Yeah, but for what I know, Android 7.0 supports changing resolution, am I correct? What about 1080p, or 720p, what should I type into ,,width: section?
BurakSefaSenturk said:
Yeah, but for what I know, Android 7.0 supports changing resolution, am I correct? What about 1080p, or 720p, what should I type into ,,width: section?
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zte took that option out sorry, try to use the adb shell/terminal commands posted above.
What ammount should I type to achieve 1080p or 720p?
BurakSefaSenturk said:
What ammount should I type to achieve 1080p or 720p?
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1080p: wm size 1080x1920
720p: wm size 720x1280
May I ask what the benefit is for lowering the resolution?
On some Samsung phones you can change the resolution.
The benefit for the battery is nearly 0%
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Nik2424 said:
zte took that option out sorry, try to use the adb shell/terminal commands posted above.
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But there is no way to type ,,x" into the smallest wide. By default, it is 360 dp
BurakSefaSenturk said:
But there is no way to type ,,x" into the smallest wide. By default, it is 360 dp
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go to Settings > Advanced > Developer Options and change the smallest width from 360 to the value you need.
410 to 430 good for me... i think 550dp will change it to tablet mode.
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troy5890 said:
That's only changing the font size, not the actual resolution
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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if you change the resolution (using build.prop) the stock apps won't scale good.. eg. Stock Dailer incall UI. ..
if you don't care abt stock appps.. root and change the build.prop thats the best option.
Try messing with the DPI. You can find some apps on the market that edit this value for you
can reducing resolution improve 3D gaming performance? like more fps. for example always get more than 30 fps which was not possible with high resolution.
vahid-749 said:
can reducing resolution improve 3D gaming performance? like more fps. for example always get more than 30 fps which was not possible with high resolution.
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if you're not getting more than 30fps on games I'd recommend you to check the settings. turn VSync off, and if that still doesn't help just lower some setting.
You can get more FPS by reducing the resolution but it's a headache, a bunch of stuff breaks until you restore to stock resolution and restart the phone.
Newer games have a resolution slider
vahid-749 said:
can reducing resolution improve 3D gaming performance? like more fps. for example always get more than 30 fps which was not possible with high resolution.
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Yes of course. If you lower the resolution (NOT DPI) the games will render at that lowered resolution, giving a performance boost. After change of resolution you should change the DPI as well so the icon, menu and app sizes arent too big or too small
GodOfPsychos said:
Yes of course. If you lower the resolution (NOT DPI) the games will render at that lowered resolution, giving a performance boost. After change of resolution you should change the DPI as well so the icon, menu and app sizes arent too big or too small
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Still I don't recommend it at all. Capacitive keys break. Keyboards may get all messed up. and the performance boost is rather negligible
If you're gonna try, get ready to use mipop a bunch...
What is the native dpi of the S5 screen (which may not be the default dpi)? I see 432 and 480 mentioned on the internet, but am unsure which is the actual native dpi that matches the screen size and resolution.
480 according to these topics: https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxys5/comments/4ubopf/what_is_the_default_dpi_of_the_s5/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/guide-change-dpi-s5-t2854750
that's why i hate stock roms of s5 when u change the dpi the camera and dialer size becomes unfit to the screen
I'm using samyux it has a fine dpi small but not smaller...
Its 480. I'm running mine at 380.
godkingofcanada said:
Its 480. I'm running mine at 380.
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Why would you want to run it lower? Does it save battery life or something?
Elfere said:
Why would you want to run it lower? Does it save battery life or something?
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Fit more onto the screen