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Re: Nexus 6

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Post by sytelus »

the_mitsuhiko wrote: post #104
IkmoIkmo wrote: post #85

Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)? I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it. I elaborated a bit on th…

> I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Absolutely.

"Noticing" is one thing and being proportionally useful is quite another. After 350dpi, the marginal utility of further increase has diminishing returns. Very likely apps you are using isn't even taking advantage of that resolution. Even if it does, you are very likely not going to notice the difference when lighting and your environment itself produces so much noise.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by gurkendoktor »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #410
untog wrote: post #299

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For me, slightly more pleasant text reading is not worth battery life. Reading text on 720p is absolutely fine.

What's the point in having more hours of battery life than your own number of waking hours? No one has ever adequately explained this to me.

Say I forget to charge my phone during 20% of the nights. A battery that lasts a single day will fail me very often compared to a two-day battery. Not to mention that unlike "dumb" phones, the iPhone won't turn itself on automatically to wake me up in the morning. Also, battery life is measured for "normal use". If you are draining your phone eg. by using it for directions in a friend's car without a charger, then it's suddenly more like 4 hours of battery life.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by gurkendoktor »

slacka wrote: post #567
lbruder wrote: post #268

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The main difference is graphics vs text. While bitmaps won't profit from a better resolution, text will. Sharper letters, no more blurring around the edges. It's a big difference in readability.

No, there NOT an appreciable difference in readability of Latin alphabet above 400 DPI, and 300 when a subpixel rendering technology is used. Unless they're doing careful side-by-side comparisons, test subjects need better than 20/20 vision to notice any major improvement over 300 DPI. The truth is battery life and game performance take a huge hit, so the manufactures can put a bigger number on their spec sheet. The…

> The consumer is the loser of this idiotic DPI race.

Not to mention the app developer, who suddenly has to get designers re-working all the artwork for their app catalog.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by gurkendoktor »

gregwebs wrote: post #38

> front-facing speakers Great! This is why I bought an HTC One M8 instead of a Nexus 5. Great for speakerphone or if you do watch a video on that high resolution display. It amazes me how the essentials get sacrificed really easily and that consumers often don't demand better when they are purchasing. I would buy a Mac, but I do have to demand a matte screen instead of just getting accustomed to glare.

The glare has been reduced a lot in recent Macs. I'm not sure if it's as good as the anti-glare screen you could order for some MacBook Pros in the past, though.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by sytelus »

jordanpg wrote: post #54

I see an important question looming on the 5-year horizon: how are people going to be carrying these large devices? Clearly carrying large phones in pockets is impossible for many, increasingly impractical for many more, and simply undesirable to the curious. Will handbags or hip bags become common for all? Will the average size of phones rebound and approach some smaller-screen equilibrium size near 5"? Everything d…

Lot of people with big phones carry them on upper shirt pocket. Another option is belt clip. Nokia did research on this here: http://research.nokia.com/sites/default/files/45590483.pdf

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by darklajid »

As ~always~ with Google sites my Accept-Language header [1] is ignored and I end up being redirected to a different, 'more suitable' site. But yeah, those people can talk about SPDY and HTTP/2 and new standards all day long I guess. I'm sure that makes sense..

1: en-US,en;q=0.5

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by din-9 »

ck2 wrote: post #563
fixedd wrote: post #187

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Yet, Android doesn't support SVG.

How does it support icon sizes - multiple resolutions stored in a single format?

You can provide resources in multiple sizes, and Android will also scale as needed

https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_suppor...

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by sytelus »

After long back and forth I ended up buying iPhone 6 over Nexus 5. So the news of Nexus 6 was exciting but it still seems bit behind on hardware front:

* No 128GB memory option. This is absolutely important for me and it seems Apple is the only one of few company who gets this. I started running out of 64 GB long time ago.

* No TouchID equivalent which is excellent and works flowlessly on iPhones.

* No slow-mo videos at 200+ frames per second.

* From hardware perspective N6 still stuck in 32-bit world. Plus it lacks motion processor that monitors my movements and fitness data all the time without draining batteries.

* 8MP camera is actually better than 12MP and gives better low light performance. Higher MP is actually deal breaking for me (if sensor size remains same).

* At 10mm thickness, that's actually going backwards from 7mm for iPhone 6. Every mm of thickness adds perception of "hugeness" dramatically.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by petersellers »

DCKing wrote: post #199
IkmoIkmo wrote: post #85

Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)? I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it. I elaborated a bit on th…

> Can anyone explain to me what the fetish is with pushing the same amount of pixels as a freaking 27 inch display (which, by the way, I've always considered gorgeous)? I mean, does anyone actually notice the difference? Because if that difference means I'm paying $100-200 extra for a better screen, a better graphics chip etc, and it means my battery life is reduced, I really just don't get it. There are several reas…

>3. Because people can still see the difference. People still claim Apple made the end-all solution when with the retina displays "you couldn't see the pixels". As it turns out, not being able to make out individual pixels does not mean higher PPI stops adding value. Returns are diminishing, sure, but I sure as hell prefer my text rendered on 500ppi devices compared to 300ppi devices.

I agree with you if the comparison is between 500ppi and 300ppi, but anything higher than 400ppi seems like a waste. I could easily distinguish pixels at 300ppi if I looked close enough, but I cannot distinguish individual pixels on an iPhone 6+ screen no matter how hard I try.

Re: Nexus 6

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Post by Thimothy »

sytelus wrote: post #591
bane wrote: post #553

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Funny enough, when I'm in Korea, normal people there have phones that dwarf the Notes of the world (like 7") and being fashion conscious wear fitted trousers yet somehow have managed to figure out how to get along in their day, a seemingly impossible conundrum for the audience here.

How do they carry these bricks? There is a research paper [1] that says 60% of men prefers to carry phone in their pocket and 13% with belt clip. This was old however and may be it's changed now? [1] http://research.nokia.com/sites/default/files/45590483.pdf

Easy to explain: Users don't really know what they want. Nobody likes the idea of changing their ways before finding a good reason to do so.

Every male that I know that has a Note-sized smartphone said, before having one in their hands, that those things where too big for them. Now, none of them would go back to small screens.

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