New iPhones

[ste]

The thing about the iPhone XR is that it's got a really poor screen resolution for a high end phone. Just 326 dpi, which is lower than just about any other high end phone on the market.

How does that compare to eg an iPhone 7? Asking for a friend.

[Richard]

The thing about the iPhone XR is that it's got a really poor screen resolution for a high end phone. Just 326 dpi, which is lower than just about any other high end phone on the market.

How does that compare to eg an iPhone 7? Asking for a friend.

Same

[Simon]

The thing about the iPhone XR is that it's got a really poor screen resolution for a high end phone. Just 326 dpi, which is lower than just about any other high end phone on the market.

How does that compare to eg an iPhone 7? Asking for a friend.

Same

Yes, it's the same DPI. Lower res because it's a smaller screen. The thing is that IMO that's now reasonable because the '7' is now a £450 phone, not a £750 one....

[ste]

Right, but I never look at my 7 and get concerned that the screen is fuzzy. Hmm.

[NotoriousREV]

I like how the XR camera is capable of recording 4K video at 60fps but the screen can't even display 1080p...

[integrale_evo]

Yeah because it's really unusual for digital cameras to take photos or videos at higher resolution than their screens can display

[ste]

Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.

[tim]

Question for current X'ers - how do you do what the home button does now on these phones?

[dan]

Question for current X'ers - how do you do what the home button does now on these phones?

swipe up from the bottom.

In no time at all you get used to it and suddenly phones with buttons seem archaic.

[NotoriousREV]

Yeah because it's really unusual for digital cameras to take photos or videos at higher resolution than their screens can display

Yeah, but most cameras aren't also devices that you consume content on, are they?

[Rich B]

There’s no disadvantage to video being higher res than the screens, it just means you can zoom in and/or crop it and it still look good.

[tim]

Question for current X'ers - how do you do what the home button does now on these phones?

swipe up from the bottom.

In no time at all you get used to it and suddenly phones with buttons seem archaic.

Right, cheers. I'm sure it does, like anything if you're sufficiently open to change. I really like the idea of the same size phone as my 8 Plus but with a bigger screen. It looks like Mous are already doing their excellent c/f cases for them too.

[Rich B]

Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.

which GoPro have you got?

[Mito Man]

Hang on a fucking minute, wasn’t the whole point of the Retina display that the dpi was such that the human eye couldn’t make out the individual pixels when held at a normal viewing distance - hence - any dpi more than that is to all effects and purposes negligible to the human eye?

[ste]

Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.

which GoPro have you got?

I actually can't remember what it's called. Hero 4 Black or something? However, it doesn't actually have a screen you can view video on, which was kind of my point.

[Richard]

Hang on a fucking minute, wasn’t the whole point of the Retina display that the dpi was such that the human eye couldn’t make out the individual pixels when held at a normal viewing distance - hence - any dpi more than that is to all effects and purposes negligible to the human eye?

Yep

It was bollocks then, and bollocks now

[Richard]

Question for current X'ers - how do you do what the home button does now on these phones?

swipe up from the bottom.

In no time at all you get used to it and suddenly phones with buttons seem archaic.

It really seems pointless to loose all that screen space, for a home button

The home bar thing and the gestures are incredibly well thought out and natural feeling

[Jobbo]

Hang on a fucking minute, wasn’t the whole point of the Retina display that the dpi was such that the human eye couldn’t make out the individual pixels when held at a normal viewing distance - hence - any dpi more than that is to all effects and purposes negligible to the human eye?

Yep

It was bollocks then, and bollocks now

Not really. I find my eyes can't focus on the screen of an iPhone 7 when it's close enough to be able to discern individual pixels.

Can someone bring out an 8-bit phone? Marketable to hipsters and old people alike!

[Richard]

We used to sell these E-Ink Motorola’s you might be interested in...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Fone

[Rich B]

Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.

which GoPro have you got?

I actually can't remember what it's called. Hero 4 Black or something? However, it doesn't actually have a screen you can view video on, which was kind of my point.

is this like the “i don’t have a tv” argument?