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Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:45 am
by ste
Simon wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:24 pm
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.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:21 am
by Richard
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:45 am
Simon wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:24 pm
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
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:53 am
by Simon
Richard wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:21 am
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:45 am
Simon wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 5:24 pm
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....
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:02 am
by ste
Right, but I never look at my 7 and get concerned that the screen is fuzzy. Hmm.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:33 am
by NotoriousREV
I like how the XR camera is capable of recording 4K video at 60fps but the screen can't even display 1080p...
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:21 pm
by integrale_evo
Yeah because it's really unusual for digital cameras to take photos or videos at higher resolution than their screens can display
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:27 pm
by ste
Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:38 pm
by tim
Question for current X'ers - how do you do what the home button does now on these phones?
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:43 pm
by dan
tim wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:38 pm
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.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:59 pm
by NotoriousREV
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:21 pm
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?
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:03 pm
by 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.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:25 pm
by tim
dan wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:43 pm
tim wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:38 pm
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.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:25 pm
by Rich B
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:27 pm
Dunno, my GoPro has a full 4k screen on it.
which GoPro have you got?
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:34 pm
by 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?
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:11 pm
by ste
Rich B wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:25 pm
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:27 pm
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.
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:54 pm
by Richard
Mito Man wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:34 pm
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
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:55 pm
by Richard
dan wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:43 pm
tim wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:38 pm
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
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:06 pm
by Jobbo
Richard wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:54 pm
Mito Man wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:34 pm
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!
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:14 pm
by Richard
We used to sell these E-Ink Motorola’s you might be interested in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Fone
Re: New iPhones
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:48 pm
by Rich B
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:11 pm
Rich B wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:25 pm
ste wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:27 pm
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?