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[Scrub175]

C'mon, now. I've never even owned an Apple product. I've always been Windows and Android. I'm not one of those people. I'm just speculating if the screen upgrade is worth the battery life downgrade.

So why are you posting in an apple forum. You have every right to but I'm sure you could find something better to do...

 

[Stropaganda]

So why are you posting in an apple forum. You have every right to but I'm sure you could find something better to do...

It's fun to debate. Also, I'm posting this at a GA Tech game.

 

[ChrisTX]

I'd wager you wouldn't be so alarmed if the iPhone 5 had a 1080p resolution on it rather than an Android phone having it.

The real question though, is would a 1080P screen on ANY phone be noticeably better? The retina display was noticeably better than the previous iPhone screen because the pixels were doubled. However, at what point does the super high resolution become less noticeable on such a small screen?

 

[onthecouchagain]

Regarding next generation Android devices...

I think it's time to admit that a device need not be plastic to survive drops.

The iPhone 5 passes drop tests with flying colors and it's still able to use premium feeling, high quality materials.

It's time Android manufacturers up their game with design aesthetics and build material, because it seems to be a major point of contention for a lot of people. HTC has the right idea with the One X...

 

[Stropaganda]

Regarding next generation Android devices...

I think it's time to admit that a device need not be plastic to survive drops.

The iPhone 5 passes drop tests with flying colors and it's still able to use premium feeling, high quality materials.

It's time Android manufacturers up their game with design aesthetics and build material, because it seems to be a major point of contention for a lot of people. HTC has the right idea with the One X...

Seconded. HTC and Sony are doing great.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Would the current crop of mobile processors/GPUs handle 1080p screens? I'd think performance could be an issue pushing that many pixels. One criticism of the retina MBP is just that, the retina display is making such demands of the GPU that it struggles to keep up in some instances.

I think this is a driver problem on the desktop/laptop platform (R-MBP). Certainly not a GPU problem. On the mobile platforms (smartphones, media players) the bus width limits the maximum transfer speed/pixel fillrate.

The retina display in the R-MBP needs a maximum pixel fillrate of ≈ 311 MegaPixel/s (MP/s) or ≈ 1.2 GByte/s.

2880 Pixel * 1800 Pixel = 5.184.000 Pixel
5.184.000 Pixel * 4 Byte/Pixel = 20.736.000 Byte
20.736.000 Byte * 60 Hz = 1.244.160.000 Byte/s ≈ 1.2 GByte/s

(60 Hz is the standard refresh rate in the Mac OS X Quartz/OpenGL APIs)

The minimum pixel fillrate of the 650M is 11.8 GigaPixel/s (GP/s) or
11.800.000.000 Pixel * 4 Byte = 47.2 GByte/s.

So the question is, why the driver does not even use 10 percent (47.2 GByte/s / 10) of the available pixel fillrate!?

 

[onthecouchagain]

Seconded. HTC and Sony are doing great.

I actually think Sony makes some ugly handsets. Not too thrilled by the looks of their latest mobile offerings.

And while I think the HTC one x has the right idea, I still think it's rather ugly (I know I'm in the minority here) and absolutely a horror to hold and handle. The ergonomics of the device are clunky and cumbersome to use, especially the idiotically placed power/sleep button.

I love Samsung's ultra clean looking front of the Galaxy Nexus. I'm hoping if they design the next Nexus, it'll be similar, but use more premium build materials and design. I think the Samsung ATIV might get us there:

 

[adildacoolset]

I actually think Sony makes some ugly handsets. Not too thrilled by the looks of their latest mobile offerings.

And while I think the HTC one x has the right idea, I still think it's rather ugly (I know I'm in the minority here) and absolutely a horror to hold and handle. The ergonomics of the device are clunky and cumbersome to use, especially the idiotically placed power/sleep button.

I love Samsung's ultra clean looking front of the Galaxy Nexus. I'm hoping if they design the next Nexus, it'll be similar, but use more premium build materials and design. I think the Samsung ATIV might get us there: Image

I still think that that phone looks ugly IMO, especially with that rear speaker grille. They took a plastic phone and made it metal. And that phone doesn't look good

 

[mcman77]

Sony might be getting into the phablet world.

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_c660x_yuga_1080p_display_leaks_in_a_benchmark_score_-news-4944.php

and here are some rumors about the xperia nexus (xperia x?)

http://www.gsmarena.com/photos_of_s...the_lg_nexus_4_have_competition-news-4948.php

 

[THE JUICEMAN]

Sony might be getting into the phablet world.

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_c660x_yuga_1080p_display_leaks_in_a_benchmark_score_-news-4944.php

and here are some rumors about the xperia nexus (xperia x?)

http://www.gsmarena.com/photos_of_s...the_lg_nexus_4_have_competition-news-4948.php

Image

Image

Unfortunately, this was said to be fake already by photoshop experts.

 

[zbarvian]

As far as I can tell there's no tangible benefits to having a 1080p screen. It's going to require a larger battery and GPU, which will add thickness and weight to the device, as well as be incredibly expensive to manufacture. All for a display that will look marginally better than our current displays. I'll reserve final judgment until I see the devices and use them, but I'm skeptical.

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I actually think Sony makes some ugly handsets. Not too thrilled by the looks of their latest mobile offerings.

And while I think the HTC one x has the right idea, I still think it's rather ugly (I know I'm in the minority here) and absolutely a horror to hold and handle. The ergonomics of the device are clunky and cumbersome to use, especially the idiotically placed power/sleep button.

I love Samsung's ultra clean looking front of the Galaxy Nexus. I'm hoping if they design the next Nexus, it'll be similar, but use more premium build materials and design. I think the Samsung ATIV might get us there: Image

The ATIV is plastic. It's a joke, Samsung refuses to make anything that uses nice materials. They can't even use solid plastic, it's all these flimsy covers.