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QVGA (320x480) is a different aspect ratio than most Android phones which are 480x800 or 480x854. The size makes it look bad, but the aspect ratio makes designi
by caller9 15y ago
QVGA (320x480) is a different aspect ratio than most Android phones which are 480x800 or 480x854. The size makes it look bad, but the aspect ratio makes designing a layout that looks good on all handsets really hard. Guess which one will get left out.
- angusgr 15y agoWhen the choice is between "no smartphone" and "smartphone with suboptimal/clumsy layout", guess which one gets picked? Not to mention that screen res and "looks good" is a specs geek problem not a real problem, anyhow. It somehow isn't stopping people (in Kenya, where I am in Australia, presumably all round the world at all economic levels) from finding these phones useful.
- Maxious 15y agoHave one in Australia, the aspect ratio is more of a problem for Market manifests blocking downloads than actual usage - once you get an .apk, most apps scale such that they are still usable.