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For most people, Retina is synonymous with High-PPI, like Kleenex for tissue or Coke for cola. Retina is easier to say & understand. High-PPI is lost in a sea o
by radley 14y ago
For most people, Retina is synonymous with High-PPI, like Kleenex for tissue or Coke for cola. Retina is easier to say & understand. High-PPI is lost in a sea of resolution jargon.
- Groxx 14y agoNot that "High-PPI" is all that useful of a term either, any more than "Ultra High Frequency" or "Very High Frequency" or "Super High Frequency".
- hayksaakian 14y agoHigh PPI is the literal description of the phenomena referred to by the OP. Its not a buzzword or a trademark, its a technical specification.
- Groxx 14y ago326 PPI is a technical specification. "High PPI" is a buzzword used to sell things - our current use of it will be invalid in a few years. edit: deleted first sentence, was more off-topic than useful.
- hayksaakian 14y agogiven that apple's retina and android's xhdpi spec fall into the same number's it's still fair to use the phrase 'high dpi'
- esolyt 14y agoI don't think we need terms like "retina" or "high PPI" at all. Consumers can decide which PPI is good enough for themselves. Sharp is now producing 5-inch 1920x1080 443 PPI displays. Obviously this is much higher than anything we have ever seen, so it is not a "retina display". What should we call it? Instead of "cornea display" or "very high PPI", I prefer the term "443 PPI".