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>We also believe the race for ever higher resolution has become a distraction. Beyond 300ppi you’re adding overhead rather than improving display clarity. This
by fdm 13y ago
>We also believe the race for ever higher resolution has become a distraction. Beyond 300ppi you’re adding overhead rather than improving display clarity.
This isn't completely true, higher PPI improves readability (and looks) of the text that's written using more complex characters like Chinese Hanzi or Japanese Kanji even beyond that line at smaller distances. Here's an image that illustrates this:
http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2011/1-toshibabites.jpg http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2011/1-toshibab...
Not to mention it's useful for displaying 1080p without losing information.
- lbenes 13y agoI don't read Chinese on my phone, but I do care about gaming and battery life. In both those cases, an equivalent 720p phone will outperform a 1080p phone. Shuttleworth is making the right trade-off in this case.