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You use your phone at arms length? I am usually holding mine at like 6 inches to 1 foot from my face. I could very much tell the difference between the 318 ppi

You use your phone at arms length? I am usually holding mine at like 6 inches to 1 foot from my face. I could very much tell the difference between the 318 ppi of the nexus 4 vs the 445 ppi of the nexus 5 with my usage patterns. I am skeptical that I would notice further improvements though.

StavrosK 12y ago
Huh. Yeah, I usually have it about two feet away. Not arm outstretched, like my dad, but only slightly bent.
- IkmoIkmo 12y ago
  > Not arm outstretched, like my dad LOL, didn't know my brother was on hackernews, too. What's up man!
dingaling 12y ago
> I am usually holding mine at like 6 inches to 1 foot from my face Question: how do you type / swype with your device so close? I've just tried and my focus kept shifting from the back of my typing hand to the screen and back, very tiring.
- genericuser 12y ago
  I scroll/swipe left or right with my thumb, most of my use is reading comics or watching videos, video being where the resolution most matters doesn't really require much interaction at all. As far as typing I hardly look at the screen then and ppi don't really matter then. If I am just checking my notifications it barely comes out of my pocket. But when we are in a discussion of ppi being useful, I assume we are talking about the uses where you are actually looking at the screen. Edit: Just realized that when I type longer messages or emails I tend to hold it 2 handed landscape and hold it pretty close(around 1 foot away) and tap it out with my thumbs because I find it more accurate. So I guess that is how one would type with it that close.
r00fus 12y ago
6 inches is extremely close - even uncomfortable for me with a 3.5" iPhone 4S. Are you sure your distance is accurate? Perhaps screen brightness also impacts this - do you run f.lux?
- genericuser 12y ago
  I do not run flux, 6 inches seems accurate as if i stick out my thumbs they touch my glasses. Basically when I watch a video I want the screen to take up my entire field of view.

StavrosK 12y ago

Huh. Yeah, I usually have it about two feet away. Not arm outstretched, like my dad, but only slightly bent.

IkmoIkmo 12y ago
> Not arm outstretched, like my dad LOL, didn't know my brother was on hackernews, too. What's up man!

dingaling 12y ago

> I am usually holding mine at like 6 inches to 1 foot from my face Question: how do you type / swype with your device so close? I've just tried and my focus kept shifting from the back of my typing hand to the screen and back, very tiring.

genericuser 12y ago
I scroll/swipe left or right with my thumb, most of my use is reading comics or watching videos, video being where the resolution most matters doesn't really require much interaction at all. As far as typing I hardly look at the screen then and ppi don't really matter then. If I am just checking my notifications it barely comes out of my pocket. But when we are in a discussion of ppi being useful, I assume we are talking about the uses where you are actually looking at the screen. Edit: Just realized that when I type longer messages or emails I tend to hold it 2 handed landscape and hold it pretty close(around 1 foot away) and tap it out with my thumbs because I find it more accurate. So I guess that is how one would type with it that close.

r00fus 12y ago

6 inches is extremely close - even uncomfortable for me with a 3.5" iPhone 4S. Are you sure your distance is accurate? Perhaps screen brightness also impacts this - do you run f.lux?

genericuser 12y ago
I do not run flux, 6 inches seems accurate as if i stick out my thumbs they touch my glasses. Basically when I watch a video I want the screen to take up my entire field of view.