For years we’ve been able to get a rough idea of how big a smartphone was by looking at the screen size. The original iPhone had a 3.5 inch display. The HTC Evo 4G seemed enormous when it first launched, thanks to its 4.3 inch display. These days there are phones with screens as big […]
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JDI unveils 651 ppi display for virtual reality applications
The Google Pixel XL smartphone has a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display with 534 pixels per inch (ppi). When you’re holding it in your hands, it’s tough to see where one pixel ends and the next begins. But stick it into a Daydream View VR headset and the lenses change the focal distance […]
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Fourth Dimension packs 2048 x 1536 display onto a 1 inch screen
The new iPad is getting a lot of attention for its high resolution, 9.7 inch 2048 x 1536 pixel display. In fact, the pixels are packed so tightly that you can’t really see them while holding the tablet about 15 inches from your face. But Fourth Dimension Displays has gone a few steps further. The […]
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Samsung introduces a 2560 x 1600 pixel 10 inch display
Samsung will demonstrate a 10.1 inch display with an incredibly high screen resolution at the SID Display Week event next week. Most 10 inch netbooks and tablets on the market today have display resolutions of 1280 x 800 pixels, 1366 x 768 pixels, or 1024 x 600 pixels. Samsung’s new display blows them all away […]
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Samsung wants to bring higher resolution displays to tablets
Smartphones and tablet screens are getting sharper and sharper. A number of 9 and10 inch tablets have 1280 x 800 pixel displays, while 960 x 640 pixel screens are becoming the new QVGA. But this might just be the tip of the iceberg. Engadget reports that Samsung envisions a future where tablets with 7 inch […]
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A flood of 1366 x 768 pixel netbooks could be on the way
Taiwanese PC makers tell HKEPC that Intel is loosening some of its hardware restrictions for netbooks running low cost Windows XP licenses. According to the report, Intel had insisted that Atom N270 and N280 powered netbooks stick with 10 inch or smaller displays with 1024 x 600 pixel or lower resolutions. Of course, there have […]
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 high-res display now available
Dell has added an option to the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 order page order page for a higher resolution 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. This makes the Inspiron Mini 10 the first netbook to be available with a 10 inch screen resolution higher than 1024 x 600, although the HP Mini 2140 high […]
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HP starts sneaking lower res displays into Mini-Notes
It appears that HP has been quietly releasing netbooks with 1024 x 600 pixel displays. That wouldn’t be so surprising (that’s the resolution pretty much everybody uses) if it weren’t for the fact that most HP Mini-Notes have higher resolution 1280 x 768 pixel screens. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that the high […]