Not exact matches
That
would make for a screen about half the size of the current iPad, which
has a
diagonal measurement of 9.7 inches.
The new one measures 7.5 by 4.8 by 0.3 inches, yet the screen
has the same six - inch
diagonal measurements as always.
The two might share the same
diagonal measurement, but in terms of area, the S8's screen
would be smaller.
So yes, at 85.12 cm ², the Galaxy S8
has a significantly smaller display area than a 16:9 phone with the same
diagonal screen
measurement (which
would be 92.16 cm ²).
If every rectangle
has the same aspect ratio — the relationship between its height and width — then knowing its
diagonal measurement gives us a rough way to compare or at least rank those rectangles by size.
According to Kopin, it
has supplied its own Lightning 720p OLED microdisplay modules, which
have a
diagonal measurement of 0.49 - inches and a 1280 x 720 resolution.
However, like its little brother the G6, the V30 uses a taller 18:9 aspect ratio, which (because geometry)
has a smaller screen area than a 16:9 phone with the same
diagonal measurement.
With that in mind how much
would the longer side need to increase so the that
diagonal measurement was 4 inches.
Moto X is smaller than the Nexus 4 — another of my favorite phones of the past year or so — despite the displays
having the same
diagonal measurement.
That's what is responsible for the increase in the
diagonal measurement, but you don't get the full screen area that you
would if this was a 16:9 phone as it hasn't grown in width.