The phrase
"individual pixels" refers to the small dots that make up an image on a screen. Each pixel is a tiny, separate dot that combines with other pixels to create a complete picture or design.
Full definition
So a standard resolution size, 1920 × 1080, actually includes over two million
individual pixels in the display.
When I stepped to the side or looked closer, I could see the rainbow
of individual pixels making up each print.
Granted, this means you'll be able to
discern individual pixels if you look very close, but that shouldn't be an everyday scenario.
Its Retina display (so named because the company claims that consumers can't
distinguish individual pixels) emphasizes clarity and pixels per inch.
The camera uses the distance
between individual pixels on the sensor to determine depth, then defines the foreground and background in software and applies a background blur in the final photo.
The 6 - inch display comes sports Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution which is high enough that you won't notice
individual pixels with the naked eye.
One, it makes it better for battery life with the always - on display, seeing how AMOLED panels light
up individual pixels instead of the entire display.
That
means individual pixels can be turned on and off, which in turn creates better contrast and ultimately better dynamic range.
OLED displays are largely to thank for the rise of the foldable concept phone, because they're made up
of individual pixels.
If you go hunting for them, you can still
discern individual pixels, but it looks less like staring through a screen door than through a fine mesh.
In a passive matrix, a complex grid system is used to
control individual pixels, where integrated circuits control a charge sent down each column or row.
The display works okay with Google Daydream, but it's less than ideal given the fact that you can see
individual pixels at 1080p.
A type of display panel pioneered by Samsung
where individual pixels emit their own light, removing the need for the backlight required in traditional LCD panels.
Then it uses a process called subpixel anti-aliasing to tune
individual pixels for smooth, distortion - free edges.
And given that the second sensor has more pixels than the main one, with
smaller individual pixels to capture light against an f / 1.7 lens, I'm not sure it was the right decision.
Another facility nearby houses technology that handles so - called LED transfers: the process of placing
individual pixels into a MicroLED screen.
This means you're less likely to notice
individual pixels when using the Galaxy S9, which really enhances the appearance of videos, games and text in apps and websites.
It's worth pointing out, however, that the S7's AMOLED 1440 x 2560 pixel display, allows the phone to light up
individual pixels as needed, which means it doesn't use as much battery power as it would if the screen was always completely illuminated.
There is another facility nearby, that houses technology that handles the LED transfers, which is nothing but the process of
placing individual pixels into a MicroLED screen.
It's still more than 260 pixels per inch on display, meaning everything looks sharp at arm's length, but you will see
individual pixels if you hold it close to your face.
Apple's own marketing states that it «uses subpixel anti-aliasing to
tune individual pixels for smooth, distortion - free edges.»
Since the Pixel 2 has an OLED screen, it can
turn individual pixels completely off, allowing for true black backgrounds that waste no power.
By default, the background on the phone is black which comes out completely dark on an AMOLED screen, because the screen technology can
illuminate individual pixels for precision blacks sat next to bright whites.
There's a slight granularity to the image that
makes individual pixels more visible than they should be, which is surprising when the resolution of this tablet is at the top end of what's currently available for under a # 1000.
Unlike conventional liquid crystals where electrical connections on the plates create the fields required to
switch individual pixels from light to dark, optically rewritable LCDs coat the plates with special molecules that realign in the presence of polarized light and switch the pixels.
The end result is the familiar sort of screen seen on a Kindle or Kobo reader, with almost black - on - white text and up to sixteen shades of grey, which is created by
sub-addressing individual pixels.
Like the latest Paperwhite, the 6 - inch display here is an E Ink Carta model at 300ppi (or 1,080 x 1,430), making
individual pixels basically indistinguishable.
It's still possible to pick out
individual pixels despite the QHD resolution, but that's not unusual on tablets of this size and doesn't impact the visual spectacle.
An AMOLED panel traditionally has deeper blacks and more saturation than other display panels, but it is also better on battery life since it lights up
individual pixels instead of the full display.
Colour saturation, brightness and dynamic range are every bit as impressive as a Retina panel, and though the Studio's pixel density is marginally lower, you'll need to be close enough to lick the screen
before individual pixels become visible.
The above average sharpness makes
individual pixels impossible to see with the naked eye, not even when running tests like the animation of sloped lines while altering the viewing angle — a situation which is common with screens of smaller pixel density that, ultimately, «fail» the sharpness test.
In any event, the difference in pixel density is academic; the human eye stops distinguishing
individual pixels right in this neighborhood, so at the density levels we're talking, the issue of which device «wins» is more a question of bragging rights than a relevant talking point.
Most models feature Dolby Vision (HRD 10 + and HLG backward compatible), Dolby Atmos sound, Active HDR (next generation HDR that will simulate HDR for older content), webOS 3.5, and OLED screens that are renowned for pure blacks, infinite contrast,
individual pixel dimming control and full - colour gamut.