It's a shame the company hasn't opted for a higher resolution, but at 401
pixels per inch it looks great when you're watching video, and as it's AMOLED, blacks and other dark tones look great.
The 10.1 - inch, 1,280 - by -800-pixel IPS display is disappointingly low - res by today's standards, and the resulting 149
pixels per inch looks choppy, especially with text - heavy websites or apps.
Not exact matches
At 326
pixels per inch, the iPhone 4 and its successor, the 4S, provide text that
looks like it was printed on paper and display photos and videos in high definition.
The iPhone X has a very high resolution 2.5 K 2436x1125
pixel display with 458
pixels per inch (ppi) producing images that
look perfectly sharp with normal 20/20 Vision under all normal viewing conditions, which always includes some ambient light that always lowers the visible image contrast and perceived image sharpness (Modulation Transfer MTF).
The screen resolution is identical to the HTC One X, so the
pixels per inch aren't quite as high on this slightly bigger screen, but both displays
look lush and inviting, with this one winning in terms of bright, rich colours.
The Galaxy S9 has a very high resolution 3K 2960x1440
pixel display with 570
pixels per inch (ppi) producing images that
look perfectly sharp with normal 20/20 Vision under all normal viewing conditions, which always includes some ambient light that always lowers the visible image contrast and perceived image sharpness (Modulation Transfer MTF).
The 7 -
inch screen packs in hundreds of thousands of
pixels at 169
pixels per inch, making photos and magazines
look super vibrant.
The Galaxy Note8 has a very high resolution 3K 2960x1440
pixel display with 521
pixels per inch (ppi) producing images that
look perfectly sharp with normal 20/20 Vision under all normal viewing conditions, which always includes some ambient light that always lowers the visible image contrast and perceived image sharpness (Modulation Transfer MTF).
Here we're
looking at an 8 -
inch 1536 x 2048
pixel Super AMOLED display with 320
pixels per inch density, whereas the Tab S2 9.7 has a 264
pixel per inch density due to having the same resolution and a larger screen.
It's 455
pixels per inch (the newer iPhone 5S manages just 326ppi) so no wonder it
looks great.
Only text on the Apple iPhone 4's crisp Retina display — which has a smaller screen but a greater density of
pixels per inch —
looked smoother.
And the fact that it's smaller means the image will
look a bit more crisp, as the PPI (
pixels per inch) is higher.
Even Amazon's late, great Fire HD 6 has a better -
looking screen because it has the same resolution as the HD 8 but packs it into a 6 -
inch space at a denser 252 ppi (
pixels per inch).
That naturally means the 8.4 -
inch equivalent will
look a tad sharper, thanks to cramming in more
pixels per square
inch, but both are impressive in a day when Full HD or HD screens are the norm.
With 224
pixels per inch, everything
looks sharp and crisp.
So an image input to the printer providing information that it should be printed at 300
pixels per inch will
look better the higher the dots
per inch setting because the printer will lay down more ink in each
inch of printing the higher the setting.
For images to even
look as sharp as they do on your average iOS or Android gadget, you also need a recent Kindle device with a 300 ppi (
pixels per inch) screen.
The Voyage uses a brand - new Paperwhite display, which has a much higher resolution than any other Kindle; it features 300
pixels per inch, which
looks absolutely fantastic.
The display uses the same 6 -
inch, 167 -
pixel -
per -
inch resolution touch screen as the last Kindle, which
looks fine, but it's nowhere near as sharp as the 300ppi screen on the Kobo Glo HD, Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite, or Kindle Voyage.
Its black and white ink - on - paper
look is achieved with a resolution of 170 ppi (
pixels per inch), far better than most portable devices (computer screens are normally 72 ppi).
But we are
looking at a 5.5 -
inch 1080p display which gives 401
pixels per inch.
It's 455
pixels per inch (the newer iPhone 5S manages just 326ppi) so no wonder it
looks great.
The One boasts 468
pixels per inch (ppi), which narrowly beats the S4's 441ppi, but I really couldn't tell any difference between them, even when
looking close up.
Samsung is using a circular Super AMOLED panel here on the Gear Sport, which has a resolution of 360 × 360 giving you about 302
pixels per inch, and the display
looks pretty incredible.
The 5 -
inch, 1080p display offers a pretty daunting 443
pixels per inch, ensuring that video games, movies and photos
look absolutely stunning.
After doing the math, you have about 279
pixels per inch, and the resolution works — you won't notice
pixels unless you're
looking very closely.
With 538
pixels per inch, this screen
looks sharp, and colors just pop off the 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.
The Retina screen (2224 x 1668 resolution at 264
pixels per inch), which Apple humbly calls «the most advanced display on the planet,»
looks truly fantastic and couldn't feel more responsive.
It offers 368
pixels per inch and
looks gorgeous when on full brightness.
It's certainly true that the «all display» front
looks absolutely tremendous and it will be an incredible display to use day - to - day with 448
pixels per inch and 2,436 x 1,125 resolution.
The 5.5 -
inch real estate on this handset has a resolution of only 720p, which amounts for a
pixel density of a 267 PPI (Pixel Per Inch), which isn't exactly a good amount if you're particular about how should displays look like on your han
pixel density of a 267 PPI (
Pixel Per Inch), which isn't exactly a good amount if you're particular about how should displays look like on your han
Pixel Per Inch), which isn't exactly a good amount if you're particular about how should displays
look like on your handset.
And at 520
pixels per inch, the display
looks fantastic.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is a midrange smartphone that has a large 5.5 -
inch HD Super AMOLED Display that may only be 720p resolution, but its rather strong
pixel density of 267
pixels per inch does produce clean and sharp
looking graphics, icons and text.
The 8.9 -
inch model, which costs $ 379, has an even sharper 2560 × 1600 display with 339
pixels -
per -
inch, which makes the Retina iPad's 264
pixels -
per -
inch look pretty disappointing.
It is a 5.7 -
inch beauty with a QHD resolution of 2560 x 1440
pixels and a whopping 515
pixels -
per -
inch (PPI)-- however, it
looks like that torch may be passed on, once again, to the 576 PPI display on the new S6 Active.
Here we're
looking at an 8 -
inch 1536 x 2048
pixel Super AMOLED display with 320
pixels per inch density, whereas the Tab S2 9.7 has a 264
pixel per inch density due to having the same resolution and a larger screen.
Sporting 1080p resolution at a 5.5 -
inch size, the 400
pixels -
per -
inch density
looks sharp and clean even when holding the screen close, and keeps performance at an acceptable level too.
We are really
looking forward to the new Nexus 6 — a 6 -
inch Quad HD (QHD) AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440
pixels and 493
pixels -
per -
inch (PPI).
We're
looking at a 2560 × 1440 resolution display here which is 565
pixels per inch.
We're
looking at about 281
pixels per inch on this IPS LCD panel here.
It works out to a relatively meagre 373
pixels per inch, but when viewing general content it
looks similar to most other phones you can buy right now.
Videos and pictures on the 1,080 p screen
look jagged, a symptom of the screen's low
pixel density (about 220
pixels per inch).
For the most part this is a true statement, as the 400
pixel -
per -
inch density is well above «retina» levels and keeps things
looking sharp even when holding it close.