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How many phones have 300+ DPI IPS screens?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_X1

Not IPS, but then it is nearly 2 years old. 311 ppi.

There's been a bunch that have been in the 200-300 range but apparently they don't count as 300 is the magic number (assuming you are holding your phone a specific, yet unspecified, distance from your face).

How many phones have a display with better than 800:1 contrast ratio[1]? All the resolution in the world doesn't matter if you can't actually see it. The Nexus One, in comparison, has a 100,000:1 contrast ratio[2].

1. http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One

If you're interested in comparing Nexus One and iPhone (3GS, let's assume 4 is better), this link may be interesting.

http://www.displaymate.com/Nexus_iPhone_ShootOut.htm

"All the resolution in the world doesn't matter if you can't actually see it."

A 100,000:1 contrast ratio doesn't do you any good when you can't even see anything in sunlight. OLED may give a great contrast ratio, but any direct light (ex: being outside during the day, a common usage senario) means that you can't see anything anyways.

And yet, the Nexus One is the one that has visibility issues outdoors.

Funny story: I'm typing this reply on my nexus one in direct sunlight.

That is an exception. I am talking about front facing camera which existed years ago, flash (as in the light :)), 5 meg camera etc. I am not in anyway trying to belittle what they have created. But you should remember these are the same guys that made a really big deal about cut and paste.

>the same guys that made a really big deal about cut and paste.

A feature which won't be included in Windows Phone Series 7, and a feature which frankly sucks on my Android phone.

Really? For me it sucked when they added it to iPhone - scroll down, read something interesting, and while your finger pauses before you can scroll down, there's a stupid dialog bothering you. Android cut and paste has never taken a pause in scrolling to mean cut and paste for me, and I;m glad I upgraded.

That can’t happen. At least not if you don’t take your finger off the screen before touching and holding.

Well it did. Double negative aside, saying it will be fixed happen if I change my old iPhone scrolling behavior doesn't help either.

My current phone has 240 DPI. Which is better than the 3GS. After iPhone 4 comes out, they'll probably leapfrog in return.

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