1080p on a smartphone screen—can it possibly matter?

Smartphones

Smartphones

It’s no secret that phone displays are getting big—much bigger than they used to be. The iPhone got bumped up a notch (from 3.5 inches to 4 inches), Nokia’s Lumia display is gargantuan (4.3 inches), and some of the Android phones launching this quarter come with 4.7-inch displays. Even Sharp and LG have begun manufacturing 5-inch displays with more than 446 pixels per inch (ppi), and those displays are expected to come with a 1920×1080 resolution, giving them the same resolution as HDTVs. Read the full story at The Next Web.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).