Thread: Nokia 770 Widescreen
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2006-09-11 , 10:27
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#13
Originally Posted by aflegg
I'm afraid I'd agree, although the screen of the 770 is fantastic for showing off and for quick checks of the web etc. it's super high resolution is wasted most of the time with UI controls which take up half the screen. A version which was, say, 50% larger in each direction could be more interesting (e.g. for watching videos, etc.) It could well bite into the UMPC market.
Or... maybe a more thought-through UI that doesn't waste screen real-estate?

Again I feel compelled to point to the NewtonOS UI and its pixel-economy.
A Psion S5mx with a 640x240 screen "feels" like it gets more in it, due to the lower pixel density.
Also, Psion at that point had more than 10 years experience with producing versatile mobile computers with limited screens. It's sad that all that experience has basically disappeared and that the summum of mobile UI-design these days is considered to be a start-button and 50 pixel wide screen borders.