Thread: What we do realistically see in the RX-51
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2008-12-11 , 02:27
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#83
Originally Posted by ragnar View Post
On a touch screen the critical value is the physical size of the screen. If a screen is n centimeters wide, I don't really think the pixel resolution makes much a difference at all. A button needs to be a certain width in order to hit it. Even though you could draw a desktop UI with increased resolution, you couldn't really use it.
Only if you consider the touchscreen primarily as an input device. For output purposes certain types of applications (eg microb, modest, osso_pdfviewer, fbreader, maemo mapper) would definitely benefit from having a few extra pixels, especially in non-fullscreen mode.

The current pixel density isn't too high either - there have been devices with higher DPI for a while, including some from Nokia (E60, E70, N80 & N90) and 1000x600 at the same physical dimensions would approximately match the DPI of the Neo/Freerunner displays which are still quite readable.

I appreciate the cost reasons for keeping 800x480 and can live with it, but I would also be willing to pay a premium for higher resolution.