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Originally Posted by Rebski View Post
I thought an Internet Tablet is what we are all waiting on? There is a 159 page 1,581 posts thread called “What would you realistically like to see in the N900?” How many times was there a request for a 3.5” screen?
Well, there were, I believe, quite a number of requests to make it smaller. It's smaller now.

Originally Posted by mullf View Post
That's the thing. NONE of us are getting any younger.
Sure, but I'm only aging at about 365.25 days a year -- when my eyesight appreciably deteriorates (several device-lives down the road), then I'll worry about large-print handhelds. Or maybe I'll have my eyes fixed with the advanced technology we'll have then.

Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
is there any reason why they'd stick with 800x480 on such a small screen? it already was luxury on the current tablets, but seriously: which kind of application would benefit from such a high dpi value? I don't see the point of it any longer. very confusing.
To avoid breaking a bazillion apps? To display poorly-designed web pages fairly correctly? To display text without annoying chiclet-pixels? Actually, what kind of application is hurt by higher DPI? Resolution-independence makes apps DPI-neutral, and all common resolution-dependent problems induce breakage on reduced pixel count, but just display "too small" on a smaller screen with the same pixel count.

Besides, 800x480/3.5" is not particularly high density for a top-end mobile. You're just accustomed to the lameness that is the mobile industry outside Japan. They're all over WVGA (800x480 and wider) on 3" screens, and a few even smaller.
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