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Display technologies: beyond Retina
This page documents high density or high-resolution products coming to market for now and in the future. This page serves as evidence against claims that higher DPI than Apple's Retina displays are "years away".
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LG’s 5-Inch 1080p Display Could Send the Retina Home Crying - "LG has announced a new 5-inch smartphone display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and a whopping 440ppi pixel density".
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Google Nexus 10 tablet to have higher-res display than iPad : "The Nexus device will have a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, which is a PPI (pixels per inch) of around 299, surpassing the iPad's 264 PPI, Shim said. A higher number of pixels per inch results in a better image on screen."
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Screen Resolution Alert for Web Developers - "Web analytics firm reports that 1366x768 overtakes 1024x768 for first time". This is not specifically much higher density, but does show a trend towards higher resolutions screens.
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ViewSonic VP3280-LED 31.5-inch 4K monitor prototype hands-on (video) - "31.5 inch... 4k ...150 ppi prototype", costs around $30,000-40,000. Slated to be released at end of year and marketed at broadcasters, and other industrial sectors.
So here’s what Intel sees happening in the computer space over the next few years:
- Phones and media players with 5 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel displays (this is already happening)
- Tablets with 10 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel displays
- Ultrabooks with 11 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel displays
- Ultrabooks with 13 inch, 2800 x 1800 pixel displays
- Laptops with 15 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel displays
- All-in-one desktops with 3840 x 2160 pixel displays
- UHDT 4k and 8k displays: "4K UHDTV (2160p) has a resolution of 3840 × 2160 (8.3 megapixels)… 8K UHDTV (4320p) has a resolution of 7680 × 4320 (33.2 megapixels)."