I posted a video showing how to increase display resolution on Galaxy S II. I'm running at 1200 x 720 and looks great. I did it on my T-mobile SGSII, but I would think that it would work the same way on the Epic 4G Touch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPPuEbXwOF4
There are a issues with a few stock apps, so make sure to watch the whole thing if you can, as I demonstrate everything I've run into so far.
p.s. For rooted phones only and even though process is ultra simple, don't hold me responsible if you mess up your phone
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Looks nice. How did you do this?
locoboi187 said:
Looks nice. How did you do this?
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Watch the video
Super cool, however the only reason I'd do this is for my phone to be even super sexy-er. However, due to the broken apps/stock dialer looking odd + applications drawer comes out very odd, this just makes my phone feel crappy.
Thanks for the great find though, still looking for one that does everything right.
locoboi187 said:
Looks nice. How did you do this?
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App is called LCD Resoution. Find it in Market. Slide slider to the left to increase resolution and vice versa.
Allen K said:
Watch the video
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Lol i didnt even see that there. Thanks
rpnunez said:
Super cool, however the only reason I'd do this is for my phone to be even super sexy-er. However, due to the broken apps/stock dialer looking odd + applications drawer comes out very odd, this just makes my phone feel crappy.
Thanks for the great find though, still looking for one that does everything right..
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Fair enough, although issues are very minor and most people I know don't use stock launcher and even get rid of touchwiz entirely..
Lcd resolution is cool but its not worth it for me because of the stock apps that look tiny. It would be cool if someone made a rom that scaled the stock apps when using lcd resolution.
Someone needs to create a ROM with TouchWiz 720p from the Galaxy Note and include LCD Resolution.
That would be amazing.
160 dpi FTW!
So far I'm liking it. The email app is a little funky. Changing font size helped but the email app's homepage is still funky. Anyone know where to fix font size in that APK? I could not find it.
I'm using the 1200x720 with Launcherpro. Some widget placement and sizing is a little weird, seen that before on other phones when you play with density. For the most part, works great.
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160 dpi FTW!
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Yeah, but at least it looks great. This is one of those cases where life hands you lemons and you make lemonade.
i don't think we need a 10 minute video to learn how to change dpi.
Damn and I was hoping for a parody song....
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i don't think we need a 10 minute video to learn how to change dpi.
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My friend, this video is clearly not for you. I'm not teaching how to do it, I'm showing what it looks like and why you might want to do it and why not. This video is also for people who haven't bought the SGS2 yet and are on the fence because 800x480 on a 4.5" display for many isn't good enough. Also for those who haven't rooted yet and can't try it for themselves. I apologize if I've wasted your time.
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My friend, this video is clearly not for you. I'm not teaching how to do it, I'm showing what it looks like and why you might want to do it and why not. This video is also for people who haven't bought the SGS2 yet and are on the fence because 800x480 on a 4.5" display for many isn't good enough. Also for those who haven't rooted yet and can't try it for themselves. I apologize if I've wasted your time.
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Allen, don't take it personal, remember it's xda you're dealing with here. (not tw's forum... I personally found your video helpful and gave me an idea on what to expect. Thanks
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Will running at a lower dpi than 720p fix some of the alignment issues?
Is everything easily reversible?
[email protected] spongebob.... good finding.. thanks for the video. I gotta try it out.
tried it, seems to work. tho i'm thinking it just scales down 1200x720 down to LCD's stock 800x480 for displaying on phone's LCD, effectively missing the whole point of 720p. of course, that's a hardware limitation so we can't get around that
the real trick comes in when you're using it over HDMI, which i tested and it does work well. one thing i wasnt able to tell was whether my monitor shows the 1200x720 scaled down to stock 800x480 and then upscaled to 1080i image or whether it was showing the actual 1200x720 scaled up to 1080i image. if its the 2nd then i would LOVE someone to write an app/kernel that changes dpi to make phone's UI be 1920x1080 streamed pixes-for-pixel to a 1080p tv when using HDMI and then when i'm back to normal it would revert dpi to show the normal 800x480. *true* 1080p ui over HDMI + bluetooth mouse/keyboard support = ultimate portable device!
edit: taking screenshots at both stock and various resolutions produce 800x480 PNG... so yep, seems like it just scales down high resolution down to stock
OMG!! Allen K Thanks for the info... I fix the APPs that had an issue witht hat resolution now im rocking 1200x720 everything looks amazing. I dont really think I can go back to stock
frifox said:
tried it, seems to work. tho i'm thinking it just scales down 1200x720 down to LCD's stock 800x480 for displaying on phone's LCD, effectively missing the whole point of 720p. of course, that's a hardware limitation so we can't get around that
the real trick comes in when you're using it over HDMI, which i tested and it does work well. one thing i wasnt able to tell was whether my monitor shows the 1200x720 scaled down to stock 800x480 and then upscaled to 1080i image or whether it was showing the actual 1200x720 scaled up to 1080i image. if its the 2nd then i would LOVE someone to write an app/kernel that changes dpi to make phone's UI be 1920x1080 streamed pixes-for-pixel to a 1080p tv when using HDMI and then when i'm back to normal it would revert dpi to show the normal 800x480. *true* 1080p ui over HDMI + bluetooth mouse/keyboard support = ultimate portable device!
edit: taking screenshots at both stock and various resolutions produce 800x480 PNG... so yep, seems like it just scales down high resolution down to stock
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yeah, theres no way to actually change the real resolution to anything higher than native res. its hardware based.. the only way to get a higher res panel, would be well..to put a higher res panel in it. Software cant add pixels to hadrware.
I think its great that he posted a video showing what the differences look like for anyone on the fence though. no need to flame the OP, hes just trying to contribute fellas
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****4.0.3 users - it is not currently working on most 4.0.3 builds. I will look into it****
I take 0 credit for this file, but I have rehosted and used it myself. Here is the 1080P Version of the Netflix app.
*im sorry about the first file. Mediafire seems to have botched the original file on upload. Ive triple checked the MD5. Confirmed working on a LTE Nexus on 4.0.2
NEW FILE!
http://www.mediafire.com/?i7j7mdqsgypm9cs
MD5 4CD35DA0E4D392538462BDC390544561
Dont be Tricked!
The app does NOT go full screen like the market version of the Netflix app, but the quality is 10x better. For a test I watched both Tron and Toy Story 3 for 5 minutes each on both apps to allow enough time to buffer. There is no graininess on the HD app and it just pops more. Test both out and see the difference!
* I believe this is from the RAZR but dont quote me on that
I did some HD and Non-HD testing. Now Im running a LTE Nexus on 4.0.2 w/Revolutionary 2.1.0. Ive seen issues with the GSM Nexus not being able to install, but it works perfect on mine. No issues, which is weird. But heres some HD and Non HD photos for comparison:
HD above NON HD below
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I attempted to get the same shot in each frame, but it was a little tough lol.
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I take 0 credit for this file, but I have rehosted and used it myself. Here is the 1080P Version of the Netflix app.
http://www.mediafire...hwtaojgc9be718l
Dont be Tricked!
The app does NOT go full screen like the market version of the Netflix app, but the quality is 10x better. For a test I watched both Tron and Toy Story 3 for 5 minutes each on both apps to allow enough time to buffer. There is no graininess on the HD app and it just pops more. Test both out and see the difference!
* I believe this is from the RAZR but dont quote me on that
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What's the actual url?
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OP link is messed up: http://www.mediafire.com/?hwtaojgc9be718l/
nbeebe24 said:
What's the actual url?
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lol sorry, copied my post from rootz and they have a different editor
Fixed the link
Didn't work on my gsm sgn. Installed, but would not start. No login screen.
Would love to see a hd version without the buttons
Didn't work for me either
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frigorific said:
Didn't work on my gsm sgn. Installed, but would not start. No login screen.
Would love to see a hd version without the buttons
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Strange.. I'll get some screenshots later tonight. It works great on my LTE
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Not to troll, but why would you want a 1080p source on a 720p screen?
I would want a 720p stream
the current one is just okay resolution wise, and has the buttons active instead of going full screen...
I don't understand why there are so many versions of the app... And why us international customers need to download the app from random links in forums. Instead of blocking in market they should (if they have to) block only in app, and people wouldn't risk malicious apps that steal login details. This only creates trouble for themselves.
Offtopic kind of, but since market enabler isn't working anymore (right?) how do people get apps from other regions without relying on someone to upload to the forum? Is there a trick?
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Not to troll, but why would you want a 1080p source on a 720p screen?
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I would think it is better to downscale 1080p to 720p than upscale 480p to 720p.
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Didn't work on my gsm sgn. Installed, but would not start. No login screen.
Would love to see a hd version without the buttons
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Mine won't even start up. Screen goes black for a split second, then goes away.
Perhaps it has something to do with the Verizon service.
If someone could take it apart, I'm sure they'd remove the Razr specific resolution and Verizon requirements. Thus make it work for all phones on all networks.
Perhaps post this in the General "Android Development" thread with a request to look at it.
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Not to troll, but why would you want a 1080p source on a 720p screen?
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Just like was mentioned, you get better quality when running a 1080p stream and running it on 720 then you do from 480 to 720. I don't know if it bothers everyone but the graininess killed my Netflix experience on the nexus. I'm happy its working for me. But is anyone on a GSM running revolutionary rom? I'm also on 4.0.2
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Here is a quick screen shot I got at work. Compare it to stock
http://www.dsmphotos.com/Other/Nexus/20622517_CMqFGJ/1634849434_FtLdsPt#1634849434_FtLdsPt-A-LB
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I don't think Netflix does 1080p streams... HD by definition is 720p. So perhaps it is just displaying the movie in it's native form.
Although really, having a HD 4" screen with 300+ DPI, I'm surprised if the 480p movie doesn't look steller.
Posted up and new file. I believe the File got corrupted on the upload. Ive triple checked the MD5 this time. Try it out and let me know!!!
AMAZING
This is amazing... this is definitely ATLEAST 720P PURE. I can see so much difference. I gank movies all the time... and watch NetFlix all the time. This is on par with my media center... wow... tytytyty
Thank you so much
qw3r7yju4n said:
This is amazing... this is definitely ATLEAST 720P PURE. I can see so much difference. I gank movies all the time... and watch NetFlix all the time. This is on par with my media center... wow... tytytyty
Thank you so much
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No Problem, glad to be of assistance
works perfectly on the GSM version.
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Its only seems to want to stream at 720p, it definitely is not streaming at 1080p and i'm verifying that by looking at my hdtv which shows some minor pixelation (enough to tell me that it's trying to upscale), but definitely an improvement over the stock app
A prevalent question on these Nitro forums is whether or not to buy it...As compared to <whatever> phone. I think the most common comparison is with the Samsung Galaxy S2.
The problem is, the GS2 is an 800x480 resolution phone. To get an idea of why that doesn't make sense, go ahead and set your laptop's screen resolution to 800x600. How's that look to you? Now walk over to your computer and set it to 1280x800, how's that?
Not exactly a controlled and scientific comparison right? Different systems, different screens, different just about everything.
IMHO, if you're considering the Nitro and want to compare it to something?...Then there's really only 1 other phone (in the US, anyway); the HTC Rezound which has the exact same CPU/GPU chipset and 1280x720 screen (LCD though, not IPS). You could also compare with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there's a LOT of variances there too but it's one of the only phones that also has the 1280x720 screen.
I stress the commonality of 1280x720 because not everything works properly (or even at all) when trying to display at this resolution and also there's potential draw delays to compensate. So make sure you're looking at the other phones that could share this same hurdle so you set your expectations accordingly.
good points, thanks!
To add two more 720P phones were announced at ces coming to AT&T. The Sony Xperia Ion and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD.
@Namura: Appreciate the "cold water" treatment. might make others think twice both for flaming the P930 and the comparison to other units.
@Kindawack: prototypes/announced phones don't figure into what he is talking about, as they are not market launched yet.
Knock it off all stay on topic and stop arguing, doesn't belong on xda!!!
Only 2 720p phone on market at this time.
MoreYummy said:
Only 2 720p phone on market at this time.
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I think it's like 4.
-Galaxy Nexus
-LG Nitro HD (duh)
-HTC Rezound
-Samsung GS2 HD (my dream phone)
I meant the ones are actually on the market for sale.
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I meant the ones are actually on the market for sale.
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GS2 HD IS on the market. Just not the US market. But if you want to talk about internationally, i think Sharp/Toshiba has got 720p phones too
Can't say how this site is accurate, but I like how you can set the parameters for search and how it shows the table:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...&id4=3215&id5=3233&id6=3109&id7=3271&id8=3064
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Can't say how this site is accurate, but I like how you can set the parameters for search and how it shows the table:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacom...&id4=3215&id5=3233&id6=3109&id7=3271&id8=3064
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Yeah, I wonder about the validity of their info as well. Considering the Samsung Note LTE for AT&T was only announced yesterday at CES...With the only confirms being 1.5GHz Qualcomm chipset (but no verification as to which model) and availability as "in the coming months"...Whereas that pdadb shows it as releasing in Feb and has the same APQ8060 chip as our Nitro.
man, i am way past waiting for the next kick ass phone to be released. I had been waiting since the droid bionic announcement (the 1st one ;-0) prior to getting this nitro.
not playing the *let's give it another month and see what's released* game no mo!
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Yup, I agree. I spent 5 months waiting for nothing..... as each day passes I'm more and more pleased with the Nitro.
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I am constantly hoping for a CWM breakthrough for our phone but then I remember that I am actually 100% satisfied with my rooted, debloated, blue icon and battery mod, go launcher ex Nitro, then I don't worry about CWM as much.
Same here. As long I am rooted, debloated, custom launcher (zean) and sim unlocked I am good. Custom roms would nice but a lot of time, they are a pain to keep up.
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I know benchmarks dont mean squat, but I am surprised how Nitro HD fairs well in any 3D benchmarks especially with 720p screen and sub-optimised soft. See attached Antutu benchmark. Barely behind Galaxy Nexus with ICS.
I just fired up Shadowgun and it does drop a frame here and there. No Tegra afterall but 4.5 inch 720p is looking better than I remember playing on Atrix 4G.
LMAO
IPS is just one type of LCD,
IPS, MVA, PVA, ASV are all good screen types,
the only bad screen is TN, which is never used on high end android devices.
AMOLED sucks IMO, over saturated, and your vision killer. Dont even mention most of the AMOLED on the market is pentile display.
theoski said:
I know benchmarks dont mean squat, but I am surprised how Nitro HD fairs well in any 3D benchmarks especially with 720p screen and sub-optimised soft. See attached Antutu benchmark. Barely behind Galaxy Nexus with ICS
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look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20564401&postcount=30 'tis even way ahead of nexus being reset and debloated
Billy Madison said:
look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20564401&postcount=30 'tis even way ahead of nexus being reset and debloated
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scores well eh. got a bit better score just now
The score is about same when you compare the top 3.
Not much differences.
Hi , i just checked out the One X today and i found out that when we go to video recording mode, the frame of the video is cropped to a very narrow angle, it's not as wide as when u're taking photos.
Is there anyway to disable this or increase the view angle when recoring video?
This thing happened with older phones like the DHD or Iphone4. While the Sensation/XE/XL recorded videos are as wide as taking images. And the One X is like top of the line phone, this is kind of disappointing.
Sorry for my bad eanglish
The One X's 8 MP pictures are 3264x1840 (4:3) whilst video is 1080p thus 1920x1080 (16:9)
Out the top of my head, there's no way of changing that.
No i'm not talking about "resolution". This has nothing to do with resolution, i think it happened because of the "capture while recording" feature. For example the videos recorded from the Sensation XE is exactly like the photo captured from that phone (with 16:9 crop)
While the One X's photos captured are like from a 16mm angle lens. The videos recorded is cropped to something like 50mm. That's what i mean
If u have any of the XE/XL or just the normal Sensation, try it yourself and u'll see. They have no difference switching between photo/video mode.
Photo captured from the XL(16:9):
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A frame of video recorded from the XL(16:9 - 720p):
And this is what i mean by cropped frame when recording videos(for demonstration purpose only, notice the much narrower field of view):
I am gonna be very disappointed if my One X comes next week with no option to capture the video with the full sensor.
Just tried it and I think I now know what you mean...
Look at the left side of the tape measure... it's definitely noticeable :s
This is a screenshot (Powerbutton + Homescreen button)
This is an actual picture taken
Picture taken during the video
Screenshot from the video
thanks for the quick test, the cropping is not as bad as i imagined but still , i hope they give us option to capture it at full size
"One nice feature of the One series is that, thanks to the ImageSense chip, the camera can take full 8MP stills while recording video with no detriment to the video itself."
http://android.modaco.com/topic/352944-htc-one-x-review/
Mine was the same, the video size seemed cropped compared to the photos so I just went into settings and found that the video resolution was set to 1280 x 720 and I've now changed it to 1920 x 1080.
mrhahn98 said:
Hi , i just checked out the One X today and i found out that when we go to video recording mode, the frame of the video is cropped to a very narrow angle, it's not as wide as when u're taking photos.
Is there anyway to disable this or increase the view angle when recoring video?
This thing happened with older phones like the DHD or Iphone4. While the Sensation/XE/XL recorded videos are as wide as taking images. And the One X is like top of the line phone, this is kind of disappointing.
Sorry for my bad eanglish
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Edit (12th June): I've just taken my first videos with the HTC One X and noticed that most of the video crop is being caused by the reservation of pixels for image stabilisation. Disabling stabilisation will give you a much larger field of view.
Cheers,
Bugsy
mrhahn98 said:
This thing happened with older phones like the DHD or Iphone4. While the Sensation/XE/XL recorded videos are as wide as taking images.
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Just to avoid any confusion - the HTC Sensation doesn't capture video at the same width as still photos. It also has the same limitation with 1080p video.
Regards,
Bugsy
Hi. that's weird coz if i remember correctly , it recorded video look exactly like the photos, along with the XL. One of the reason i'm so proud of those 2
Can someone please confirm is the zooming available while recording in FULL HD (1980X1080P) mode?
woahhh
I really hope HTC release an update to improve video quality (after bug fixes, their more important), I mean seriously 23fps on average??? its a quad core, it should hand over 30 easy! What you reckon the chances of HTC improving it are people????
technostein said:
I really hope HTC release an update to improve video quality (after bug fixes, their more important), I mean seriously 23fps on average??? its a quad core, it should hand over 30 easy! What you reckon the chances of HTC improving it are people????
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Oh yes, I was hoping quad core devices would be able to record 1080p at 60fps cuz dual core ones can do it at 30fps
I think alot of these "downgrades" are because of the "shoot while recording" feature. If they have an option for us to turn it off and take advantages of the full sensor and better fps with great bit rate that would be awesome
I heard camera ICS) (or ICS camera+ idk the name of the app) was able to fix the bit rate problem and improved the quality a lot! The only thing that bugs me is that whenever white balance is set to "auto" the colors keep getting purpleish/pinkish...
in this video you can see the better bit rate and the purpleish thing I told you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km_UMzl8iPA
I'm 99% sure it's doing what the Galaxy S II does, because the 1080p image doesn't scale evenly to the 8mp full size without leftover pixels and trying to use the full-frame is too processor intensive *cough*. It is also super shaky in all the videos, which is a symptom of having a really small capture area and not utilizing the full frame. The S II uses the full width when recording at 720p and does pixel binning at that resolution, helping it reduce noise. I'd imagine the One X does something similar in 720p, so if you want the full frame, you have to pick a lower resolution like 720p.
Ack. I've seen almost a 100 One X videos already and the video capture is still awful.
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Just to avoid any confusion - the HTC Sensation doesn't capture video at the same width as still photos. It also has the same limitation with 1080p video.
Regards,
Bugsy
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Hi. that's weird coz if i remember correctly , it recorded video look exactly like the photos, along with the XL. One of the reason i'm so proud of those 2
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I'm afraid not. The Sensation also saves native 1920x1080 footage from a portion of the sensor. It's not a huge deal, but its visible.
Bugsy
I just got the Note 2 yesterday, upgraded from S3. I'm very happy with the phone, but the resolution is a disappointment.
From an article comparing the two:
The measurement of the display for the Galaxy S3 is a length of 136.6mm, width of 70.6mm, and a depth of 8.6mm. The screen size is measured in 4.8-inches with a pixel resolution of 1,280x720 with a 306 pixels per inch (ppi). The Galaxy Note 2 is measured with a longer length of 151.1mm, 80.5 width, and a depth of 9.4mm. The screen is measured at a larger 5.5 inches, but the same pixel resolution and a lower ppi of 267.
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Here's what it feels like: I am used to using a 24" monitor, 1080p. I once got to use a 27" monitor that was the same resolution. I quickly became aware that it really wasn't beneficial. I couldn't put more apps on there, things were just bigger.
So, in the case of this phone, I still see the same amount of App Icons on the desktop (4 across, 5 down). I still see the same amount of twitter posts.
Most of you are going to point out the DPI change/fix. Well, I've been there and done that, and have been dissapointed with it. I ran it on the S2 forever. And there were apps that didn't quite work; the market was horrible. After a month I switched it off, cleared the market data, and realized I had many updates that wouldn't get put on with the right dpi. I've seen issues in the DPI thread.
Not much I can do about it, just wanted to put this out there. I think they could of given us better resolution on this phone. Maybe the Note 3.
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I just got the Note 2 yesterday, upgraded from S3. I'm very happy with the phone, but the resolution is a disappointment.
From an article comparing the two:
Here's what it feels like: I am used to using a 24" monitor, 1080p. I once got to use a 27" monitor that was the same resolution. I quickly became aware that it really wasn't beneficial. I couldn't put more apps on there, things were just bigger.
So, in the case of this phone, I still see the same amount of App Icons on the desktop (4 across, 5 down). I still see the same amount of twitter posts.
Most of you are going to point out the DPI change/fix. Well, I've been there and done that, and have been dissapointed with it. I ran it on the S2 forever. And there were apps that didn't quite work; the market was horrible. After a month I switched it off, cleared the market data, and realized I had many updates that wouldn't get put on with the right dpi. I've seen issues in the DPI thread.
Not much I can do about it, just wanted to put this out there. I think they could of given us better resolution on this phone. Maybe the Note 3.
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Do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993530
you will fall in love all over again
woodsdog said:
Most of you are going to point out the DPI change/fix. Well, I've been there and done that, and have been dissapointed with it.
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Cevaes_64 said:
Do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993530
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LOL.
Anyway, yes, I agree, the Note 2 should have had at least the same resolution as the Note 1 (not a downgrade!) and higher than the S3. But I'm guessing a pocket 1080 (or whatever) display would make the phone prohibitively expensive. Not to mention you risk people complaining that the text is too small - you can't please everybody. There needs to be a lot more effort put into handling text size on these devices so that various needs can be met. Everything on the Note 2 is ridiculously oversized for me still even with the font set to "Tiny".
I also miss having 5 icons across on the stock launcher from the Note 1, which is sort of a related issue.
But I still think the Note 2 is the best smartphone I've ever used, by a long shot.
that's the power of AMOLED. they always have poor resolution. this is the only real downfall to samsung devices. ):
coming from an S3 I have been happy with the screen, bump up the font size in chrome and on twitter and it's a joy to use, and videos do look amazing!
I'll take the slightly lower resolution with a non-pentile screen. Worth the tradeoff, IMO.
I think resolution is good to me. I plan on messing with dpi anyways though.
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i think you are upset at the screen not being wider like the note 1 because the new DNA has 1080p and it still shows the same amount of info a 720p screen does... i think the problem isn't the ppi it seems like u just wanted the screen to do more then show the same info but bigger with a 1080 screen u could have put more info on the screen but how small would u have to make everything to do so is the real question.... but for me i love the note and the screens ppi because its just below the ppi a human eye can see and it still IMO the best phone out period.
Just found this exdialer if you lower dpi and dont like the small stock dialer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2Rvb2h1dC5kaWFsZXIiXQ..
I am happy with the phone, let me be clear, it's fantastic.
However, it seems like there can be a sweet spot between icons/fonts too big (how I feel it is now) and too small. I am SURE there are technical limitations to this, but I would expect Samsung could figure it out. They are REALLY good at making screens with different resolutions!
At this point, nothing is changing, but let me throw out a few more things to help clarify my stance and my wish list. That's all this is at this time, a wish list.
On the S3, I was very happy with the icon & font size to screen size ratio (Is this what PPI is?). In my opinion, it is perfect. I think Samsung feels that way too, it's their flagship.
Here's how I think of it. The S3 is 70.6mm across. If each icon takes up let's say 15mm on the S3 (totally made up these numbers) it looks good. Thats 4 icons across plus space in-between them.
So, in my mind I would think that on the Note 2, they would take that same size 15mm icons, and spread it across the 80mm wide screen. That would look very good. Instead, they made the icons 18mm big, and it looks big and awkward.
As a consumer, I think this is a reasonable request. I REALLY hate to say this, but AppIe got this right on the Iphone 5. They added an extra row of icons, keeping the icons all the same size (yeah, they made a really awkward resolution for it, not defending that all. If I cared st all about the Iphone 5, I would have prefered wider & taller, not just taller). I feel they cheapened the experience of the Note 2 with the same resolution as the S3.
I will get used to it just putting my opinion out there. I have been such a Samsung Fanboy lately, but I still feel I need to point out where they could do better.
Cant please everyone. Having upgraded today from an og Evo4g, all I can say is wow.
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There was a touch wiz launcher on here but dont know if it will work with new rom or not ....it was 5 x 6
I have it let me flash and see if it works but it was on here cant find thread now though ..If it works I can put on drop box for you
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Hello!
So, whatever video I try to run via Youtube app, the maximum quality is always 480p. Is this a ROM/kernel/app issue or is our device limited by hardware?
480p is often good enough, but recently I've been looking into 360° videos and the resolution just doesn't cut it.
I've tried the modded .apk here on XDA and some alternatives, but none of them seem to allow watching of 360° videos.
Is there an easy fix (I've seen people mention editing of build.prop)? Or is there a decent alternative?
xWhiskey said:
Hello!
So, whatever video I try to run via Youtube app, the maximum quality is always 480p. Is this a ROM/kernel/app issue or is our device limited by hardware?
480p is often good enough, but recently I've been looking into 360° videos and the resolution just doesn't cut it.
I've tried the modded .apk here on XDA and some alternatives, but none of them seem to allow watching of 360° videos.
Is there an easy fix (I've seen people mention editing of build.prop)? Or is there a decent alternative?
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Yeah the problem is with the youtube app itself on boot it detects your phones resolution (in this case 560p by default) and rounds it down to nearest youtube res (in this case 480p). To get around this first make sure youtube is fully closed then install an app called screen shift off the playstore. Use the resolution you want (1080p 30 fps max) and then youtube should detect that when you open it and make that your limit
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Oh Unrelated we both have the same phone history (xperia x8 --> xperia go --> gs4 mini) #sorelatable
Xmaster24 said:
Yeah the problem is with the youtube app itself on boot it detects your phones resolution (in this case 560p by default) and rounds it down to nearest youtube res (in this case 480p). To get around this first make sure youtube is fully closed then install an app called screen shift off the playstore. Use the resolution you want (1080p 30 fps max) and then youtube should detect that when you open it and make that your limit
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Oh Unrelated we both have the same phone history (xperia x8 --> xperia go --> gs4 mini) #sorelatable
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It worked, thanks! But this really goes to show a layer of bad programming - I mean if the phone is capable, is there some valid reasoning behind limiting the resolution?
Ah, yes... the old X8 Can't say I miss it much now. Gotta hand it to it though - survived 5 years with no damage whatsoever save for the battery change. True survivor
xWhiskey said:
It worked, thanks! But this really goes to show a layer of bad programming - I mean if the phone is capable, is there some valid reasoning behind limiting the resolution?
Ah, yes... the old X8 Can't say I miss it much now. Gotta hand it to it though - survived 5 years with no damage whatsoever save for the battery change. True survivor
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yeah my X8 was perfectly fine just felt alot like a brick thought especially when I got my xperia go at only 10m thickness compared to the 15 on the x8 great first android phone thought.
Yeah the main reason is that many phone are "capable" of higher resolutions but that would be 1 a waste of battery and resources and 2 not all phones can smoothly do those resolutions. If they unlocked the resolutions to whatever the phone was capable rather than its actual resolution loads of people would be complaining about **** battery life and lag of hell. They just took the easy route and avoided that rather than testing each phone independently through a benchmark or such. Dunno why they round down the resolution it would make more sense to round up so the full screenspace is used but I guess its kind of samsungs fault for using such a wonky resolution on this phone
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yeah my X8 was perfectly fine just felt alot like a brick thought especially when I got my xperia go at only 10m thickness compared to the 15 on the x8 great first android phone thought.
Yeah the main reason is that many phone are "capable" of higher resolutions but that would be 1 a waste of battery and resources and 2 not all phones can smoothly do those resolutions. If they unlocked the resolutions to whatever the phone was capable rather than its actual resolution loads of people would be complaining about **** battery life and lag of hell. They just took the easy route and avoided that rather than testing each phone independently through a benchmark or such. Dunno why they round down the resolution it would make more sense to round up so the full screenspace is used but I guess its kind of samsungs fault for using such a wonky resolution on this phone
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Eh, at least an option to test it would be nice, together with a warning that comes with it. But this trick does work - I've found that if you first stretch the resolution, then run the Youtube app, and put the default resolution back, Youtube still remembers it up to 1080p until you do a reboot. The videos look really great now but you do have a point with the battery :good:
Thanks for the help!
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Eh, at least an option to test it would be nice, together with a warning that comes with it. But this trick does work - I've found that if you first stretch the resolution, then run the Youtube app, and put the default resolution back, Youtube still remembers it up to 1080p until you do a reboot. The videos look really great now but you do have a point with the battery :good:
Thanks for the help!
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Yeah it only checks resolution on app boot up so as long as it stays in the background the resolution should stick. Yeah an option would be nice but effort. 720p and 1080p should look about the same apart from the Antialiasing factor so less jagged edges I guess?!
Download App Settings module from xposed installer
and do following setting to Youtube App
DPI : 180
Font Scale : 85
Screen DP 800x1280
it will allow 720p playback
this setting will do changes in Youtube app only
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