Since our phone has as many subpixels as the 720p display on the Galaxy Nexus, theoretically wouldn't it be possible to make android do same resolution for our phones by using the same amount of sub pixel to pixel ratio?
I Introduce you to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363793
Let me introduce you to this post in the same thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19726602&postcount=8
This is what I'm asking about. The app idea is great but thats not really changing resolution, its just making everything smaller.
The hardware driver for the screen is not designed to handle less subpixels at a time, and is hardwared for 12 per pixel. Even if we could change that we would have to create the drivers from scratch to handle that. None of the source is available on our drivers. Its just too much to ask.
Thanks for the informative answer
What about the FairPhone project? Anyone interested? I like to see Firefox OS on this device in future, does anyone have my same idea?
Link: Fairphone - Technical Details And Links
I already ordered a FairPhone. But I'm not so interested in Firefox OS, rather in porting the FairPhone OS (which will be based on Android but with some modifications) to other devices and porting some Custom ROMs (I'm thinking of RootBox and SuperNexus cause they're my favorites) to FairPhone. And I'll make lots of videos about it on YouTube (Unboxing, tests, comparisons with other phones and so on...)
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... and porting some Custom ROMs (I'm thinking of RootBox and SuperNexus cause they're my favorites) to FairPhone. ...
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You would be one of my heroes! :good:
Please DO IT :fingers-crossed:
I would like to help, but I'm new to that 'business'.
Looks good, but "fairphone" ?
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obleser said:
You would be one of my heroes! :good:
Please DO IT :fingers-crossed:
I would like to help, but I'm new to that 'business'.
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So am I, but what the hell, I think learning by doing is the best thing anyway We could just make a team "The noob FairPhone developers"
What are the specifications of FairPhone?
Just found an important quote:
I’m also pleased to announce that all source code for the FairPhone OS and widgets will be free and released to the public.
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=> Im not allowed to post extern urls in my first 10 posts.. so no source here -.-
Props to Fairphone
I just read about the Fairphone for the first time, and I'm absolutely gutted. I was hoping that HTC would've heard our pleas and given us The Next HD2 (in my mind called the HDX in homage to XDA's fierce reverence of the HD2).
Props to Fairphone for giving us what we've been salivating about for years, but the name could definitely have used some more thought...
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I already ordered a FairPhone.
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I have ordered one too... But I definitely want to leave Android (after about 4,5 years, since the T-Mobile G1), and I see in FirefoxOS a great potential. So I love to see this really open operating system (sup)ported on the Fairphone
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What are the specifications of FairPhone?
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Firefox Browser not so good on phone
Its a shame because it's always my first choice when doing a clean install on pc.
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Thanks for the interesting link on fair phone though It's a great philosophy.
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Fairphone = adding necessary value(s)
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What about the FairPhone project? Anyone interested?
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I find the FairPhone initiative higly symathetic. Glad about this thread too.
People in this community should be considering what goes into our phones and how. The meaning of added value gets forgotten easily, with price substituting value too fast. Global market and supply tend to overwhelm and numb individual consumers. FairPhone is an intelligent way to start balancing that a bit.
It seems the project can use all extra hands and support. For instance, their site could perhaps present important facts and additional selling points better. For me, the adapted UI by Kwame is attractive, as is the basic possibility to install other roms of choice.
Unfortunately, not having contributed 10 useful posts yet, I may not offer 'outside' links here. I can only suggest you check out the Fairphone website yourself, especially the blog page, and follow some of the links provided there.
>> Among other things, you'll find a link to the recent presentation the developers of Kwame gave on their UI proposals on Android 4.2.2. Looking good and smart!
>> To find an interview (in English) with initiator Bas van Abel visit the site of blip.tv/openSUSEtv. Search and you will find
BTW - I'll try and see if I can upload some pdf docs I made of what I found, managing to keep the documents (many slides and pictures) small in size... If it works out, I'll post the docs here.
Let's hope the spark comes across :good:
This project is really cool, since most giant companies as of late dont release sources (Samsung with Exynos, Apple with...everything, etc...)
I have full support for this, although I cant afford it I hope the open source revolution continues
Deedend said:
I have ordered one too... But I definitely want to leave Android (after about 4,5 years, since the T-Mobile G1), and I see in FirefoxOS a great potential. So I love to see this really open operating system (sup)ported on the Fairphone
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Well the first FairPhone will run Android, that's for sure. I also think that FirefoxOS has a great potential, but I think Android's potential is still growing every day as more and more people become hobby Android developers, and it will take a few years until FirefoxOS will get more popular. So for now I'ma stick with Android.... also because I just love it. Every version is getting better than the one before.
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Well the first FairPhone will run Android, that's for sure. I also think that FirefoxOS has a great potential, but I think Android's potential is still growing every day as more and more people become hobby Android developers, and it will take a few years until FirefoxOS will get more popular. So for now I'ma stick with Android.... also because I just love it. Every version is getting better than the one before.
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I think that Android will become every day more invasive and closed... I admire open developer communities that create a lot of alternative roms, but I think that at this point we need a really open alternative to the giant; and I see in Firefox OS the best in terms of potential to open the mobile world. The system is very unripe (I am testing it on a Geeksphone Keon), but I can see a huge potential in it, and every update it improve a bit. I will follow his evolution with interest, and I hope that in future there will be the chance to put this system on the Fairphone hardware.
Perhaps it will be possible to install Android OR Firefox OS...
If you use Firefox brower in your PC, you will find you never have enough ram to run it, so I thing Firefox is will needs more powerful hardware than Htc one to run it
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If you use Firefox brower in your PC, you will find you never have enough ram to run it, so I thing Firefox is will needs more powerful hardware than Htc one to run it
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Keon works better than a lot of mid range Android that I have tried (remember that it's a developer preview unit)... and the specific of this phone are most like low range phone than mid range.
And, I use Firefox on every PC I use and rarely I experience lack of memory, even if I navigate with a lot of tabs opened!
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Keon works better than a lot of mid range Android that I have tried (remember that it's a developer preview unit)... and the specific of this phone are most like low range phone than mid range.
And, I use Firefox on every PC I use and rarely I experience lack of memory, even if I navigate with a lot of tabs opened!
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What can cause RAM shortages while using Firefox are mainly too many extensions added. I suppose any Firefox installation can cause - or rather allow for - memory problems, either on PC or phone, if users do not limit themselves in dressing their browser up with all that may seem fancy.
The extra freedom a browser like Firefox offers us users, comes with the inevitable burden of common sense restraint If that is understood, there's no reason in my opinion why Firefox could not aptly fulfill our needs...
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WOW, it seems something is moving... THIS TWEET make me hope! :victory:
Specs keep improving
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BTW - I'll try and see if I can upload some pdf docs I made of what I found, managing to keep the documents (many slides and pictures) small in size... If it works out, I'll post the docs here.
Let's hope the spark comes across :good:
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Alas, slimming pdf files based on presentations full of sheets down to the maximum allowed upload size has failed. The same goes even for the pdf of today's updated, ever improving spec sheet. But an old-fashioned copy-paste abstract might do just as well.
Here are the specs as per today, 28-05-2013, including the Change Log of improvements (italic and bold accents are mine):
Details
SIM Card - Dual SIM, Dual Active (!!)
Memory Card Type - microSD
Keypad Backlight No
Data Port Micro B
USB Version USB2.0
Charge Port MicroUSB Port, Type B
Earphone Jack ¢3.5
HDMI No
GPS Yes
WIFI Yes (more details to come)
BT Yes (more details to come)
FM Yes (!!)
Light Sensor Yes
G-Sensor Yes
E-Compass Yes (!!)
Proximity Sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes (!!)
Antenna Type IFA
Mic SMD Switch
Speaker 1420*1
Receiver 1208
Motor 1020
Camera Pixel 8 megapixels +1.3 megapixels
Flashlight Yes!
Embedded System Memory 16GB ROM +1G RAM
Memory Card Type microSD
Memory Card Support Capacity 32Gb
Model GSM/WCDMA
Frequency GSM850/900/1800/1900MHZ, WCDMA 900/2100MHz
GPRS Class GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class Multi-Slot Class 12
UMTS Rate HSPA uplink cat7 up to 11.5Mbps (!!!!!) & downlink cat24 up to 42.2Mbps (!!!!!)
Video Decode Format MPEG4/H.264:[email protected] (!!)
Video Encode Format MPEG4/H.263:[email protected]
H.264:[email protected]
Audio Decode Format WAV,MP3,MP2,AAC,AMR-NB,AMR-WB,MIDI,Vorbis,APE,AAC-plus v1,Aac-plus v2,FLAC,WMA (!!!!!)
Audio Encode Format AMR-NB,AMR-WB,AAC,OGG
Photo Format JPEG
Streaming Media Yes
Primary Screen Size 4.3"
Primary Screen Type TFT
Primary Screen Resolution qHD (960x540 pixels)
Primary Screen Color 16M
Primary Backlight Quantity 8
Touchpanel Type Capacitive
Primary Camera Pixel 8 megapixels
Primary Camera Sensor Type CMOS
Primary Camera Sensor to be determined
Primary Camera Focus AF
Primary Camera Data Zoom Level 8
Secondary Camera Pixel 1.3 megapixels
Secondary Camera Sensor Type CMOS
Secondary Camera Sensor to be determined
Secondary Camera Focus FF
Multi-Shot Yes
Camera Scene Normal/Night
Photo Effect Normal/Monochrome/Negative
Video Recording Yes
Logbook of changes:
15 May: Good news! We added e-compass and gyroscope!
24/May: Sim capability has changed to Dual Stand-by. That basically means that you cannot have two calls active at the same time in both of the SIM cards. Though when in stand-by you can get a call on any of the 2 numbers and manage easily your data on one or the other SIM. It is one click to change from one to the other, while you are available on both. Internet works on one of the two (the one you choose), while you can receive calls on both simcards any time.
27/May:
Good news! Our UMTS rate is now better, so faster internet!! It was: "HSPA DL/UL, 7.2 Mbps/5.76Mbps" and it changed to Uplink: cat.7 up to 11.5Mbps & Downlink cat. 24 up to 42.2Mbps
Good news! Our Video Decode Format is better with 1080p! (MPEG4/H.264:[email protected]). That means you can record full HD. Better when you enjoy your videos on your TV for example.
Good news! Our audio encode/decode supports more formats!
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Furthermore: sales keep rising. With 16 days to the go until the deadline, the set target of 5000 sold FairPhones has been reached by 59% (or 2975 phones). It would seem that the buzz still very much goes on :victory:
To be continued, I think :highfive:
This is a great project. Really hope this takes off - I think I'm going to order one myself.
Reports starting to come out that state that, allegedly, the new LG V30 being released in a little over a week will have minor, if any hardware enhancements, and that the major focus will be in introducing software to support Camera AI and Vision AI. This is part of LG's new foray into the AI side of the business. Allegedly, because the changes will be largely software based, LG is considering introducing the new features as part of a software update for all previously released LG V30s. This would also mean changes into the software that operates the cameras, as they will get AI support to suggest settings and process pictures, (a much needed area that needs to be addressed). It is just going to depend on how they correct the present issues with LG's version of HDR, IMO.
Worth keeping an eye out on.
I was just wondering about this. Sadly, if LG's past support for previously released devices is any indication, I don't think we'll be seeing any AI updates. The G5 is a shining example.
It won't be released soon from what I have seen. It will be shown off at MWC2018 and is called, the V30s. 256GB of internal storage and the AI processor are the only things actually confirmed. Other than that, it looks like it will still use the SD835 and will more than likely only be available in South Korea when it launches.
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This would also mean changes into the software that operates the cameras, as they will get AI support to suggest settings and process pictures, (a much needed area that needs to be addressed). It is just going to depend on how they correct the present issues with LG's version of HDR, IMO.
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None of the articles I've read mention anything about helping to take better pictures. That may be true, but they seem to all talk about this "lens" will suggest for stuff for you to buy. I don't need any help doing that.
http://www.techradar.com/news/lg-v30s-tipped-to-finally-bring-the-upgrades-the-v30-needed
The new camera platform is said to allow users to shop for household items by using the camera, and as*Android Authority*notes, it will be able to translate foreign languages natively and will go big on augmented reality, perhaps bolstered by the phone’s dual-rear lenses.
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Ah, found it:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lg-v30-2018-voice-ai-vision-ai-3393700
The new Vision AI technology automatically analyses the scene to recommend one of eight shooting modes.
LG says the angles, colours, reflections, backlighting and saturation levels are measured against a database of 100 million images when automatically selecting portrait, food, pet, landscape, city, flower, sunrise, or sunset modes.
As rumoured in recent weeks, the new system will also have the ability to scan QR codes and recognise items for a new visual shopping feature that provides users with the lowest price.
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Is there any way to take pictures without pixel binding with the main camera? I think in good lightning conditions you could capture much more detail with higher resolution pictures.
No way, as of now, according to the knowledge I found in this forum.
There are many people (like you, and quite frankly, me) that would like this option. But considering that Google hasn't even figured out how to make good post-processing on their binned down version, any 50 MP release will probably take some time (maybe the community will find a way before Google allows it, but that's unclear).
I just switched from Pixel 6 pro. Pixel 7 pro’s telephoto lens imaging white balance has a serious problem. It is greenish and white, and it is blurry after zooming in, as if it is out of focus. Compared with the previous generation’s imaging quality and White balance is significantly worse! I know the pixel 7 pro telephoto has a smaller sensor but even in good light it's not as good as the 6 pro. But other aspects are better than the previous generation, which makes me very entangled. My foreign language is not very good, but if you can give me some guidance, I will try my best, thank you all.
1. Is there any effective way to report this problem so that they can solve it as soon as possible?
2. Is there any third-party software that can improve this problem?
3. Is there a way for the 6 pro to get the new functions of the 7th camera, such as cheating the model or something, if the 6 pro can achieve 2x camera cropping (Bayer array conversion) and fusion zoom, then I will not hesitate Switch back to 6 pro
1. Google has an issue tracker. Post your issue there, with logs.
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3. You can change the device fingerprint to a Pixel 7 Pro, but I would simply be patient. Google tends to bring features of newer devices to older ones.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
1. Google has an issue tracker. Post your issue there, with logs.
2. Unknown
3. You can change the device fingerprint to a Pixel 7 Pro, but I would simply be patient. Google tends to bring features of newer devices to older ones.
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Thank you, I have been using non-latest flagships before, and I feel that Pixel is getting more and more stingy in terms of bringing new features to older devices, especially the camera