Vector 40: The future of screen size and display density

Vector is Mobile Nations' cross-site, cross-platform analysis show tackling the biggest stories and issues in tech. On this week's episode Marc Edwards of Bjango talks to Rene about screen sizes and display densities, the different implementations choices made by the different platforms, the road to 1080p and @2x, the advent of 2K, the possibility of @4x, and the question — how big and dense to phones really need to get? Subscribe and listen along!

Show notes

LG G3 rumored to have eye-popping 2K display
Everything is a grid
Pixels per inch is just a tag
Sub-pixel text rendering
Imagining a 5-inch iPhone 6
5-inch 1080p, 440ppi Android phones coming to the U.S., blowing past iPhone 5 Retina display
Nokia Lumia 920 and the PureMotion HD+ Display
Nokia Lumia 1520
BlackBerry Z30
HTC One
iPhone 6

Guests

Marc Edwards of Bjango

Hosts

Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations

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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.