Category: Screen
November 9th, 2009
Gallery: Droid vs. iPhone - battle of the screens
Much has been made of the screen on the new Droid smartphone from Motorola and Verizon Wireless. The 854 x 480 pixel, 3.7-inch panel is 273% larger than the iPhone’s 320 x 480, 3.5-incher and is setting itself apart as one of Droid’s flagship features.
Droid’s screen features a whopping 410,000 pixels compared to the iPhone’s 150,000 - and more pixels means more screen real estate and more detail. The Droid’s larger, higher-resolution screen is better suited for viewing Web pages and separates itself from the iPhone in screen intensive tasks like photo, video and gaming.
I’ve posted a brief gallery comparing the two screens. Some highlights are after the jump…
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