Android advanced smartphone and iPhone has different perception of screen size
Then, why the vendors do not implement the Android Apple's way of thinking this? Why now instead sailed many 4.3-inch Android smartphone? In fact, this measure became the standard for screen equipped smartphone specs qualified.
There are two interesting opinion about this.
The interface argument
First, the opinion of the Jin Kim, an Android application developers are famous in the United States (U.S.). According to him, Google Android and the producers want to increase the screen resolution up to 1280x720 pixels. It became one of the keys to rival the iPhone that have screens retina (retinal display) resolution of 960x640 pixels (with a density of 326 ppi).
According to Kim, the workings of the interface (user interface) Android in the rendering of text and graphics just like a desktop computer operating systems ie Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. If the resolution is increased, then the user interface text and graphic buttons will shrink. For this reason, screen size and resolution of the Android smartphone should be raised so that text and the graphics are not to be small, and does not reduce comfort to navigate. So is the density of pixels per inch (ppi) if raised to 320 ppi.
How it works is different from the workings of the interface in IOS operating system on the iPhone, which has been using retinal display technology. By increasing the resolution of the iPhone screen, Apple could improve the clarity and sharpness of the interface without making it look so much smaller.
Nevertheless, there have been several Android smartphones that rival the quality of the density of the pixel has the clarity and sharpness of the retina on the iPhone screen. One of them is the HTC Rezound.
Arguments Chipset
Second opinion that complements the reasons why screen Android smartphone designed larger, comes from John Gruber, blogger and author of U.S. technology. According to him, big-screen Android smartphone made to accommodate the technology Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE is a wireless communications standard high-level data access based on GSM or HSDPA.
Physical form of LTE chipsets are still somewhat large. This requires the vendor to make a battery with dimensions large enough, so that its capacity is also higher.
The problem, the vendor is not possible to add the thickness dimension of the battery, which added is high and wide dimensions of the battery. As a result, the surface was made more extensive screen to adjust the size of the battery. Because today is no longer dimensionless thick smartphone era.
Gruber's argument is a lot of criticism. The reason, many vendors are designing Android smartphone measuring 4 inches, but not yet embedded LTE chipset.
LTE chipset needs continue to increase, expected to make the size of the chipset is so vanishingly small. The vendors are also vying for a small battery and slim design with high power capacity.
Now, just how do you judge it. It does not matter if you associate a large screen with high quality detail sharpness.
It does not matter anyway if you are reluctant to bother with the screen size. Importantly, the smartphone helps productivity everyday.
Apple appears to have been ever expanding dimensions of the iPhone screen. All the time, Apple has launched the iPhone with a screen size 3.5 inches. While many Android smartphone has a screen with a larger size.
