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Samsung’s stunning smartphone displays are about to get even better

Published Jan 28th, 2014 1:39PM EST
Samsung 4K Smartphone Display

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Even though most diehard Samsung hater would have a tough time claiming that the company’s smartphones don’t come with gorgeous, eye-catching displays. PhoneArena draws our attention to a new piece in Korean publication Daum that reports Samsung has already built a display with 2K resolution and a pixel density of 556 pixels per inch, and that it’s also toying around with making a 4K display that packs a whopping 860 pixels per inch. Given that the Galaxy S4 had a display with a pixel density of 441 pixels per inch, it wouldn’t be a stretch to think that Samsung will use the 556 ppi display on the upcoming Galaxy S5. As PhoneArena notes, however, “at 500+ ppi, nobody would notice the individual pixels anyway,” so it’s not clear that a 4K smartphone display would really look all that much better than a Quad HD smartphone display.

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.