Samsung is working on 350 PPI displays (better than Apple's Retina Display)

The display of Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S3, hovers just over the 300+ PPI (pixel per inch) mark, which, according to Steve Jobs himself, is enough for people to not be able to distinguish the individual pixels. Apple later backtracked and started releasing “Retina displays” with only 264 PPI for the new iPad, and only 220 PPI for the new Macbook Pro, claiming that the difference in viewing distance compensates for the smaller pixel density.

But Samsung is planning to make displays that are a lot sharper than the iPhone’s Retina. Thanks to advancements in in the Fine Metal Mask production technique and use of Super AMOLED technology instead of IPS LCD, Samsung will be able to achieve 350 PPI. These next-gen displays will be used for both phones and tablets, so perhaps we’ll finally get to see that long-rumored 2560×1600 tablet from Samsung, with the also long-rumored Exynos 5250 chip.

However, at 10 inches that resolution would still only be about 300 PPI, so either Samsung intends to use a higher resolution for 10-inch tablets, or they are going to release an 8-inch tablet. It’s also possible this rumor is about the next Galaxy Note 2, which is supposed to have a 5.5″ display with a 1650×1050 resolution. That would be just over 350 PPI, or 355 to be exact.

Pentile vs RGB

I’d prefer if Samsung improved their non-Pentile technology instead of raising the PPI count higher and higher for the Pentile arrangement. It’s easier and cheaper for Samsung to manufacture Pentile Super AMOLED panels, and I assume this is what they plan to use in the 350 PPI displays. But I’d rather have a 300 PPI Super AMOLED Plus display (regular RGB matrix), than a 350 PPI display using the Pentile matrix.

Hopefully, Samsung has heard the users’ complaints about the Galaxy S3’s Pentile screen, and will work harder to bring non-Pentile displays to market in the future.

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