When cell phones first arrived, size did not really matter. The fact that we were not tethered to a land line and could go about our business while still capable of placing wireless telephone calls was unique, and it was enough. Then the trend in mobile handsets became diminutive size. Once we figured out the portability thing, we wanted to make them smaller and easier to carry around. The last couple of years, processor and wireless network speeds became the focus of our computer powered smartphones, and the HTC Droid DNA may have introduced us to the next “big thing” in smartphone evolution.
The HTC Droid DNA is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $49.99.
Pixels per inch, or ppi, is a term which explains the number of pixels located over each inch of display space on a screen, whether that screen is located on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or TV. A roughly handled marriage of the words in the term “picture element”, a pixel is the smallest measurable element that combines with other pixels to create what we see on a display or screen. On color displays like smartphones, one single pixel is usually represented by the mixing of three or more colors of different intensities. So generally, all things being equal, the more pixels, the better clarity and resolution.
The HTC Droid DNA 4G smartphone is an Android powered handset that is also the first smartphone to deliver a large 5.0 inch display with Full HD 1,080P resolution. Most phones like the best-selling Motorola Droid Razr 4G only a couple of years ago were happy to deliver 540 x 960 pixel resolution, but the Droid DNA 4G has taken us into rarefied air concerning how resolute our smartphones have become. It boasts a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels, a full doubling of what was considered only recently to be an outstanding resolution for a mobile handset.
Arriving on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system in the United States, the Droid DNA 4G runs Android’s 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system was the HTC Sense user interface. The handset also delivers a powerful 1.5 GHz quad core central processor, and double the average amount of smartphone RAM memory at 2.0 GB. Retailing for around $99 on contract, the Droid DNA 4G also provides these cutting-edge features at an affordable price, and may just be the signature handset that the Taiwan-based HTC has been looking for to compete with wireless Goliaths Samsung and Apple.
How far above the currently accepted “high resolution” standard is the display on the Droid DNA 4G? Its 5.0 inch screen compares favorably to the best-selling Galaxy S III (4.8 inches) and Apple iPhone 5 (4.0 inches). And the 441 ppi designation ranks significantly higher than the 306 ppi for the Galaxy S III, and 326 ppi for the Apple iPhone 5. This raises the bar significantly in that area of the smartphone marketplace, and predicts a possible future trend towards incredibly high smartphone display resolution.
You can purchase the Droid DNA at a discounted price tag now starting at $49.99.
