HTC "DLX" - 5" 1080p screen, 1.5GHz Quadcore Krait, Adreno320 GPU

I reckon we won't see an international variant until MWC early next year. I for one will be holding out for a 5" device with a 1080p screen. PPI makes a difference. I've got the One X and SLCD2 is lovely, also got the Note 2 for testing and in comparison the screen is poor.

SLCD3 will be top notch, also interested to see what Sony has planned for their so called Odin also bearing a similar 5" screen they produced inconjuction with the other 2 companies.

AMOLED is very second rate at the moment only the deeper blacks and contrast give it any advantages at the moment.
 
nikzGfx said:
AMOLED is very second rate at the moment only the deeper blacks and contrast give it any advantages at the moment.
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Bit of a naive point of view...

OLED has several fundamental advantages over LCD. Contrast ratios are only one - OLED screens also have better viewing angles and colour stability (due to the absence of a backlight scattering through a matrix; the sub-pixels themselves create the light).

A lot of the negativity surrounding AMOLED screens comes from the PenTile sub-pixel arrangement. With a proper RGB sub-pixel structure the definition of AMOLED comes very close to that of the best LCD screens.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both - it depends what is more important to the individual user. No tech has a clear advantage, and it often comes down to quality of the individual screen. Given the choice, I'd take an RGB SAMOLED screen over the best equivalent-res LCD screen any day of the week.
 
Duff-Man said:
Bit of a naive point of view...

OLED has several fundamental advantages over LCD. Contrast ratios are only one - OLED screens also have better viewing angles and colour stability (due to the absence of a backlight scattering through a matrix; the sub-pixels themselves create the light).

A lot of the negativity surrounding AMOLED screens comes from the PenTile sub-pixel arrangement. With a proper RGB sub-pixel structure the definition of AMOLED comes very close to that of the best LCD screens.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both - it depends what is more important to the individual user. No tech has a clear advantage, and it often comes down to quality of the individual screen. Given the choice, I'd take an RGB SAMOLED screen over the best equivalent-res LCD screen any day of the week.
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Don't get me wrong my previous SGS2 was excellent as it had a proper RGB matrix. But standards have improved.

Brightness is vital part, SLCD2 is superior at the moment for this. SLCD2 is also superior in that it does not suffer from screen burns which is very prone on any format of AMOLED. As shown on my previous SGS, and also my SGS2 which only occurred after 11 months.

Outdoor visibility on SLCD2 is excellent, on my trip to Turkey had no issues with visibility even with the recent sun here in the UK no problems at all. Viewing angles on SLCD2 have also improved. SLCD2 is probably the screen with the most improvements compared to its original.

Even the TRUE IPS HD from LG is not as good as the SLCD2 on the HOX.

I prefer SLCD2 for everything apart from video playback and gaming this is where AMOLED excels without a doubt.
 
I don't get the obsession mobile manufacturers have with "thin" and "light" at the expense of screen time. I want to, you know, use my phone and not have to constantly be watching the battery level.
I'll take a phone that's 2mm thicker but gives me 8 hours of screen time over one that's as thin as a piece of paper and is dead in 2 hours.
 
Rilot said:
I don't get the obsession mobile manufacturers have with "thin" and "light" at the expense of screen time. I want to, you know, use my phone and not have to constantly be watching the battery level.
I'll take a phone that's 2mm thicker but gives me 8 hours of screen time over one that's as thin as a piece of paper and is dead in 2 hours.
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Galaxy Note 2 can offer you that if you don't mind the size!
 
We'd never turn down more juice, but is 2500 mAh on a 5-inch device really that low?

But the DLX's battery is still well above the smartphone average, assuming the 2500mAh spec checks out. Even the LG Optimus G, which uses the same quad-core Snapdragon chip, packs a 2100mAh battery. Same with the Nexus 4. Clearly, it's possible to run a high-end, quad-core chip on an "average"-sized smartphone, even with LTE on-board.

But there's the question of the beastly 1080p display -- surely all those extra pixels should take a toll on battery life? Well, the main component being taxed is the GPU, an Adreno 320 unit , that's almost twice as fast as the Adreno 225 chip found on most dual-core Snapdragon S4s. The Adreno 320 is rated or resolutions far above 1080p, and boasts improved GPU efficiency thanks to Qualcomm's "FlexRender" tech. This allows the GPU to intelligently switch between tiled and direct rendering modes depending on which is the least wasteful. Qualcomm chips are known for their efficiency, and based on what we've seen of quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chips so far, we don't doubt the DLX's ability to handle 1080p without breaking a sweat.

Our suspicions about the S4 Pro are backed up by hands-on reports, too. After we posted our DLX photos, industry insider blackmannx dropped by the Android Central forums with a few thoughts of his own on the phone. He called the processor "quite battery friendly," noting that a full 12 hours of heavy use may be optimistic, but 8 or so was achievable, in his experience. That's in line with other high-end smartphones.
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stoke1863 said:
looking at that Youtube video i think its a little too big. I think GS3 and One X is just about the max now
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Not a huge difference really... the only real difference is in the height; the J-butterfly is 6.4mm taller:


GS3:

136.6 mm (5.38 in) H
70.6 mm (2.78 in) W
8.6 mm (0.34 in) D


J-butterfly:

143 mm (5.6 in) H
71 mm (2.8 in) W
9.1 mm (0.36 in) D


Still, every millimeter counts when it comes to smartphones!
 
The screen sounds superb! :cool:

Although the camera sensor is the same as the one X and S, I thought they were using an even better sensor? Although it's not like the camera on the S/X needs to be EVEN better anyway :p

But I have a funny feeling that the battery life is going to suck VERY badly, unless HTC have worked wonders with the screen efficiency and software/drivers optimisation with the hardware.....
 
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