I mean FFS, our 5" phone screens are going to be 4k really soon.
Is this not hurting the practicality of the phone drastically?
You are overstressing your GPU, draining your battery, increasing your heat, for what? A PPI that you cannot even notice?
I have the original Optimus G (2012 720P IPS) and a friend just got a G3 (2014 1440P IPS) and I am seeing no improvement outside of software.
The screen looks the same, if not worse, the phone is slow, the battery life is abysmal, it takes forever to charge, and it overheats if you do anything intensive on it.
I would rather have a snappy 720P phone with a 3 day battery life than a weak ass GPU pushing 2560x1440 pixels, it is fucking absurd! Candy crush doesn't look any better, facebook doesn't work any better, your 1080P videos are still fucking 1080P, the phone isn't doing anything more useful at all, so why put it in?
I just want a single phone that is not trying to win a spec war, or try to awe me when I first use it. I want a phone that is going to be strong in daily use and not goddamn tech articles.
The Turbo has a 3900mAh battery with a QHD screen.
The T2 Ultra has a 3000mAh battery with a 720P screen.
Now imagine if that 3900mAh battery was paired with a viable screen resolution.
Now let's look at a QHD phone with a 3000mAh battery.
/rant