With the passage of time and as the technology integrated in the terminals has progressed, pixel density has become one of those characteristics of the smartphone screens that is taking more importance. Therefore, we are facing one of the points that most interest users when looking at the specifications of the panels, along with the well-known screen resolution that we all know.
That is why it is necessary to know if it really has a great influence to have one or another density in the pixels that the panel of our terminal has. In addition, it is very important to also know if this feature affects the mobile device at all or not. So we will explain what it means and its influence on the panels of smartphones.
The importance of pixels
For those who have not yet realized this, this density is a unit that is measured in pixels per inch, and can be abbreviated both by PPP and PPI (the latter is English, pixels per inch). In addition, as we mentioned before, it is one of those most relevant data when we want to know if the screen of a mobile has a high quality or is not as good as we thought.
But what is a pixel? In short, a pixel is a point that emits light of a single color. For example, if we have an image with a resolution of 16 MP, it means that it is made up of 16 million pixels, that is, 16 million points. This means that the greater the amount, the better definition we will have on the mobile panel.
And it is that, with the arrival of the large inches in the terminals, it caused all the screen manufacturers to get the best of themselves to offer a better image quality on a larger surface. In addition, it has been possible to verify how little by little the number has been increasing, and depending on the quality of the panel we will find different densities.
The real influence of PPPs
In short, the more density we have in a mobile panel, the better the final result it will be able to offer us. So far it is clear, but the truth is that a smartphone with a high value will not only have greater sharpness, but there will also be an increase in battery consumption .
And, as everyone knows, screens are one of the smartphone elements that consume the most battery today. And it will be much larger the larger or brighter we have. So, the more DPI a smartphone has, the higher its battery consumption.
In addition, different studies have shown that the human eye is not capable of appreciating differences beyond 350 PPP. This means that many users will not be able to see if a panel is better or worse. It also influences the distance from the eye to the terminal, eye diseases, age, fatigue, etc.
Although, if you have the possibility to compare different mobile devices, whether they are low-end or high-end with the same screen size, you will surely be able to appreciate a change. Therefore, the pixel density will affect the sharpness of the screen of our terminals , but we will be the ones who decide if a big change is really appreciated or not.