I agree with you that the VGA screen is very important for marketing the Freerunner - other comparable smartphones dont have that feature and are certainly no where near in terms of DPI. I am also assuming that OM wont discontinue the GTA02 (Freerunner) when GTA03 comes out. So mass market customers will have the choice of the VGA screen and at a cheaper price the QVGA screeen+camera. It helps OM as they have two distinct phones available on the same platform, consumers have choice and resellers have two models at two different price points. <br>
<br>But one question that needs to be answered is - what is the cost saving of using a QVGA screen. It has to be significant to consider this option.<br><br>Rakshat<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <<a href="mailto:hns@computer.org">hns@computer.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style=""><div><div>IMHO, reducing any Openmoko device to QVGA will be the end of the Openmoko project. And I have business reasons to wish that OM survives...</div>
<div><br></div><div>There are plenty of QVGA designs out there and I even have an offer and a sample of a Linux smartphone at half the price of the OM. It works, has 90g, Quadband, and an integrated stylus. But QVGA. This makes the difference.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have shown a QVGA Acer n30 and the VGA Neo on FOSDEM and LinuxTag to the public. Everybody considered the VGA as better although the Acer is approx. 30% faster (because it has less rendering to do).</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>So, where would be the uniqueness of OM devices? The average mass market customer doesn't care about full openness.</div><div><br></div></div><div>Please consider basic rules of marketing. And, consider purchasing a Device Feature Roadmap from Strategy Analytics (they are really good) and ask what the percentage prediction for VGA vs. QVGA is for 2009. They are good in predictions because they look into the roadmaps of the component manufacturers.</div>
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<div>Nikolaus</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>Am 05.06.2008 um 14:32 schrieb rakshat hooja:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> quick question - would you prefer a qvga lcd (save a bit of cost) since we'e<br> going to need to software-drive all graphics - the fewer pixels you have to<br>
fill, the better for speed. i'm really tossing up if the speed of qvga is worth<br> the loss of resolution. i'm just not sure.<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></blockquote></div><br>I have a Sharp 903 with qvga, 2.4 inch, Nokia N95 with qvga, 2.4 inch and the Neo 1973 with VGA, 2.8 inch. By far the best screen for reading is the Sharp one. On closer examination you can see pixels which you dont on the Neo but the display just feels better, crisper and better on the eyes. When you view higher res photos the Neo display seems better but not by much. The N95 is also good when you look at it on its own and one has no problems reading anything but when kept next to the Neo 1973 and Sharp 903 one can tell the display is not in the same league. (the Sharp is also visible in the sun though I dont think its trans-reflective)<br>
<br>The point I am trying to make is that the quality of LCM being used matters as much as qvga or vga. Qvga is sufficient for almost all needs on a mobile phone size device and would be great if it provides cost and speed improvements. But it has to be a really good quality QVGA.<br>
<br>Personally I love the resolution and form factor of the PSP Slim LCM and would love to see something similar on GTA0X.<br><br>Rakshat<br> _______________________________________________<br>Openmoko community mailing list<br>
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