Apple makes a pretty ballsy claim about the iPhone 4's display: "The pixel density is so high that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels." They're pushing against the limits of the human body. Is it true?
The iPhone 4's 3.5-inch display is the highest resolution screen ever put in a phone. It's stuffed with 614,400 78 micrometer-wide pixels, for a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch. Those are the facts, according to Apple.
What's disputed is whether or not the iPhone 4 possesses a true retina display, one in which the human eye can't see individual pixels.
Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate, which is known for its analysis of screens sent an email to us, and other media outlets, arguing that the specs are exaggerated: