![]() The MacBook still isn’t something that most people would qualify as an ultra-thin bezel, but coming from the relatively thick MacBook Air it’s quite the change. Some of this is ultimately due to geometry from the different aspect ratio, but also Apple has been able to reduce the size of the bezel surrounding the panel, making the panel a larger percentage of the total lid. This comes despite the fact that the MacBook occupies a smaller overall footprint than the MBA 11”, showcasing how Apple has been able to increase the screen size while bringing down the overall laptop size. The MacBook’s display ends up being 64.72in^2 in size, roughly 13% larger than the MacBook Air 11”. With Apple essentially going pro on the MacBook, I’m happy to see a 16:10 display in what’s now Apple’s smallest notebook, increasing the effective size of the display while giving it a more squared design that increases the amount of vertical real-estate versus what a 16:9 display would offer. The display’s native resolution is an uncommon 2304 x 1440, which is essentially a 16:10 version of the more common 16:9 1440p. Starting from the top, the MacBook ships with a 12” IPS Retina display. From a cost perspective this isn’t all that surprising, but from a technical perspective it means Apple has needed to address the technical cost of going Retina. However at the same time the Air was also simultaneously Apple’s entry-level laptop and their ultra-portable laptop, so adding a Retina display to the Air has always faced the needs of balancing cost and technical considerations against consumer demand.Īs it turns out the Air isn’t getting a Retina display (at least not this year), but Apple is going all-in on the more premium MacBook, Retina display, integrated cover glass, and all. After introducing Retina-style displays on the MacBook Pro, iPad, iPhone, and iMac, the Air was the last product without a Retina display. One of the long-standing demands for Apple’s MacBook Air line has been for an IPS, Retina-density display for Apple’s light laptops. Monitors for M1 Macs and what you need to know before buying.The MacBook’s Retina Display: Pro Quality New Mac Pro, at which point we expect it to go Retina. Indeed, the product was discontinued in 2016, although it is expected to Sadly, despite having launched a 27in iMac with a Retina display in 2014, Apple has yet to upgrade its Thunderbolt display to Retina. iMac 21in: Available in both non-Retina and Retina 4K versions.Mac mini & Mac Pro: don’t come with screens.1st, 2nd and 3rd generation: non-Retina.iPhone XS Max: Super Retina HD (2688 x 1242, 458ppi).iPhone XS: Super Retina HD (2436 x 1125, 458ppi).iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS: non-Retina.If Steve Jobs’ assertion was right and 300ppi on a smartphone is enough to make pixels invisible, then squeezing in more pixels would seem to be redundant. ![]() Whether there’s any point in having 4K and QHD resolutions on a smartphone is debatable. And Samsung’s Galaxy S6 has a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels – known as Quad HD or QHD – on a 5.1in screen, giving it a pixel density of 577ppi. But several makers of smartphones and tablets, in particular, have displays with pixel densities which are at least a match for Apple’s devices, and in some cases far exceed it.Įxamples include Sony’s Xperia Z5 Premium which has a resolution of 3,860 x 2,160 pixels – just shy of 4K – on a 5.5in screen, giving it a pixel density of a monstrous 806ppi. No other manufacturer uses the Retina branding – Apple’s lawyers would soon have something to say if they did. In October 2015, it launched a 21in iMac with a horizontal resolution of 4096 pixels (and a pixel density of 218ppi), and called its display Retina 4K. So when Apple launched a 27in iMac with 5,120 horizontal pixels in 2014, it used the same naming convention and called it Retina 5K. ![]()
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