IF the display resolution of the Harmattan device is to be correct 854x480 pixels, FWVGA. That means it will pack 179520 more pixels than Symbian 640x360 device displays. To say that the N8, C7 Active-Matrix OLED displays have something like a pixel density of 209 Pixels Per Inch, they are nice looking.
The samsung galaxy wasn't that far ahead either with 233 Pixels Per Inch. But IP4 has 326 Pixels Per Inch. Not that you need anything over the 209 PPI on Nokias phone to be able to physically see a difference with the human eye anyway. However some might perceive a slight difference in edge definition bouncing out at you.
As long as contrast is excellent, good black & whites & there should be a nice experience on harmattan 4.0" display. Supreme OLED. If it gets large battery & very lowe power consumption SoC + OLED + power efficient Linux = Good average battery life. Considering BT4.0 also save much more power than BT3.0 & so does BT3.0 save more power than BT2.1!!
about paranoid worriyng:
Meego was never meant (and won't be able for some years) to provide a correct portfolio for Nokia. The fact that this device is good or not cannot change the issue with Symbian, which is waaay more important for Nokia than maemo/meego is. So there won't be any rethinking of the strategy.
=> Nokia needs WP7, no matter how successfull the Meego device will be.
Nokia pays for WP7, and share WP7 with other manufacturers. It needs options to weight against Microsoft, otherwise it will cost them a lot more.
=> Nokia needs Meego, no matter how unsuccessfull the Meego device will be.
Just don't expect Meego neither to disapear, nor to become uber important in the next years or so. But I think this has already been discussed a lot.
Well I think that the device might be able to drive a change in strategy, though not dramatic...
I am specifically thinking in terms of amount of $ to be invested in Meego R&D, and also in the future product pipeline for Meego. We all know that Symbian is on its way to the dodo. In fact It was just a matter of time that people would stop buying the ugly thing.
@sjgadsby: Elop is not Nokia. Nokia is the corporation, and the one which will have to make decissions at their board, based on the market. I mean, not me nor anyone here will have zero interest on what the freaking Elop will gain or lose, wont' we? It is more like "let's see what the market says about the Meego device and whether this makes the board fire the mole or not..."
Stephen Elop said at the Open Mobile Summit: "Apple created Android, or at least created the conditions necessary for Android to come into being"
We're on to you, Mr. Elop. It's a classic diversionary tactic. Get the one and two smartphone / tablet OS vendors squabbling and then execute a flanking maneuver while nobody's watching. Why else would the Nokia CEO make such an emotive claim? Unless it's true?
