04-03-2015 08:50 AM
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  1. Mpower123's Avatar
    Mpower123
    When i compare the quality of video on a youtube video on an iphone 5 to my lumia 925 mine looks grainy compared to the iphone 5. Why when my lumia has a better pixel density and screen than the iphone 5???
    04-02-2015 01:16 PM
  2. Laura Knotek's Avatar
    Laura Knotek
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    What YouTube app are you using?

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
    04-02-2015 01:23 PM
  3. henocksandy's Avatar
    henocksandy
    iPhone has a better display! As far as i have seen, Samsung and SONY also have cool displays. Lumia's will have it one day just like how Surface Pro 3 has an awesome display
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    04-02-2015 01:30 PM
  4. ashram's Avatar
    ashram
    Originally Posted by Laura Knotek
    What YouTube app are you using?
    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
    yeah, Laura has a point, if you are using an app, it could be defaulting to a lower resolution version of the video... Henocksandy also has a point, the iphone (ewww) has a higher res screen, and the player/browser there is taking advantage of that.
    04-02-2015 01:37 PM
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  6. Kaushik Banerjee's Avatar
    Kaushik Banerjee
    Originally Posted by Mpower123
    When i compare the quality of video on a youtube video on an iphone 5 to my lumia 925 mine looks grainy compared to the iphone 5. Why when my lumia has a better pixel density and screen than the iphone 5???
    1) can be because of the app you are using is using a lower quality streaming..such as 480p or 360p and the same video which you are running on the iPhone is being streamed at 720p...this will make a big difference in quality as you can switch between high quality and low quality options in youtube

    2) iphone uses a retina display which has a better clarity then the one in lumias

    3) App being used in both the devices aren't the same...there may be many other reasons...if you really want to have a closer comparison try using the browser for streaming in both the devices
    Laura Knotek and Pedro Moreira like this.
    04-02-2015 01:45 PM
  7. accursedvenom's Avatar
    accursedvenom
    Originally Posted by henocksandy
    iPhone has a better display! As far as i have seen, Samsung and SONY also have cool displays.
    Pretty sure Samsung still makes the screens for iPhones along with their processors.
    04-03-2015 08:08 AM
  8. xandros9's Avatar
    xandros9
    Community Review Team
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    Make sure the quality setting is actually the same.

    Also, the subpixel layout of the 925 (and other phones like the 930, Galaxy S 4...) is not in the typical RGB stripe layout (it's PenTile) which means it might appear a bit blurrier.
    Laura Knotek likes this.
    04-03-2015 08:50 AM
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