Why does the Nexus 4 make my screen look fat? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This is a screenshot via my GS3.
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This is a screenshot via my Nexus 4.
I have the same exact launcher settings applied for both. Why is there such a drastic difference?
EDIT: Dpi is set to 320 on both devices.

I’m guessing this has to do with the different screen resolutions…
GS3: 720 x 1280
N4: 768 x 1280
Just my own opinion, but I’d utilize the extra width by adding an extra column on your homescreen grid.

ohyeahar said:
I’m guessing this has to do with the different screen resolutions…
GS3: 720 x 1280
N4: 768 x 1280
Just my own opinion, but I’d utilize the extra width by adding an extra column on your homescreen grid.
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Those are indeed the screen resolutions as far as I know.
But in this case there is an additional factor.
The image from the Nexus 4 is the same as it's resolution: 1280 x 768
Yet the image of the GS3 is cropped to a resolution of 1024 x 576
If this image comes directly from making a screenshot. Than for the GS3 the true image is cropped in software to that resolution, while the Nexus 4 doesn't touch the resolution.
You could do the same for the Nexus 4 image if you wanted them the same size.

stejoo said:
Those are indeed the screen resolutions as far as I know.
But in this case there is an additional factor.
The image from the Nexus 4 is the same as it's resolution: 1280 x 768
Yet the image of the GS3 is cropped to a resolution of 1024 x 576
If this image comes directly from making a screenshot. Than for the GS3 the true image is cropped in software to that resolution, while the Nexus 4 doesn't touch the resolution.
You could do the same for the Nexus 4 image if you wanted them the same size.
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I think Tapatalk shrinked my image because on my device, it's a 720p image. How can I make the nexus display that?

"Sweetheart, does my screenshot look fat in this?"
"No, of course not, it looks great!"

Ajfink said:
"Sweetheart, does my screenshot look fat in this?"
"No, of course not, it looks great!"
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Haha, I laughed at this.
Anyways, hope someone can chime in on how to get it to look like my sgs3?

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What is wallpaper size for TF101?

Found alot of wallpapers online, when selected as wallpaper it doesn't turn out or look right, what is the resolution size for our TF101?
There is a wallpaper site for the TF. Search it in the "Themes and Apps" section. I'm sure you can get the resolution from one of the wallpapers there.
2h x w
Generally, the rule for making your own custom wallpapers is:
largest screen dimension by 2x shorter screen dimension. For a portrait tablet, that's 2xHeight by width
wxga phone (800 x 480) = 960 x 800
Nook Color / G-Tablet / Galaxy Tab (1024 x 600) = 1200 x 1024
Transformer (1280 x 800) = 1600 x 1280
glg
motoatrix said:
Found alot of wallpapers online, when selected as wallpaper it doesn't turn out or look right, what is the resolution size for our TF101?
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Here's a sample of what you get with 1610x1280
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rather than waste time resizing tons of images like i used to, i just hit up wallbase and grab 2560x1600 images.... with the crop window in 3.1 they all turn out great.
xformulax said:
rather than waste time resizing tons of images like i used to, i just hit up wallbase and grab 2560x1600 images.... with the crop window in 3.1 they all turn out great.
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exactly. love the crop window in 3.1 helps me with my own designs a lot.
xformulax said:
rather than waste time resizing tons of images like i used to, i just hit up wallbase and grab 2560x1600 images.... with the crop window in 3.1 they all turn out great.
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Sorry im a total newbie when it comes to this, can you list down steps on how to crop it down to window 3.1?

Wallpapers

just like everything thread for every phone...
Post some of your favorite Wallpapers for the Oppo
would love to see more!
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thanks :thumbup:
yea we need more 1080P wallpapers
here mine
You can find out awesome wallpapers for your smartphone @ interfacelift.com
keep them coming!
lookin good!
Pixel69 said:
You can find out awesome wallpapers for your smartphone @ interfacelift.com
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interfacelift is great - they do not offer precropped wallpapers for 1080p Android devices, however, you can create them yourself.
The size of a "normal" precropped 720p Android wallpaper is 1440x1280. For a 1080p phone, you need 2160x1920.
So if you take any of their "normal" widescreen wallpapers with a resolution higher than that, you can either:
Crop them in a good image editor to the same aspect ratio as an Android wallpaper and then rescale to 2160x1920 or
Crop/rescale them with the device/launcher's wallpaper picker
(An image editor might have slightly better scaling, so the results might look slightly better on your device.)
Entropy512 said:
interfacelift is great - they do not offer precropped wallpapers for 1080p Android devices, however, you can create them yourself.
The size of a "normal" precropped 720p Android wallpaper is 1440x1280. For a 1080p phone, you need 2160x1920.
So if you take any of their "normal" widescreen wallpapers with a resolution higher than that, you can either:
Crop them in a good image editor to the same aspect ratio as an Android wallpaper and then rescale to 2160x1920 or
Crop/rescale them with the device/launcher's wallpaper picker
(An image editor might have slightly better scaling, so the results might look slightly better on your device.)
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Good to know! I've been searching for 1920x1080 resolution images lol ... Thanks for the tip!
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[Q] Wallpaper Size

can anyone tell me why is the wallpaper always doesn't appear in full size...always zoomed
What rom are you using? And what do you mean by zoomed? Can you post a screenshot please?
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andys93 said:
What rom are you using? And what do you mean by zoomed? Can you post a screenshot please?
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Omega V13 .... Zoomed like when you zoom the photos ..it does not appear in full size ..i mean not all the picture appearing
and there you are a screenshot and the original wallpaper picture
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elbildozer said:
can anyone tell me why is the wallpaper always doesn't appear in full size...always zoomed
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S4 wallpapers need to be 1920 (height) by 1080 (width), or for launchers where the wallpaper scrolls you take the width and multiply it by two (1920x1920)
If the res is lower then it will zoom in, also if the aspect ratio of the original image is to different from the s4 then it may also zoom and auto crop parts :/ hope this helps, otherwise good luck!
TheRiceKing said:
S4 wallpapers need to be 1920 (height) by 1080 (width), or for launchers where the wallpaper scrolls you take the width and multiply it by two (1920x1920)
If the res is lower then it will zoom in, also if the aspect ratio of the original image is to different from the s4 then it may also zoom and auto crop parts :/ hope this helps, otherwise good luck!
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1080x1080 or 1920x1920???? anyway can you tell me for my case that i have wallpaper scroll ..what is the correct size to make the wallpaper in full size without zoom???​
it depends on ROM, and launcher.
the stock launcher wall paper size is 1080*1920
any other launcher with wallpaper scrolling should be 2160*1920
jiant.li said:
it depends on ROM, and launcher.
the stock launcher wall paper size is 1080*1920
any other launcher with wallpaper scrolling should be 2160*1920
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thank you

Nexus 6 size comparison picture

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Hadn't seen any real Nexus 6 size comparisons but finally found this one ^ and thought I'd share.
Your thoughts?
Nexus 6 is bigger, wider and thicker than iPhone 6+. So I guess this proto is smaller than final version.
Edit: I didn't saw that iPhone 6+ got bumper, so this is reason why it looks bigger than N6.
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Nexus 6 is bigger, wider and thicker than iPhone 6+. So I guess this proto is smaller than final version.
Edit: I didn't saw that iPhone 6+ got bumper, so this is reason why it looks bigger than N6.
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Yes, that's a prototype and not the same size. The Nexus 6 is definitely bigger than the iPhone 6 Plus in every dimension. And it's bigger than the Note 4. It's bigger than the OnePlus One. It is just a huge honking phone. A phablet to rule over other phablets and crush them.
Use PhoneArena's size comparison tool to get an idea.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Google-Nexus-6/phones/8626
It even has a cool feature to calibrate the website so that it shows you the phones in their actual sizes.
The front facing speakers dont look very noticeable in that picture, are they there? If so, i love it! Better implementation than the tacky looking speakers on the 2014 Moto X
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http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Google-Nexus-6/phones/8626[/url]
It even has a cool feature to calibrate the website so that it shows you the phones in their actual sizes.
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Dear lord...
Look at the visual comparison between the Nexus 6 and iPhone 5s HERE
mauri6870 said:
The front facing speakers dont look very noticeable in that picture, are they there?
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They are there, you can see them if you zoom in.
I've already ordered a Moto X, but everyone has a thing in their house which is (almost) the same size as a Nexus 6 and its this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VNvHzBgnL.jpg
Its the same height but the phone may be slightly wider.

How do i change 12MP picture taking rom 4:3 to 16:9? I would like full screen camera

Ok taking pictures the s7 edge is in 4:3 mode which I absolutely hate! I have no ideal why samsung done this
Is there any way to make it in top MP 16:9?
I think the sensor is 4:3 so to get 16:9 it's cropped from that, thus lowering the resolution.
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Man o man was this excluded from leaks and reports , my only regret is cam
go to settings on camera and change it from 4:3 to 16.9 but if you change to 16:9 it will lower resoulution to like 9.1 mp
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raw2000j said:
go to settings on camera and change it from 4:3 to 16.9 but if you change to 16:9 it will lower resoulution to like 9.1 mp
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Aware of that but that is what I want to avoid.
You're cropping the sensor size is why. Sensors are 4:3 and to create a 16:9 image you aren't using part of the sensor.
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Very few cameras have a 16:9 sensor, not just phones.
So my questions is, how did the Note5 manage to take them 16:9 and keep the full resolution.
Where all of those pictures cropped?
obiaquino said:
So my questions is, how did the Note5 manage to take them 16:9 and keep the full resolution.
Where all of those pictures cropped?
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Custom sensor, just like the Sony phone that takes 16:9.
All 12 mp phones I've seen take 4:3. All 16 mp cameras I see take 16:9.
obiaquino said:
So my questions is, how did the Note5 manage to take them 16:9 and keep the full resolution.
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S6 did as well

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