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Re:Can Dell’s 6K monitor beat their 8K monitor? by Tagbert on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @12:40PM (#36602952)
Apple does not use a one-size-fits-all in ppi.

The phones are assumed to be held close to your eye and have a 460ppi.

The MacBooks are assumed to be seen from a medium distance and use around 225ppi.

The Studio display and Prod Display distance is a little longer and use 218ppi.

Retina is a property based on subtended angle from the viewer's perspective, not on a physical property of the device.

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Re:Can Dell’s 6K monitor beat their 8K monitor? by LoganDark on Thursday July 06, 2023 @06:56AM (#36614014)
And none of those devices have a PPI that you can customize when you purchase the device, in contrast to many PC laptops that generally offer multiple options (say, either 1080p or 4K on the same device), meaning each device indeed has a one-size-fits-all PPI. I never said Apple uses the same PPI for all their devices.
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