screen size

i know the M6 has a 2.4 inch screen. but since screens arent exactly square, does this mean some 2.4 inch screens are really bigger (cus theyre mesaured diagonnaly)
how big is it width and lengthwise?
thanks

it depends on what you mean by "bigger". using geometry, 2.4" screens have the same display AREA. however, the width and height of the screens can differ. so you could have 2.4" wide screen, 2.4" "normal" screen., etc.

oh i see. well how high and wide is the screen then? just so i can imagine it

ca. 3,8 x 5,0 cm

Originally Posted by Levers

ca. 3,8 x 5,0 cm

thank you!!

i just made my own meizu out of paper, coloured pens, filled with paper and stuck with stickytape ^____^ lolz, cus im putting off reading something and was talking with my bro.
i was wondering, do the player specs of 79mm by 48.2 mm include the clear cover which seems to cover the front and is bigger than the actual player?

Originally Posted by moogle301

i just made my own meizu out of paper, coloured pens, filled with paper and stuck with stickytape ^____^ lolz, cus im putting off reading something and was talking with my bro.
i was wondering, do the player specs of 79mm by 48.2 mm include the clear cover which seems to cover the front and is bigger than the actual player?

Those specs reference the player as a whole, dont know if you meant the thin plastic layer that protects the screen, but that's less than 1mm thin so it does not count.

BTW, u did your own meizu out of paper? I would like to have all that free time :D

Just to point out, all screens with 2.4" hasn't the same area.
You would probably understand if you make it 2.39" tall and something like 0.1" width, then it will have a pretty little area.

If you read higher mathematics you will learn that there's a formel for how to make the largest area out of shortest high/width. Pretty annoying problem but good for a farmer who want his sheeps to have a big area to eat grass on, but don't like spending money on fence

Usually the screen size indicates the diagonal length?

Originally Posted by ambitious

Usually the screen size indicates the diagonal length?

Of course. Look at this image on the Meizu website for an example:

Originally Posted by martinioz

Just to point out, all screens with 2.4" hasn't the same area.
You would probably understand if you make it 2.39" tall and something like 0.1" width, then it will have a pretty little area.

If you read higher mathematics you will learn that there's a formel for how to make the largest area out of shortest high/width. Pretty annoying problem but good for a farmer who want his sheeps to have a big area to eat grass on, but don't like spending money on fence

umm... area and perimeter are not the same thing. i'm sure wikipedia can enlighten you on that basic concept of geometry.

Originally Posted by marcelo1251

Those specs reference the player as a whole, dont know if you meant the thin plastic layer that protects the screen, but that's less than 1mm thin so it does not count.

BTW, u did your own meizu out of paper? I would like to have all that free time :D

i dont have much freetime at all, im doing my a levels and its nearly exam time and i have c/w to do still!! but if you see the pic i put up i explain why. also it hardly took longer than eating a meal and i was chatting at the same time cus im going away soon and so i want to talk to my borther at least 15 mins each day

and yes i meant the plastic but not how thick it is, how wide it is

Originally Posted by martinioz

Just to point out, all screens with 2.4" hasn't the same area.
You would probably understand if you make it 2.39" tall and something like 0.1" width, then it will have a pretty little area.

If you read higher mathematics you will learn that there's a formel for how to make the largest area out of shortest high/width. Pretty annoying problem but good for a farmer who want his sheeps to have a big area to eat grass on, but don't like spending money on fence

i remember that! the farmer and his 'sheeps' wasn't it to do with fence perimeter ?

The larghest sereen for 2.4" would be a square wouldnt it???

Originally Posted by glacier

umm... area and perimeter are not the same thing. i'm sure wikipedia can enlighten you on that basic concept of geometry.

No they aren't the same, but I didn't say so either.
And the largest area for a 2.4" (diagonal) screen, actually any size, should be i square, or am I wrong?

Was a year or two ago i read my math.. :P

Originally Posted by martinioz

No they aren't the same, but I didn't say so either.
And the largest area for a 2.4" (diagonal) screen, actually any size, should be i square, or am I wrong?

Was a year or two ago i read my math.. :P

does 'read my math' mean 'took my math exam' where you come from?