G+_Jason Eckelstafer Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hello - New to the group: I’ve been an iOS user for multiple phones now but I’m considering a jump to the S8. I’ve seen lots of comparisons between the screen size of the iPhone 7 Plus and the S8+ but it’s usually the total frame size and the screen size. Am I correct in assuming that normal videos will not properly fill the whole screen on the S8+ because of its resolution being so elongated? If I’m not, do you know of a comparison between standard 1080p video sizes on both devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Clark Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Videos will have letterboxing on the sides, but there is a system wide button to zoom the videos in to full screen, that will crop the top and bottom a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Eckelstafer Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 That's what I figured. It will add the black bars. So I'd like to compare the actual video size instead of the screen size since I won't be using parts of the screen for media consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Clark Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 If you don't zoom in, the actual video will be smaller on the S8 than the iPhone because the phone is thinner. If you zoom in, the video will be larger on the S8, but slightly cropped on the top and bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Eckelstafer Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Thank you Chris Clark! That was exactly what I was looking for. It'll be interesting to see the reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Clark Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Jason Eckelstafer I'm getting my S8+ next Thursday or Friday. I'm excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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