Pixel wars of 2012: Top 12 smartphones with sharpest screens

By Vipansh Vasudeva
www.technoholik.com

Smartphones have rearranged the pixel density charts this year, we take a look at the top 12 smartphones with the sharpest screens. Anything above 250 ppi may seem like overkill but the boundaries continue to be pushed. For trivia junkies and those with 20/20 vision, we have 12 recent smartphones with 300 PPI displays and higher. When buying a smartphone, pixel density matters as much as screen size.

HTC Droid DNA: 440 ppi
First announced in Japan as the HTC J Butterfly, the Droid DNA scales next milestone for device OEMs, with a chart-topping 440 ppi pixel resolution display, packing the same number of pixels as a full sized HDTV(1920×1080 resolution).

BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha: 356 ppi
The Blackberry 10 Dev Alpha was previewed recently, and provided to every developer who attended the event. Apart from the new beautiful OS, this device touts a marvelous 4.2-inch 1280x768 HD display with 356 ppi, leaving the iPhone's Retina Display a long way behind.

HTC Windows Phone 8X (~342 ppi)
Priced at Rs 35,023, the HTC 8X is one of the first Windows Phone 8 devices to hit the market. It has a 4.3-inch Super LCD display with a resolution of 1028x720 pixels.

Sony Xperia S: 342 ppi
The Xperia S is Sony's flagship device. It looks absolutely beautiful, thanks to its 4.3inch 720x1280 HD display at 342 ppi.