Red claims the dedicated CMOS sensor means no color debayering, yielding a one-to-one pixel count and 15-20 percent bump in effective resolution compared to its chromatic cousin.

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The FPV-1 processor converts an interlaced signal into one that the manufacturer describes as a pixel-to-pixel match with the DLV-100.

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The screen the Pixel has is -- as you can imagine -- one of its proudest features, sporting a 2, 560 x 1, 700 resolution, giving a PPI of 239, and offers a brightness of 400nit.

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As for the rest of the features, the Pixel also has a triple-microphone configuration -- with one under the keyboard -- which helps improve noise cancellation, including the rattle of your typing during excited hangouts.

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Pixel certainly suffers from the former, but since it essentially runs one app -- the Chrome browser -- there hasn't been the need for developers to either create a Windows 8-style version of their apps or to try to make their traditional desktop apps more touch-friendly as Microsoft has with Office.

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The colors are slightly more saturated here than on the 4.7-inch LCD panel used on the HTC One X, but it loses the battle on viewing angles and pixel density by just a tad.

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The end result is a pixel density of 275ppi, which is slightly better than the One S. Thanks to the S-LCD screen, text is very sharp and crisp, viewing angles are admirable and color reproduction is solid.

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