How big are the embedded EXIF previews from the camera on this HD device?  If the preview is not big enough, this change will make the camera app substantially slower to scan for new photos.  On the other hand, without this change, you might have photo previews that are not as crisp as they could be.

I'm not saying that this should be changed, just that you should be aware of the impact. Perhaps you can file a bug to make the camera app preview size configurable on a per-device basis.  (There should already be a bug somewhere to make the camera photo size configurable.)