Screen Size and Resolution Comparisons

4:3 Standard Displays

This table shows the resolution code, screen width, screen height (both in pixels), aspect ratio and explanation of the code abbreviation for common standard industry sizes with the more 'box like' 4:3 aspect ratio.

Code Width Height Ratio Description
QVGA 320 240 4:3 Quarter Video Graphics Array
HVGA 640 240 8:3 Half Video Graphics Array
VGA 640 480 4:3 Video Graphics Array
SVGA 800 600 4:3 Super Video Graphics Array
XGA 1024 768 4:3 Extended Graphics Array
XGA+ 1152 768 3:2 Extended Graphics Array plus
1152 864 4:3
SXGA 1280 1024 4:3 Super Extended Graphics Array
SXGA+ 1400 1050 4:3 Super Extended Graphics Array plus
UXGA 1600 1200 4:3 Ultra Extended Graphics Array
QXGA 2048 1536 4:3 Quad Extended Graphics Array

*The smaller QVGA and HVGA screen resolutions are mainly used in mobile devices as Pocket PCs or the Psion handheld.

16:9 and 16:10 Wide-screen Displays

This table shows the resolution code, screen width, screen height (both in pixels), aspect ratio and explanation of the code abbreviation for common wide screen sizes with a 16:10 or 16:9 aspect ratio.

Code Width Height Ratio Description
WXGA 1280 768 5:3 Wide Extended Graphics Array
1280 800 16:10
WXGA+ 1280 854 ~3:2 Wide Extended Graphics Array plus
1440 900 16:10
1440 960 3:2
WSXGA 1600 900 16:9 Wide Super Extended Graphics Array
1600 1024 16:10
WSXGA+ 1680 1050 16:10 Wide Super Extended Graphics Array plus
WUXGA 1920 1200 16:10 Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
WQXGA 2560 1600 16:10 Wide Quad Extended Graphics Array

1680 by 1050 pixels is today's most popular WSXGA resolution. WXGA screens have rarely 1280 x 768 pixels with a 5:3 ratio (e.g. Samsung portables). Not sure about the WQXGA or maybe WUXGA+ acronym.

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