Monitor screen sizes
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Screen Ratio
The ratio (width/height) of monitors differs per device, but most devices use the following ratio.
| Device | Ratio |
|---|---|
| Photo cameras | 4.3 (1.33) |
| Old Televisions and old computer screens | 4:3 (1.33) |
| HD television | 16:9 (1.78) |
| Desktop computers | 16:10 (1.6) |
| laptops | 16:10 (1.6) |
| Handhelds | 4:3 (1.33) |
Typical Screen Resolutions
A short list of screen resolutions (width × height) in pixels.
| Device | Screen size | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Televisions | ||
| SD television (720p) | 1280 × 720 | 16:9 |
| Full HD television (1080p) | 1920 × 1080 | 16:9 |
| 4k cinema | 3840 × 2160 | 16:9 |
| wide 4k cinema | 4096 × 2160 | 256:135 |
| Handhelds | ||
| HTC desire | 480 × 800 | 5:3 |
| iPhone 3 | 320 × 480 | 4:3 |
| iPhone 4 | 640 × 960 | 4:3 |
| iPhone 5 | 640 × 1136 | 71:40 (almost 16:9) |
| iPhone 6 | 750 × 1334 | almost 16:9 |
| iPhone 6 plus | 1080 × 1920 | 16:9 |
| iPad | 1024 × 768 | 4:3 |
| Typical netbook | 1280 × 800 | 16:10 |
| Computers | ||
| Typical laptop screen | 1440 × 900 | 16:10 |
| Older (4:3) computer screen | 1400 × 1050 | 4:3 |
| Older (16:9) computer screen | 1600 × 900 | 16:9 |
| Typical 16:10 computer screen | 1680 × 1050 | 16:10 |
| Max computer screen | 2560 × 1600 | 16:10 |
Historical Screen Resolutions
| Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) | 320 × 200 |
| Video CD (VCD) in NTSC format (29.97fps) | 352 × 240 |
| Video CD (VCD) in PAL/SECAM format (25fps) | 352 × 288 |
| Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) | 640 × 350 |
| Video Graphics Array (VGA) | 640 × 480 |
| DVD-Video in NTSC format (29.97fps) | 704 × 480 |
| DVD-Video in PAL/SECAM format (25fps) | 704 × 576 |
| Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) | 800 × 600 |
| High Definition Television 720i/p (HDTV-ready) | 1280 × 720 |
| Extended Graphics Array (XGA) | 1024 × 768 |
| Wide Extended Graphics Array (WXGA) | 1366 × 768 |
| Super Extended Graphics Array (SXGA) | 1280 × 1024 |
| Super Extended Graphics Array+ (SXGA+) | 1400 × 1050 |
| Wide Super Extended Graphics Array (WSXGA) | 1600 × 1024 |
| Wide Super Extended Graphics Array+ (WSXGA+) | 1680 × 1050 |
| High Definition Television 1080i/p (HDTV) | 1920 × 1080 |
| Ultra Extended Graphics Array (UXGA) | 1600 × 1200 |
| Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array (WUXGA) | 1920 × 1200 |
| Quad Extended Graphics Array (QXGA) | 2048 × 1536 |
| Quad Super Extended Graphics Array (QSXGA) | 2560 × 2048 |
| Wide Quad Super Extended Graphics Array (WQSXGA) | 3200 × 2048 |
| Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array (QUXGA) | 3200 × 2400 |
| Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV or UHD-1) | 3840 × 2160 |
| Wide Quad Ultra Extended Graphics Array (WQUXGA) | 3840 × 2400 |
| 4k Digital Cinema Initiative (4K or DCI-4K) | 4096 × 2160 |
| Ultra-wide television | 5120 × 2160 |
| Wide Hex Extended Graphics Array WHXGA | 5120 × 3200 |
| Hex Super Extended Graphics Array (HSXGA) | 5120 × 4096 |
| Wide Hex Super Extended Graphics Array (WHSXGA) | 6400 × 4096 |
| Hex Ultra Extended Graphics Array (HUXGA) | 6400 × 4800 |
| Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV2 or UHD-2) | 7680 × 4320 |
| Wide Hex Ultra Extended Graphics Array (WHUXGA) | 7680 × 4800 |
