Mobile - Display Jargon Simplified: resolving

FULL-HD (1920 x 1080) Full-HD is used to refer to displays with  1080p resolution. It is often seen in high-end smartphones and provides the high- est quality viewing experience, provided  one has HD content to view too!


WXGA (1280 x 800) It is actually a widened XGA resolution.  It refers to Wide Extended Graphics
Array and a number of screen resolutions fall under this category – 1280 X 768 and 1366 X 768. The Samsung  Galaxy Note has a WXGA resolution  (1280 X 800).



HD (720 x 1280) HD displays are popularly also known  as 720p - the least resolution that can be  considered high-definition. It is seen in  the Samsung Galaxy SIII and the HTC  One X.


XGA (768 x 1024) XGA is quite rare in smartphone displays  and seen more in tablets and phablets.  It  refers to Extended Graphics Array, and is  usually seen in unconventionally-shaped- devices, such as the LG Optimus Vu.


QHD (540 x 960) QHD refers to one quarter of a full HD  frame. This resolution is now seen in  many high-end devices as screen sizes  are increasing. It was seen in the HTC  Sensation.


WVGa  (800 x 480) WVGA stands for Wider VGA (Video   Graphics Array) and refers to any display  with a height of 800 pixels but a width of  more than 480 pixels. This resolution is  quite popular in smartphones today and is  seen in a number of Nokia Lumia devices,  such as the Lumia 820. It was also seen in  the Samsung Galaxy SII.


HVGA  (320 x 480) HVGA refers to a small number of resolutions, the most common being the 320 x  480, which is half the size of VGA, hence  the name. It was most famously seen in the  Apple iPhone 3GS.

QVGA  (240 x 320) This is at the bottom end of modern phone  resolutions. QVGA stands for Quarter Video Graphics Array, and is basically a quarter of  the resolution of VGA. It is  normally seen in  affordable phones like the Samsung Galaxy  Y and HTC Wildfire.
 

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