Video Resolution

Resolution means the number of pixels displayed on screen. Technically speaking there are two types of resolution:

1. Spatial resolution means the width and height of the displayed image, measured in pixels. In other words, the total number of pixels contained in each individual frame.
2. Temporal resolution means the frame rate (number of frames shown per second), i.e. "resolution over time".

Common resolutions

Overview by vertical resolution and aspect ratio

Lines	5:4 = 1.25	4:3 = 1.3	3:2 = 1.5	16:10 = 1.6	5:3 = 1.6	16:9 = 1.7
120		160 QQVGA
160			240 HQVGA
240		320 QVGA	360 WQVGA	384 WQVGA	400 WQVGA	432 FWQVGA (18:10)
320			480 HVGA
360		480				640 nHD
480		640 VGA	720 WVGA		800 WVGA	854 FWVGA
540						960 qHD
576						1024 WSVGA
600		800 SVGA			1024 WSVGA (128:75)
640			960 DVGA	1024		1136
720				1152		1280 HD/WXGA
768		1024 XGA	1152 WXGA		1280 WXGA	1366 WXGA
800				1280 WXGA
864		1152 XGA+	1280
900				1440 WXGA+		1600 HD+
960		1280 SXGA−	1440 WSXGA
1024	1280 SXGA
1050		1400 SXGA+		1680 WSXGA+
1080						1920 FHD
1152						2048 QWXGA
1200		1600 UXGA		1920 WUXGA
1440						2560 (W)QHD
1536		2048 QXGA
1600				2560 WQXGA
1620						2880
1800				2880		3200 WQXGA+
2048	2560 QSXGA		3200 WQSXGA (25:16=1.5625)
2160						3840 UHD (4K)
2400		3200 QUXGA		3840 WQUXGA
2560				4096 4K
2880						5120 UHD+
3072		4096 HXGA
3200				5120 WHXGA
3240						5760
4096	5120 HSXGA		6400 WHSXGA (25:16=1.5625)
4320						7680 FUHD (8K)
4800		6400 HUXGA		7680 WHUXGA
8640						15360 QUHD (16K)

The image below shows some of these resolutions in relation to each other

!!! Higher resolution doesn't necessarily mean a "bigger picture"