

However, on a phone 1,280 x 720 becomes 720 x 1,280 when it's held normally. Both HD resolutions here use a 16:9 aspect ratio (so there are 16 pixels horizontally for each 9 vertically), which can be described as widescreen. This display resolution is common on Smart TVs and many modern smartphones, PCs, laptops and monitors. These days when we say HD we're talking about what gets called 'Full HD', a resolution which measures 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, often called 1080p. The lower-case p refers to “progressive scan” as opposed to say 1080i, which is 'interlaced' but we won't get bogged with those here. The most basic was 1,280 pixels wide by 720 pixels tall, shortened to 720p. When HD TV first came along there were a handful of broadcast resolutions and display resolutions used. When we're talking about display resolutions though, the term HD is based on the original resolutions of HD TV.īest TV 2021: The finest 4K HDR LCD, OLED and QLED TVs we’ve tested The term has become synonymous with anything that raises the detail or quality over-and-above something that came before. Never has a technical specification been overused and misused as much as High Definition or HD.

READ NEXT: Best TV deal UK: The top TV deals from 4K HDR TVs to Full HD smart TVs HD/720p and Full HD/1080p We’ve laid out what these complex-sounding screen terminologies mean in the simplest terms so that the next time you buy a device, you’ll know exactly what you’re getting. But when frequently-used display resolutions are referenced with complicated names such as qHD, WQHD and what not, it’s difficult to know what is what. Well, the most important thing to note is the more pixels on the screen, the higher the definition of images and videos will be and the better things should look.

FHD this and WQHD that, what the hell do any of them mean? With countless smart devices available on the market, all with different sized displays, varying screen resolutions and special names for these technologies, it’s not easy to know the difference between them all.
