A comprehensive interpretation of notebook screen resolution terminology

In most notebook computer Configuration table in the resolution column, you often see similar XGA, sxga+ description, the following we briefly explain the full name of these terms, and their corresponding resolution.

Resolution terminology

Resolution (pixel)

Screen aspect ratio (width/height) type

Vga

640 x 480

1.33x Standard

SVGA

600 x

1.33x Standard

XGA

1024 x 768

1.33x Standard

1152 x 768

1.50x widescreen

WXGA

1280 x 768

1.66x widescreen

1280 x 800

1.60x widescreen

Wsxga

1280 x 854

1.50x widescreen

SXGA

1280 x 960

1.33x Standard

1280 x 1024

1.25x Standard

wxga+

1440 x 900

1.60x widescreen

sxga+

1400 x 1050

1.33x Standard

wsxga+

1680 x 1050

1.60x widescreen

UXGA (UVGA)

1600 x 1200

1.33x Standard

WUXGA

1920 x 1200

1.60x widescreen

QXGA

2048 x 1536

1.33x Standard