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These terms refer to the resolution of the screen.
VGA: Video Graphics Array, that is: Display the drawing matrix, equivalent to 640x480 pixels;
HVGA: Half-size VGA, that is: half of the VGA, the resolution is 480x320, like the Samsung Galaxy S5830 is the use of this resolution ;
QVGA: Quarter VGA, that is: VGA of one of four points, the resolution of the video, generally used for small-screen mobile phone like Samsung's furious mini S5570 is the use of this resolution ;
WQVGA: Wide Quarter VGA, that is: expanded QVGA, higher resolution than QVGA, lower than VGA, usually: 400x240,480x272;
WVGA: Wide Video Graphics Array, that is: enlarged VGA, resolution of 800x480 pixels, like the Samsung i9000 is the use of this resolution ;
FWVGA : Full Wide VGA, Digital Product screen material of one, VGA also has a form, higher than WVGA resolution, alias: Full Wide VGA, its resolution is 854x480 pixels (16:9).
Below are some common resolutions
standard QVGA VGA SVGA XGA SXGA sxga+ UXGA
resolution |
widescreen |
resolution |
320x240 |
WQVGA |
400x240 |
640x480 |
WVGA |
800x480 |
800x600 |
WSVGA |
1024x600 |
1024x768 |
WXGA |
1280x768/1280x800/1280*960 |
1280x1024 |
wxga+ |
1440x900 |
1400x1050 |
wsxga+ |
1680x1050 |
1600x1200 |
WUXGA |
1920x1200 |
QXGA |
2048x1536 |
WQXGA |
2560x1536 |
PS: Density independent pixel DP (density-independent pixel), scale independent pixel sp (scale-independent pixel) to define view and font size separately
Android various screen resolutions (VGA, HVGA, QVGA, WQVGA, WVGA, FWVGA) specific explanations