1170x2532 resolution
1170 × 2532
Phone 19.5:9 · 19.5:9 (approximately) · 2,962,440 pixels · 2.96 megapixels · Phone · quoted portrait
What 1170x2532 is
A 19.5:9 phone panel at roughly 460 PPI. At that density the individual pixel is well below what the eye resolves at reading distance, so the number stopped being a selling point and the panel technology took over.
The numbers
| Width | 1,170 px |
| Height | 2,532 px |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 (nearest — the exact reduction is not a standard shape) |
| Total pixels | 2,962,440 |
| Megapixels | 2.96 MP |
| Compared with 1080p | 1.43× the pixels |
| Compared with 4K UHD | 0.36× the pixels |
What 1170x2532 costs to move and to store
A frame is width × height × three bytes of colour, before any compression touches it. At 1170 × 2532 that is 8.89 MB per frame, and video is frames per second:
| Frame rate | Uncompressed | An hour of it |
|---|---|---|
| 24 fps | 213 MB/s | 0.77 TB |
| 30 fps | 267 MB/s | 0.96 TB |
| 60 fps | 533 MB/s | 1.92 TB |
| 120 fps | 1.07 GB/s | 3.84 TB |
Nobody ships that. It is the number codecs exist to get away from — a streamed 1170x2532 feed runs at a few tens of megabits, which is a compression ratio of several hundred to one, and it is why a still frame from a stream looks worse than a photograph of the same scene.
How close you have to sit for 1170x2532 to be worth it
The eye resolves about one arcminute of detail. Past a certain distance the pixels merge whatever the panel does, and a higher resolution stops being visible rather than stopping being better. That distance is the pixel pitch divided by the tangent of one arcminute:
| Screen | Pixels merge beyond |
|---|---|
| 13.3 in monitor or laptop | 0.42 m (1.4 ft) |
| 15.6 in monitor or laptop | 0.49 m (1.6 ft) |
| 24 in monitor or laptop | 0.75 m (2.5 ft) |
| 27 in monitor or laptop | 0.85 m (2.8 ft) |
| 32 in monitor or laptop | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| 43 in television | 1.35 m (4.4 ft) |
| 55 in television | 1.72 m (5.6 ft) |
| 65 in television | 2.03 m (6.7 ft) |
| 75 in television | 2.35 m (7.7 ft) |
Sitting further back than the figure for your screen, 1170x2532 and the next resolution down look the same. That is the whole argument about 4K televisions in ordinary living rooms: the resolution is real and the seating position usually is not close enough to show it.
Pixel density at common screen sizes
A resolution on its own says nothing about sharpness — the same 1170x2532 panel is dense on a laptop and coarse on a television. Density is the diagonal in pixels divided by the diagonal in inches.
| Diagonal | Pixel density | |
|---|---|---|
| 13.3 in | 210 PPI | High density — the OS will scale the interface |
| 15.6 in | 179 PPI | Sharp |
| 24 in | 116 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
| 27 in | 103 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 32 in | 87 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
Other phone resolutions
| Resolution | Name | Ratio | Megapixels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080×2400 | FHD+ phone | 20:9 | 2.59 MP |
| 1284×2778 | Phone large 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 | 3.57 MP |
| 1440×3200 | QHD+ phone | 20:9 | 4.61 MP |
Closest in total pixels
- 2048×1536 — Tablet 4:3
- 2560×1080 — UW-FHD
- 1080×2400 — FHD+ phone
- 1284×2778 — Phone large 19.5:9
- 1920×1200 — WUXGA
- 2560×1440 — QHD (1440p)
- 2048×1080 — DCI 2K
- 1920×1080 — Full HD (1080p)
Frequently asked questions
What is the aspect ratio of 1170x2532?
19.5:9 — approximately. 1170×2532 does not reduce to a tidy ratio, so it is very slightly off the standard shape.
How many pixels is 1170x2532?
2,962,440 pixels, or 2.96 megapixels.
Is 1170x2532 higher resolution than 1080p?
1170x2532 has 1.43× as many pixels as a 1920×1080 frame.
What size screen suits 1170x2532?
Pixel density is what decides that. 210 PPI at 13.3 in, 179 PPI at 15.6 in, 116 PPI at 24 in, 103 PPI at 27 in, 87 PPI at 32 in. Below roughly 110 PPI text starts to look coarse; above about 200 the operating system will usually scale the interface rather than render it at native size.