1280x800 resolution
1280 × 800
WXGA · 8:5 · 1,024,000 pixels · 1.02 megapixels · Laptop
What 1280x800 is
A 16:10 laptop panel, common before 16:9 took over and now returning on machines that market vertical space for code and documents.
The numbers
| Width | 1,280 px |
| Height | 800 px |
| Aspect ratio | 8:5 |
| Total pixels | 1,024,000 |
| Megapixels | 1.02 MP |
| Compared with 1080p | 0.49× the pixels |
| Compared with 4K UHD | 0.12× the pixels |
Pixel density at common screen sizes
A resolution on its own says nothing about sharpness — the same 1280x800 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 | 113 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
| 15.6 in | 97 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 24 in | 63 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 27 in | 56 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 32 in | 47 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
Other laptop resolutions
| Resolution | Name | Ratio | Megapixels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1366×768 | HD (laptop) | 16:9 | 1.05 MP |
| 1440×900 | WXGA+ | 8:5 | 1.30 MP |
| 1600×900 | HD+ | 16:9 | 1.44 MP |
| 1920×1200 | WUXGA | 8:5 | 2.30 MP |
| 2560×1600 | WQXGA | 8:5 | 4.10 MP |
| 2880×1800 | Retina 15-inch | 8:5 | 5.18 MP |
| 3200×1800 | QHD+ | 16:9 | 5.76 MP |
| 3024×1964 | Laptop 14-inch HiDPI | 3:2 | 5.94 MP |
Closest in total pixels
- 1366×768 — HD (laptop)
- 1280×720 — HD (720p)
- 1024×768 — XGA
- 1440×900 — WXGA+
- 1280×1024 — SXGA
- 1600×900 — HD+
- 800×600 — SVGA
- 640×480 — VGA
Frequently asked questions
What is the aspect ratio of 1280x800?
8:5.
How many pixels is 1280x800?
1,024,000 pixels, or 1.02 megapixels.
Is 1280x800 higher resolution than 1080p?
It has 49% of the pixels of a 1920×1080 frame.
What size screen suits 1280x800?
Pixel density is what decides that. 113 PPI at 13.3 in, 97 PPI at 15.6 in, 63 PPI at 24 in, 56 PPI at 27 in, 47 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.