1600x900 resolution
1600 × 900
HD+ · 16:9 · 1,440,000 pixels · 1.44 megapixels · Laptop
What 1600x900 is
Exactly half the linear size of 3200×1800. Against 1920×1080 it is 83% of the width and 83% of the height, so a budget laptop at this resolution shows about a third fewer pixels than a Full HD one of the same size.
The numbers
| Width | 1,600 px |
| Height | 900 px |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Total pixels | 1,440,000 |
| Megapixels | 1.44 MP |
| Compared with 1080p | 0.69× the pixels |
| Compared with 4K UHD | 0.17× the pixels |
Pixel density at common screen sizes
A resolution on its own says nothing about sharpness — the same 1600x900 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 | 138 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
| 15.6 in | 118 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
| 24 in | 76 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 27 in | 68 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
| 32 in | 57 PPI | Coarse — individual pixels are visible at desk distance |
Other laptop resolutions
| Resolution | Name | Ratio | Megapixels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1280×800 | WXGA | 8:5 | 1.02 MP |
| 1366×768 | HD (laptop) | 16:9 | 1.05 MP |
| 1440×900 | WXGA+ | 8:5 | 1.30 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
- 1280×1024 — SXGA
- 1440×900 — WXGA+
- 1680×1050 — WSXGA+
- 1366×768 — HD (laptop)
- 1280×800 — WXGA
- 1600×1200 — UXGA
- 1280×720 — HD (720p)
- 1920×1080 — Full HD (1080p)
Frequently asked questions
What is the aspect ratio of 1600x900?
16:9.
How many pixels is 1600x900?
1,440,000 pixels, or 1.44 megapixels.
Is 1600x900 higher resolution than 1080p?
It has 69% of the pixels of a 1920×1080 frame.
What size screen suits 1600x900?
Pixel density is what decides that. 138 PPI at 13.3 in, 118 PPI at 15.6 in, 76 PPI at 24 in, 68 PPI at 27 in, 57 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.