2732x2048 resolution
2732 × 2048
Tablet 12.9-inch · 4:3 (approximately) · 5,595,136 pixels · 5.60 megapixels · Tablet
What 2732x2048 is
The large 4:3 tablet panel, and one of the highest-density displays sold at that size. Its 5.6 megapixels are more than a 1440p monitor carries, on a screen a fifth the area.
The numbers
| Width | 2,732 px |
| Height | 2,048 px |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 (nearest — the exact reduction is not a standard shape) |
| Total pixels | 5,595,136 |
| Megapixels | 5.60 MP |
| Compared with 1080p | 2.70× the pixels |
| Compared with 4K UHD | 0.67× the pixels |
What 2732x2048 costs to move and to store
A frame is width × height × three bytes of colour, before any compression touches it. At 2732 × 2048 that is 16.79 MB per frame, and video is frames per second:
| Frame rate | Uncompressed | An hour of it |
|---|---|---|
| 24 fps | 403 MB/s | 1.45 TB |
| 30 fps | 504 MB/s | 1.81 TB |
| 60 fps | 1.01 GB/s | 3.63 TB |
| 120 fps | 2.01 GB/s | 7.25 TB |
Nobody ships that. It is the number codecs exist to get away from — a streamed 2732x2048 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 2732x2048 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 | 0.34 m (1.1 ft) |
| 15.6 in monitor or laptop | 0.4 m (1.3 ft) |
| 24 in monitor or laptop | 0.61 m (2 ft) |
| 27 in monitor or laptop | 0.69 m (2.3 ft) |
| 32 in monitor or laptop | 0.82 m (2.7 ft) |
| 43 in television | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| 55 in television | 1.41 m (4.6 ft) |
| 65 in television | 1.66 m (5.5 ft) |
| 75 in television | 1.92 m (6.3 ft) |
Sitting further back than the figure for your screen, 2732x2048 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 2732x2048 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 | 257 PPI | High density — the OS will scale the interface |
| 15.6 in | 219 PPI | High density — the OS will scale the interface |
| 24 in | 142 PPI | Sharp |
| 27 in | 126 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
| 32 in | 107 PPI | Comfortable at native size |
Other tablet resolutions
Closest in total pixels
- 3200×1800 — QHD+
- 3024×1964 — Laptop 14-inch HiDPI
- 2880×1800 — Retina 15-inch
- 3840×1600 — UWQHD+
- 3440×1440 — UWQHD
- 1440×3200 — QHD+ phone
- 3840×1080 — DFHD
- 2560×1600 — WQXGA
Frequently asked questions
What is the aspect ratio of 2732x2048?
4:3 — approximately. 2732×2048 does not reduce to a tidy ratio, so it is very slightly off the standard shape.
How many pixels is 2732x2048?
5,595,136 pixels, or 5.60 megapixels.
Is 2732x2048 higher resolution than 1080p?
2732x2048 has 2.70× as many pixels as a 1920×1080 frame.
What size screen suits 2732x2048?
Pixel density is what decides that. 257 PPI at 13.3 in, 219 PPI at 15.6 in, 142 PPI at 24 in, 126 PPI at 27 in, 107 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.