Resolution reference

Video and screen resolutions chart

Short answer

The resolutions you will meet most: 1920 × 1080 (1080p, Full HD) for landscape video, 1080 × 1920 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1080 × 1350 for feed posts, 2560 × 1440 (QHD) and 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD) for monitors and 4K video. Each page below adds the aspect ratio, megapixels, pixel density, print size, bitrate and how the frame fits each platform.

Social media frames

The sizes platforms are built around. Export at these and nothing is cropped or scaled up.

Resolution	Name	Aspect ratio	Megapixels	Used for
1080 × 1920	Vertical 1080p	9:16 portrait	2.07	The full-screen vertical frame TikTok, Reels and Shorts are built around.
1080 × 1080	Square 1080	1:1 square	1.17	Square feed video and grid-safe posts.
1080 × 1350	4:5 portrait	4:5 portrait	1.46	The tallest shape a standard feed post can claim before becoming a Reel.
1200 × 630	Open Graph image	about 1.91:1 (40:21) landscape	0.76	The link-preview image size used across most social platforms and messaging apps.

Video, broadcast and monitor standards

From 240p to 8K, cinema DCI frames, ultrawide and 16:10 monitors.

Resolution	Name	Aspect ratio	Megapixels	Used for
1920 × 1080	Full HD / 1080p	16:9 landscape	2.07	The default landscape frame for YouTube, screen recordings and most cameras.
1280 × 720	HD / 720p	16:9 landscape	0.92	The lightest resolution still widely treated as HD; common for thumbnails and low-bandwidth delivery.
720 × 1280	Vertical 720p	9:16 portrait	0.92	Vertical HD - a common export when file size matters more than sharpness.
3840 × 2160	4K UHD / 2160p	16:9 landscape	8.29	Consumer 4K. Four times the pixels of 1080p, and four times the encoding cost.
2160 × 3840	Vertical 4K	9:16 portrait	8.29	Vertical 4K - mostly a mastering resolution, since feeds deliver far less.
2560 × 1440	QHD / 1440p	16:9 landscape	3.69	Between 1080p and 4K; common for gaming capture and high-end monitors.
1440 × 2560	Vertical 1440p	9:16 portrait	3.69	Vertical QHD, typically from a phone screen recording.
854 × 480	480p	16:9 (427:240) landscape	0.41	Widescreen standard definition - the usual floor for watchable web video.
640 × 360	360p	16:9 landscape	0.23	Low-bandwidth delivery tier; visibly soft on a modern phone.
426 × 240	240p	about 16:9 (71:40) landscape	0.10	The lowest tier most players still offer, for very poor connections.
640 × 480	VGA	4:3 landscape	0.31	The classic 4:3 standard-definition frame, still produced by older capture tools.
4096 × 2160	DCI 4K	DCI 1.9:1 (256:135) landscape	8.85	Cinema 4K - slightly wider than consumer UHD, which is why exports sometimes gain thin bars.
2048 × 1080	DCI 2K	DCI 1.9:1 (256:135) landscape	2.21	Cinema 2K, the DCI equivalent of 1080p.
2048 × 1536	QXGA	4:3 landscape	3.15	A 4:3 frame: the Retina screen of 9.7-inch iPads and many older sensors.
2560 × 1080	Ultrawide 1080p	21:9 (ultrawide) (64:27) landscape	2.76	21:9 ultrawide. Dropped into a vertical feed it becomes a thin strip.
3440 × 1440	Ultrawide QHD	about 21:9 (ultrawide) (43:18) landscape	4.95	The common ultrawide monitor resolution, and a common screen-recording source.
7680 × 4320	8K UHD	16:9 landscape	33.18	Sixteen times 1080p. Mostly a capture and mastering format.
1920 × 1200	WUXGA	16:10 (8:5) landscape	2.30	16:10 - a laptop and monitor shape that is not quite 16:9, so screen recordings gain bars.

Phone, tablet and laptop screens

What screen recordings and screenshots from these devices produce, with the maker's own figures.

Resolution	Name	Aspect ratio	Megapixels	Used for
1366 × 768	WXGA	16:9 (683:384) landscape	1.05	Still one of the most common laptop panels, and a frequent screen-recording source.
1600 × 900	HD+	16:9 landscape	1.44	A 16:9 laptop resolution between 720p and 1080p.
1280 × 1024	SXGA	5:4 landscape	1.31	A 5:4 monitor shape - unusual today, and awkward in every video frame.
1170 × 2532	iPhone 12, 13 and 14	about 9:19.5 (195:422) portrait	2.96	The 6.1-inch screen of iPhone 12, 13, 14, 16e and 17e - what a screen recording from those phones produces.
1179 × 2556	iPhone 15 and 16	9:19.5 (131:284) portrait	3.01	The 6.1-inch screen of iPhone 15 and iPhone 16.
1206 × 2622	iPhone 16 Pro, 17 and 18 Pro	about 9:19.5 (201:437) portrait	3.16	The 6.3-inch screen of iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro.
1260 × 2736	iPhone Air	about 9:19.5 (35:76) portrait	3.45	The 6.5-inch screen of iPhone Air.
1284 × 2778	iPhone 12 and 13 Pro Max, 14 Plus	about 9:19.5 (214:463) portrait	3.57	The 6.7-inch screen of iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Plus.
1290 × 2796	iPhone 14 and 15 Pro Max	9:19.5 (215:466) portrait	3.61	The 6.7-inch screen of iPhone 14 Pro Max, 15 Plus, 15 Pro Max and 16 Plus.
1320 × 2868	iPhone 16, 17 and 18 Pro Max	about 9:19.5 (110:239) portrait	3.79	The 6.9-inch screen of iPhone 16 Pro Max, 17 Pro Max and 18 Pro Max.
828 × 1792	iPhone XR and 11	about 9:19.5 (207:448) portrait	1.48	iPhone XR and 11 screen resolution.
1080 × 2400	FHD+ 20:9	9:20 portrait	2.59	A very common Android screen resolution - 20:9, taller than the 9:16 feeds expect.
1440 × 3120	QHD+ 19.5:9	9:19.5 (6:13) portrait	4.49	Android flagship screen resolution; screen recordings need cropping for a 9:16 feed.
1080 × 2340	FHD+ 19.5:9	9:19.5 (6:13) portrait	2.53	A widespread 19.5:9 Android screen resolution.
2048 × 2732	iPad Pro 12.9-inch	3:4 (512:683) portrait	5.60	The 12.9-inch iPad Pro screen in portrait (2732 × 2048 in landscape).

What 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K and 8K mean

The "p" names count the rows of a landscape frame: 720p is 1280 × 720, 1080p is 1920 × 1080, 1440p is 2560 × 1440. The p means progressive.
The "K" names count the width in thousands of pixels, roughly: 4K UHD is 3840 wide, cinema 4K is 4096, 8K is 7680.
"2K" is used loosely. The cinema standard calls 2048 × 1080 2K; monitors sold as 2K are usually 2560 × 1440 (QHD).
Vertical versions swap the numbers: 1080 × 1920 is 1080p turned on its side, with the same 2,073,600 pixels.
Doubling both sides quadruples the pixels: 4K UHD is exactly four 1080p frames, and 8K is four 4K frames.