List of mobile phones with FWVGA display
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Mobile phones with FWVGA native display resolution are becoming more common. This is a list of phones which have such displays.
FWVGA is an abbreviation
for Full Wide Video Graphics Array which refers to a display resolution of 854×480 pixels. 854×480 is approximately the 16:9 aspect ratio
of anamorphically
"un-squeezed" NTSC DVD widescreen video and considered a "safe" resolution that does not crop any of the image. It is called Full WVGA to distinguish it from other, narrower WVGA resolutions which require cropping 16:9 aspect ratio
high-definition video
(i.e. it is full width, albeit with considerable reduction in size
). The 854 pixel width is rounded up from . . Since a pixel must be a whole number, rounding up to 854 ensures inclusion of the entire image.
FWVGA (854x480) is a subset of WVGA (e.g. 800×480, 848×480, or 854×480). A list of mobile phones with WVGA displays is also available. Phones with FWVGA displays will be found on both lists.
The following mobile phones have FWVGA displays:
FWVGA is an abbreviation
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
for Full Wide Video Graphics Array which refers to a display resolution of 854×480 pixels. 854×480 is approximately the 16:9 aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
of anamorphically
Anamorphic widescreen
Anamorphic widescreen, when applied to DVD manufacture, is a video process that horizontally squeezes a widescreen image so that it can be stored in a standard 4:3 aspect ratio DVD image frame. Compatible playback equipment can then re-expand the horizontal dimension to show the original widescreen...
"un-squeezed" NTSC DVD widescreen video and considered a "safe" resolution that does not crop any of the image. It is called Full WVGA to distinguish it from other, narrower WVGA resolutions which require cropping 16:9 aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
high-definition video
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
(i.e. it is full width, albeit with considerable reduction in size
Image scaling
In computer graphics, image scaling is the process of resizing a digital image. Scaling is a non-trivial process that involves a trade-off between efficiency, smoothness and sharpness. As the size of an image is increased, so the pixels which comprise the image become increasingly visible, making...
). The 854 pixel width is rounded up from . . Since a pixel must be a whole number, rounding up to 854 ensures inclusion of the entire image.
FWVGA (854x480) is a subset of WVGA (e.g. 800×480, 848×480, or 854×480). A list of mobile phones with WVGA displays is also available. Phones with FWVGA displays will be found on both lists.
The following mobile phones have FWVGA displays:
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