Quarter Video Graphics Array (QVGA)
QVGA (Quarter Video Graphics Array) is a small-screen display mode in which the resolution is
320 pixels
horizontally by 240 pixels vertically (320 x 240). This is 25 percent of the total number of pixels
afforded by the VGA (Video Graphics Array) display mode originally introduced by IBM in
1987. Because the display on small-screen devices is frequently greater in height than width, QVGA
resolution is sometimes expressed as 240 x 320.
QVGA displays are used in small computers and consumer electronic devices such as personal
digital assistants (PDAs), cellular
telephones, digital
cameras, camcorders,
handheld game consoles, portable MP3
players and portable electronic test equipment. Liquid crystal display (LCD)
panels with the QVGA specification offer full color-viewing. Some QVGA displays are equipped with
touch
screen capability.
See also: display
modes.
Contributor(s): Richard Ma
This was last updated in November 2006
Email Alerts
Register now to receive SearchMobileComputing.com-related news, tips and more, delivered to your inbox.
By submitting you agree to receive email from TechTarget and its partners. If you reside outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Privacy
More News and Tutorials
-
Mobile growth is surging ahead like never before, according to our annual reader survey. Find out what your peers are saying, and where their IT budgets are going.
-
Looking for the best Palm Pre accessories to customize your new smartphone? This chapter from the book "How to do Everything: Palm Pre" showcases products that can help you get more out of your device, and give it some personality to boot.
-
Available smartphone apps are so impressive that users are flocking to mobile marketplaces such as iTunes App Store, Android Marketplace and BlackBerry App World. To protect business-use smartphones, enterprises need to lock in IT policies and deploy robust centralized controls to circumvent malware apps and viruses that can be hidden within third-party mobile apps.
-
Articles
-
Resources from around the Web