Pixel size reference
640 x 480 pixels is 4:3.
640 by 480 pixels has an aspect ratio of 4:3 (1.3333), a landscape frame of 0.31 megapixels. It is a common screen resolution.
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- Decimal
- 1.3333
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Same ratio at 1080 wide
- 1080 x 810
1.33:1
0.31 megapixels
Instagram's feed width
Resize an image to 640 x 480
Fill and crop keeps the whole frame covered; fit with padding keeps every pixel of your image and adds a background color. Nothing is uploaded.
JPG, PNG or WebP. It is resized to exactly 640 x 480 in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Custom: 4:3 landscape
640 x 480
Other 4:3 sizes
Same ratio, different pixel counts. Scaling between them never crops.
| Size | Megapixels | Type | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480 x 360 | 0.17 | video | The 360p video size YouTube defaulted to before widescreen, and the medium thumbnail its API still returns |
| 800 x 600 | 0.48 | screen | SVGA, the size web pages were built for through the late 1990s |
| 1024 x 768 | 0.79 | screen | XGA, the standard monitor resolution of the early 2000s and the screen of the first iPad |
| 1200 x 900 | 1.08 | social | Google Business Profile Post |
| 1440 x 1080 | 1.56 | social | 4:3 at the height feeds display, so it is the landscape option that gives up the least screen against a portrait post |
| 1600 x 1200 | 1.92 | screen | UXGA, a 2 megapixel 4:3 size that was the top of the monitor range before widescreen and is still the output of document scanners and older compact cameras |
| 2048 x 1536 | 3.15 | screen | The Retina iPad screen, 3 megapixels at 4:3, and a common export size for images that have to stay sharp on a tablet |
| 4000 x 3000 | 12 | photo | A 12 megapixel photo from a phone or a Micro Four Thirds camera, the size most people see in the file properties of a picture they just took |
Check any other size
The calculator opens at 640 by 480. Change either side to see the ratio, or scale it to a new width.
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Scale to a new size
Fill in one side; the other follows the same ratio.
1080 x 810 keeps the 4:3 ratio.
About 640 x 480
VGA, the resolution that fixed 4:3 as the shape of computing for a decade. It is still the fallback for webcam capture, security cameras and low-bandwidth video, and the number people reach for when they simply mean a small image.
Aspect ratio guides
- All 44 platform sizes
- 1:1 ratio
- 4:5 ratio
- 5:4 ratio
- 3:4 ratio
- 4:3 ratio
- 9:16 ratio
- 16:9 ratio
- 2:3 ratio
- 3:2 ratio
- 1.91:1 ratio
- 3:1 ratio
- 4:1 ratio
- 16:10 ratio
- 2:1 ratio
Common resolutions by ratio
Square posts, profile pictures, album art and carousel slides on every platform.
Portrait feed posts on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads.
Landscape twin of 4:5; 8 by 10 inch prints and the 1280 by 1024 monitor.
iPads, compact cameras, old TVs and 4:3 slides; a landscape option in feeds.
Full-screen vertical: Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts and phone wallpapers.
HD video, YouTube thumbnails, monitors and TVs; 1920 by 1080 and 1280 by 720.
35mm film and most camera sensors, 4 by 6 inch prints and Surface screens.
Link preview and Open Graph images on Facebook and LinkedIn; 1200 by 628.
Laptop display ratio: 1920 by 1200, 2560 by 1600, 1440 by 900.