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A 16K (7680p) video frame is around 133 megapixels at 16:9 aspect ratio.

Mobile phone image sensors have already surpassed 100 megapixels, therefore that barrier might be passed within the next few years.

The potential for 12K (6480p) is even already there (74 megapixels).

There was already a Nokia 808 PureView in 2011 and the Lumia 1020 from 2013 with ravenous resolutions for their time (41 megapixels), more than the 33 megapixels needed for 8K (although they had 4:3 sensor aspect ratios, as far as I can recall). But at that time, the processing power and image sensor speeds were not nearly sufficient for 8K video.

The potential for 1440p@120fps, 5K and 6K video was already there in the mid-2010s, but vendors sadly decided to skip it.

A 16K (7680p) video frame is around 133 megapixels at 16:9 aspect ratio. Mobile phone image sensors have already surpassed 100 megapixels, therefore that barrier might be passed within the next few years. The potential for 12K (6480p) is even already there (74 megapixels). There was already a Nokia 808 PureView in 2011 and the Lumia 1020 from 2013 with ravenous resolutions for their time (41 megapixels), more than the 33 megapixels needed for 8K (although they had 4:3 sensor aspect ratios, as far as I can recall). But at that time, the processing power and image sensor speeds were not nearly sufficient for 8K video. The potential for 1440p@120fps, 5K and 6K video was already there in the mid-2010s, but vendors sadly decided to skip it.

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I just wish they focused more on the desktop so we could have a 4K@144Hz display without paying a fortune.

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4K@30fps and 1080p@144fps displays have already become highly affordable.

Let's see what happens during the next years.

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4K@30fps doesn't sound good enough for everyday work, I would be worried about eye fatigue. But 1080p@144fps is more common at good prices now. I wonder if 144Hz kicks in only when playing games, as I think was the case when the technology first appeared (probably due to drivers).

I also think that a 24-25 inch monitor should offer at least 1440p, and that's where the market is pretty expensive right now, whereas 1080p or even 1200p is really cheap.