For example: a laptop screen may show 8 icons on the desktop but when connected to a monitor bigger in size (inches) it may show 10 icons on the desktop even though both have same resolution so things should just look bigger
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Resolution is measured in Pixels Per Inch (PPI). If the PPI on a laptop with a 12″ screen and a 21″ monitor are set to the same PPI – for example, 1920×1080 – that does not mean that both screens the same number of pixels horizontally and vertically. It just shows they have the same number of pixels *per inch*.
The smaller laptop screen can’t display as many pixels as the larger external monitor can.
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