Is 1024×768 still an issue?

[StephBertha]

Is this screen resolution still on somebody’s mind while designing? I just see the statistics of people using it and it’s really low.

Would you say it’s something we should keep in mind, responsively?

[Senff]

With 16% of the (worldwide) population, it’s not something to ignore.

About 20% has 1366×768, and 12% has 1280×800.

Then again, look at your target group and how THEIR screens are, cause that’s what matters for your site.

[TheDoc]

It all depends on the site you’re working on. Different sites get completely different traffic. Quite a bit of research should go into these choices!

Having said that, if you’re building a site responsively then you should have 1024px covered pretty easily.

[Kitty Giraudel]

1024*768 is also the resolution of iPad 2 if no mistake. :)

[StephBertha]

Good feedback! I’ll work it in, responsively. I agree that there’s some research needed. Time to dive into Google Analytics, thanks!

[pmac627]

Check out [HTML5Boilerplate](http://www.html5boilerplate.com/ “HTML5 Boiler Plate”)’s responsive template stylesheet. It has some good default sizes. I added a 320px for the tiny iPod Touch screens (and my Razr Maxx’s vertical screen). With those sizes, I’ve had no issues on any screens I’ve tested on, including 1024*768.

[kevinvance]

Every project is a little different of course, but generally if it’s responsive, it’s probably best to let the content and the design dictate where the breakpoints are, and not so much any particular device’s screen resolution.

I mean, we should definitely make sure it looks good and functions as expected on all those devices, but I dont’ think it’s necessary that we base breakpoints on them.

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