The original PlayStation Vita’s OLED screen has a resolution of 960x544 pixels. That widescreen qHD display measures 5 inches diagonally and uses a 16:9 aspect ratio, making it notably sharper than the PSP’s 480x272 screen.
Sony used OLED technology on the launch model, officially identified as the PCH-1000 series. OLED panels can produce deep blacks because individual pixels emit their own light, rather than relying on a separate backlight. The Vita display also supported capacitive multitouch and approximately 17 million colors.
A common mix-up comes from the later PS Vita 2000, or Vita Slim. It retained the same 960x544 resolution but replaced the original OLED panel with a lower-cost LCD screen. Therefore, the resolution stayed the same even though the display technology changed.
The Vita’s screen resolution is sometimes confused with HD television standards such as 1280x720. It is below 720p in pixel count, but its 960x544 image was tailored to the handheld’s five-inch screen.