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low-resolution

 
 
adjective (also informal low-res, lo-res)

Definition

used to describe a screen or piece of equipment that does not produce a very clear image, or the image itself: Early camera phones only captured low-resolution images that could not compete with photos taken with a real camera. → Compare high-resolution
(Definition of low-resolution adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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