# Srcset attribute may load larger images on mobile than desktop

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**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** mobile\
**Created:** [May 6, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srcset-attribute-may-load-larger-images-on-mobile-than-desktop/264039 "2023-05-06T03:12:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/srcset-attribute-may-load-larger-images-on-mobile-than-desktop/264039/13 "2023-05-06T18:24:07Z")

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Good catch.

You likely won’t notice a lower resolution image on smartphones due to their screen size, and I think, in general, they are more likely to have a slower Internet connexion via the mobile network than a home Internet connexion. In this regard, I wouldn’t expect a mobile experience to load a larger image than on a desktop computer.

But `scrset` dictates which image to load for which pixel ratio. 😕

It’s definitely not a bug, I’ll move it back to #Contribute > UX 🤷

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