However, the CPC has a different "pixel clock" compared to the Spectrum. The CPC was designed for a 320x200 display instead of a 256x192 display and in fact the the pixels are smaller on the screen when you compare mode 1 (the closest equivalent on the CPC) to the Spectrum.
So when the screen is reprogrammed, you end up with a larger border on the CPC.
This (the larger border) led to the false argument that the CPC's resolution was inferior to the Spectrum one although the amount of pixels on the screen is EXACTLY the same.
* Graphics/levels would not need to be designed for a wider screen (320 compared to 256)
* For the Amstrad, a 320x200 screen normally takes 16K, but when reduced in size it takes 12K.
=====Mode 0 and screen dimensions=====
When using mode 0, the screen can be reprogrammed to use the same sized screen as when using mode 1. However the resolution would be 128x192. The amount of RAM used by the screen is the same as if mode 1 was used.
=====Random numbers=====