Resolution is all about how fine, sharp, and how clear a produced picture is when viewed by an optical device. It is the capacity of the device to give a well-described image of a subject. It gives more detail about the images and everything in it, which can be seen even when the image is being magnified, and it can give us a resultant image that is capable of being viewed more closely and clearly. Resolution is expressed in arc-sec or seconds.
Magnification, in contrast, is all about the extent to which an object is made bigger by an optical device (for instance, a telescope or a microscope). They manipulate light in a bid to make an image bigger up to the level that the magnification becomes indifferent. It is expressed by a whole number and a letter “X.” Magnification and resolution exist on their own and do not really rely on each other. Nevertheless, with high magnification signifying a high level of resolution, sometimes the wider the image comes to be, the lower its resolution.