Upsampling vs True Resolution

What does it mean when a device uses interpolated megapixels to measure the resolution of its images? Do you own or use devices that claim they upsample (or upscale) images from a lower resolution to something higher?

In this video, LockerGnome's Brandon Wirtz tackles the question of why upsampling is done so often, and how these images differ from true resolution.

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