A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises a first pixel area; a second pixel area that is smaller than the first pixel area; a first pixel electrode formed in the first pixel area and having a first size; a first common electrode formed in the first pixel area, the first common electrode overlapping the first pixel electrode by a first overlap area; a second pixel electrode formed in the second pixel area and having a second size that is smaller than the first size of the first pixel electrode; a second common electrode formed in the second pixel area, the second common electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode by a second overlap area; wherein the first overlap area and the second overlap area are substantially the same.