iPhone 15 Screen Size
The iPhone 15 has a 6.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1179 × 2556 pixels, about 461 pixels per inch. The screen itself is 2.6 in6.5 cm wide and 5.5 in14.1 cm tall (6.5 cm2.6 in × 14.1 cm5.5 in), measured as a rectangle before the rounded corners.
- Screen
- 6.1 in 15.5 cm
- Resolution
- 1179 × 2556
- Pixel density
- 461 PPI
- Released
- 2023
How big is the iPhone 15 screen?
- Screen (diagonal)
- 6.1 in (15.5 cm)
- Screen width
- 2.6 in6.5 cm · 6.5 cm2.6 in
- Screen height
- 5.5 in14.1 cm · 14.1 cm5.5 in
- Screen area
- 14 sq in91 sq cm
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9 (2.17:1)
- Resolution
- 1179 × 2556
- Total pixels
- 3.0 million
- Pixel density
- 461 PPI
- Pixels per cm
- 181
- Pixel size
- 0.055 mm
- Released
- 2023
Which iPhones came out in 2023?
Apple released 4 iPhones in 2023: the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15. Their screens ran from 6.1 to 6.7 inches. It shared its 6.1 inch screen size with the iPhone 15 Pro that year.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max and 15 Plus are both about half an inch bigger corner to corner, with about a fifth more screen area. The iPhone 15 Pro has the very same screen.
How did the screen change from the iPhone 14?
The iPhone 15 replaced the iPhone 14 from 2022. Both have a 6.1 inch screen of the same shape. Pixel density went from 457 to 461 PPI.
The iPhone 16 followed in 2024, with a 6.1 inch screen at 1179 × 2556 and 461 PPI.
How sharp is the iPhone 15 screen?
At 461 pixels per inch, single pixels vanish for 20/20 vision beyond 7.5 in18.9 cm (18.9 cm7.5 in). You hold a phone closer than that only when reading small print, so the screen looks smooth.
It shared the sharpest screen of its year with the iPhone 15 Pro. Across our list, six iPhones have a higher pixel density.
Where does the iPhone 15 rank among iPhone screens?
Of the thirty-eight other iPhones in our list, seventeen have a bigger screen, nine a smaller one and twelve the same size. When it came out, eight of the twenty-six iPhones in our list up to then had a bigger screen.
This exact screen first came on the iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 15 marked its second year in use, shared with the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple used it again on the iPhone 16.
What is the iPhone 15 screen size in CSS pixels?
Websites see the iPhone 15 as 393 × 852 CSS pixels in portrait, with a device pixel ratio of 3. Each CSS pixel uses 3 × 3 screen pixels, which gives the full 1179 × 2556 resolution.
- Viewport, portrait
- 393 × 852
- Viewport, landscape
- 852 × 393
- Device pixel ratio
- 3
- One CSS pixel
- 0.165 mm
A common text size of 16 CSS pixels measures about 2.6 mm (0.10 in) on this screen. The visible area in Safari is smaller than the viewport, because the address bar and toolbar take space. The same 393 × 852 viewport is used by the iPhone 16, 15 Pro and 14 Pro.
How does the iPhone 15 compare with other iPhones?
The table shows the iPhones released around the iPhone 15. Width and area are measured against the iPhone 15.
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What are the iPhone 15 screen dimensions in cm?
The screen is 6.5 cm wide and 14.1 cm tall, with a diagonal of 15.5 cm. The phone body is bigger than the screen.
Is the iPhone 15 screen 6.1 inches wide?
No. 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) is the diagonal, measured corner to corner. The screen is 2.6 in (6.5 cm) wide.
How many pixels does the iPhone 15 screen have?
It has 3,013,524 pixels, about 3.0 million, at 461 pixels per inch. Each pixel is 0.055 mm across.
Which iPhones have the same screen as the iPhone 15?
The iPhone 16, 15 Pro and 14 Pro have the same 6.1 inch screen and 1179 × 2556 resolution. Cases still differ, because the bodies and cameras are not the same.
How we measure
Width = diagonal × resolution width ÷ √(width² + height²), and the same for height, using the pixel counts. Pixel density is the pixel diagonal divided by the screen diagonal.
Diagonal and resolution from Apple's technical specifications. CSS size and pixel ratio from Apple's Xcode iOS Simulator device profiles. Last checked 2026-10-11.