iPhone 16 Screen Size
The iPhone 16 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
- 2024
How big is the iPhone 16 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
- 2024
Which iPhones came out in 2024?
Apple released 4 iPhones in 2024: the iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16. Their screens ran from 6.1 to 6.9 inches. It had the smallest screen of the 2024 iPhones.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is nearly an inch bigger corner to corner, with about a quarter more screen area. The iPhone 16 Plus is about half an inch bigger corner to corner, with about a fifth more screen area. The iPhone 16 Pro is about a fifth of an inch bigger corner to corner, with a little more screen area.
How did the screen change from the iPhone 15?
The iPhone 16 replaced the iPhone 15 from 2023. Both have a 6.1 inch screen of the same shape. Pixel density stayed at 461 PPI.
The iPhone 17 followed in 2025, with a 6.3 inch screen at 1206 × 2622 and 458 PPI.
How sharp is the iPhone 16 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 had the sharpest screen of its year. Across our list, six iPhones have a higher pixel density.
Where does the iPhone 16 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, eleven of the thirty iPhones in our list up to then had a bigger screen.
This exact screen first came on the iPhone 14 Pro. The iPhone 16 marked its third year in use. No later iPhone in our list has reused it yet.
What is the iPhone 16 screen size in CSS pixels?
Websites see the iPhone 16 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 15 Pro, 15 and 14 Pro.
How does the iPhone 16 compare with other iPhones?
The table shows the iPhones released around the iPhone 16. Width and area are measured against the iPhone 16.
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What are the iPhone 16 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 16 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 16 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 16?
The iPhone 15 Pro, 15 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.