iPhone 17e Screen Size
The iPhone 17e has a 6.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1170 × 2532 pixels, about 457 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
- 1170 × 2532
- Pixel density
- 457 PPI
- Released
- 2026
How big is the iPhone 17e 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 (2.16:1)
- Resolution
- 1170 × 2532
- Total pixels
- 3.0 million
- Pixel density
- 457 PPI
- Pixels per cm
- 180
- Pixel size
- 0.056 mm
- Released
- 2026
Which iPhones came out in 2026?
Apple released 3 iPhones in 2026: the iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 17e. Their screens ran from 6.1 to 6.9 inches. It had the smallest screen of the 2026 iPhones.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max is nearly an inch bigger corner to corner, with about a quarter more screen area. The iPhone 18 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 16e?
The iPhone 17e replaced the iPhone 16e from 2025. Both have a 6.1 inch screen of the same shape. Pixel density stayed at 457 PPI.
How sharp is the iPhone 17e screen?
At 457 pixels per inch, single pixels vanish for 20/20 vision beyond 7.5 in19.1 cm (19.1 cm7.5 in). You hold a phone closer than that only when reading small print, so the screen looks smooth.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max and 18 Pro were sharper that year, though the gap is too small to see. Across our list, twenty-one iPhones have a higher pixel density.
Where does the iPhone 17e 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, seventeen of the thirty-eight iPhones in our list up to then had a bigger screen.
This exact screen first came on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12. The iPhone 17e marked its fifth year in use. No later iPhone in our list has reused it yet.
What is the iPhone 17e screen size in CSS pixels?
Websites see the iPhone 17e as 390 × 844 CSS pixels in portrait, with a device pixel ratio of 3. Each CSS pixel uses 3 × 3 screen pixels, which gives the full 1170 × 2532 resolution.
- Viewport, portrait
- 390 × 844
- Viewport, landscape
- 844 × 390
- Device pixel ratio
- 3
- One CSS pixel
- 0.167 mm
A common text size of 16 CSS pixels measures about 2.7 mm (0.11 in) on this screen. The visible area in Safari is smaller than the viewport, because the address bar and toolbar take space. The same 390 × 844 viewport is used by the iPhone 16e, 14, 13 Pro, 13, 12 Pro and 12.
How does the iPhone 17e compare with other iPhones?
The table shows the iPhones released around the iPhone 17e. Width and area are measured against the iPhone 17e.
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What are the iPhone 17e 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 17e 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 17e screen have?
It has 2,962,440 pixels, about 3.0 million, at 457 pixels per inch. Each pixel is 0.056 mm across.
Which iPhones have the same screen as the iPhone 17e?
The iPhone 16e, 14, 13 Pro, 13, 12 Pro and 12 have the same 6.1 inch screen and 1170 × 2532 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 2026-10-08.