iPhone Screen Resolution for iPhone 4 is 960×640 pixels, prior iPhone is 480×320
iPhone - September 26th, 2009 - 13 Comments
I had to develop an iPhone specific website recently and working with the iPhone resolution was a key aspect in this development process. The actual pixel density differs on the iPhone models as well, which will effect the appearance of interface elements and graphics for websites and iPhone applications. Of course knowing the resolution and PPI should not be limited to developers, it dramatically effects the graphic and picture quality of any user experience with the device. Here are each iPhone’s details and a picture comparing the two screens:
iPhone 4 screen resolution & pixel density
* iPhone 4 has a screen resolution of 960×640 pixels, which is twice that of the prior iPhone models
* The iPhone 4 also has a much higher pixel density than it’s predecessors, displaying 326ppi (pixels per inch).
Original iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS PPI & screen resolution
* iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS screen resolution is 480×320 pixels
* The iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS has a display of 163ppi (ppi is pixels per inch whereas dpi is dots per inch).
The below image compares the screen resolution of iPhone 3 on the left vs iPhone 4 on the right:
As you can see, the iPhone 4’s increased pixel density makes the resolution significantly better.
Hey you stupid idiot, the screen rez is 320×480… NOT 480×320… get it right you dumbace.
Hey Chris, chill out. I realize that you’re just trying to be cute, but here on the internet, comments full of derogatory words can be often taken as abrasive when we don’t see your adorable dimpled smile that goes along with it. The irony here, is that you are the ignorant one, my friend. Those are both the same screen resolution, simply reverse the numbers and you’ll see what I mean. The resolution of the GUI might be 320×480, but apps can be either. You see, the iPhone’s accelerometer allows you to change aspect ratio from vertical to horizontal with a simple 90-degree rotation of the device. A lot of apps are set up for the horizontal, or 480×320, resolution.
Well, I wouldn’t worry about him, he is criticizing someone, and yet cannot spell dumba$$ correctly, so I wouldn’t take much stock in what he says.
and yes when you trun the iphone, the resolutions changes to 480 x 320 so it can be both.
Guess I can’t spell either – oh well no one is perfect
the iPhone screen size for Safari is greater than what has been posted
its actually 980px not 480px unless you add the following tag
Do you know of any software which can preview iphone websites on pc?
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LOL. chris got taught.
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Does anyone know what the hight of the status bar is on 4G. I guess it doubled with the resolution to 40px, doesn’t it?
@sam
“… unless you add the following tag”
hmm, I’m afraid that interesting tag has been swallowed somehow.
Did you mean something like the following?:
{meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; minimum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;”/}
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