Everyone gets the dynamic island. Here’s a recap of what’s new with the 2023 iPhone 15 screen sizes.
The New Models in a Nutshell
As in previous years, Apple has discontinued the iPhone 14 Pro models and added features to the base iPhone 15 models. All four models now have the dynamic island which gives us only two screen sizes and resolutions:
The base models match the screen resolutions of the pro models but are missing ProMotion and the Always-on display. All models now have USB-C connectors, but only the Pro models support USB-3 (10Gbp/s) transfer speeds. The Pro models also gain the new Action button and use Titanium instead of Stainless steel.
iPhone 15
The iPhone 15 gains some of the features of the now discontinued iPhone 14 Pro such as the dynamic island, and the A16 Bionic chip.
- A16 Bionic chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine)
- Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED
- Screen resolution (points): 393 x 852
- Native resolution (pixels): 1179 x 2556 (460 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
Adding the dynamic island gives the iPhone 15 the same 54 point high status bar as the Pro models. Note, as with the Pro models, that the top safe area inset is 59 points reducing the height of the safe area in portrait to 759 points:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59
iPhone 15 Plus
Other than the larger screen size (and battery life) the iPhone 15 Plus shares the same specs as the iPhone 15.
- A16 Bionic chip (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine)
- Display: 6.7" Super Retina XDR OLED
- Screen resolution (points): 430 x 932
- Native resolution (pixels): 1290 x 2796 (460 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact
The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 59 points which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 15):
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59
iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 15 Pro keeps the same 6.1" display as the iPhone 14 Pro. It gains the A17 Pro chip, an action button, and USB 3 transfers via the new USB-C port:
- A17 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
- Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
- Screen resolution (points): 393 x 852
- Native resolution (pixels): 1179 x 2556 (460 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
Nothing changes with the screen size and resolution this year. The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 59 points which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 15):
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59
iPhone 15 Pro Max
The iPhone 15 Pro Max keeps the same 6.7" display as the iPhone 14 Pro Max. It gains the A17 Pro chip, an action button, and USB 3 transfers via the new USB-C port:
- A17 Pro chip (6-core CPU, 6-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
- Display: 6.7" Super Retina XDR OLED with ProMotion, Always-On display, and Dynamic Island.
- Screen resolution (points): 430 x 932
- Native resolution (pixels): 1290 x 2796 (460 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact
Nothing changes with the screen size and resolution this year. The status bar is 54 points high with a top safe area inset of 59 points which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 15):
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 59, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 59, right: 59
The Complete List of iPhones (and an iPod)
Apple hasn’t introduced new device or screen sizes this year. By my count, that means there are still 11 different iPhone screen sizes that you need to support with a minimum deployment target of iOS 13 (new models in bold):
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6.7" (430 x 932 points @3x)
iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro Max -
6.7" (428 x 926 points @3x)
iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max -
6.5" (414 x 896 points @3x)
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max -
6.1" (393 x 852 points @3x)
iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 14 Pro -
6.1" (390 x 844 points @3x)
iPhone 14, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 -
6.1" (414 x 896 points @2x)
iPhone 11, iPhone XR -
5.8" (375 x 812 points @3x)
iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone XS, iPhone X -
5.5" (414 x 736 points @3x)
iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S Plus -
5.4" (375 x 812 points @3x)
iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12 mini -
4.7" (375 x 667 points @2x)
iPhone SE (3rd & 2nd Gen), iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S -
4" (320 x 568 @2x)
iPhone SE (1st Gen), iPod Touch (7th Gen)
App Store Screenshots
The screenshot requirements in App Store Connect have not changed for the new device sizes. You need to upload at least a 6.7" (1290 x 2796 pixel) or a 6.5" (1242 x 2688 pixel) screenshot for devices with 5.8" displays and greater. For smaller devices you need at least a 5.5" (1242 x 2208 pixel) screenshot. These are scaled for the remaining sizes you don’t supply.
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