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iPhone 16 vs iPhone 15 screen size

Same layout size: both are 393 × 852 points at @3x.

Side by side

iPhone 16 vs iPhone 15 screen specs
Spec	iPhone 16	iPhone 15	Difference
Points	393 × 852 pt	393 × 852 pt	Same
Pixels	1179 × 2556 px	1179 × 2556 px	Same
Scale	@3x	@3x	Same
PPI (Apple)	460	460	Same
PPI (computed from pixels and diagonal)	459.9	459.9	Same
Diagonal	6.1 inches	6.1 inches	Same
Diagonal of the full rectangle	6.12 inches	6.12 inches	Same
Aspect ratio	131:284 (2.1679)	131:284 (2.1679)	Same
Display type	OLED	OLED	Same
Display name	Super Retina XDR	Super Retina XDR	Same
ProMotion	No	No	Same
Always-On	No	No	Same
Cutout	Dynamic Island	Dynamic Island	Same
Home button	No	No	Same
Face ID or Touch ID	Face ID	Face ID	Same
Model identifiers	iPhone17,3	iPhone15,4	Different
Release year	2024	2023	Different

Drawn to scale

Solid: iPhone 16 (393 × 852 pt). Dashed: iPhone 15 (393 × 852 pt). Drawn to scale in points from the same corner.

Safe areas

Safe area insets in points
Device and orientation	Top	Right	Bottom	Left
iPhone 16, portrait	59	0	34	0
iPhone 15, portrait	59	0	34	0
iPhone 16, landscape	0	59	20	59
iPhone 15, landscape	0	59	20	59

Device pages

Other comparisons

Sources

iPhone 16

iPhone 16 - Tech Specs, Apple: diagonal, resolution, ppi, display_type, refresh_rate, features
HIG Layout: device screen dimensions, row 'iPhone 16' (snapshot 2026-07-02), Apple: logical_resolution, scale (archived copy)
Hardware strings (cross-check source), Wikipedia: model_identifiers
Xcode 27.1 (27A9275) Simulator: UIKit probe app (scripts/simulator/Measure.swift) and device-type capabilities.plist, measured 2026-10-27, Apple: corner_radius (unofficial), safe_area_insets

iPhone 15

iPhone 15 - Tech Specs, Apple: diagonal, resolution, ppi, display_type, refresh_rate, features
HIG Layout: device screen dimensions, row 'iPhone 15' (snapshot 2026-07-02), Apple: logical_resolution, scale (archived copy)
Hardware strings (cross-check source), Wikipedia: model_identifiers
Xcode 27.1 (27A9275) Simulator: UIKit probe app (scripts/simulator/Measure.swift) and device-type capabilities.plist, measured 2026-10-27, Apple: corner_radius (unofficial), safe_area_insets

Download and cite

Data: Apple device screen specs by bestlatestapps.com (https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/), licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Built from Apple's published tech specs and Human Interface Guidelines, Wikipedia for model identifiers, and our own Xcode Simulator measurements.

Cite as: Singh, A. (2026). Apple Device Screen Specs (v0.1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23819103

Also on: Zenodo and Kaggle

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Markdown

[iPhone 16 vs iPhone 15 screen size](https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/compare/iphone-16-vs-iphone-15/) – iPhone 16 393×852 pt vs iPhone 15 393×852 pt: the same layout size.

Dataset credit (CC BY 4.0)

Data: [Apple device screen specs](https://bestlatestapps.com/tools/apple-device-screen-sizes/) by bestlatestapps.com, CC BY 4.0

Questions

Is the iPhone 16 screen bigger than the iPhone 15?

No, they are the same size: both are 6.1-inch, 393 × 852 points.

Do apps lay out the same on iPhone 16 and iPhone 15?

Yes. Both are 393 × 852 points at @3x, so UIKit, SwiftUI and CSS layouts match.

Data version 0.1.0, generated 2026-10-27.