The 2021 iPhone 13 release feels like an incremental update over the iPhone 12. Not much has changed but here’s a recap of what you need to know to update your apps for the new devices.
Last updated: Oct 12, 2022
The New Models In A Nutshell
The four new iPhone 13 devices follow the screen sizes of their iPhone 12 equivalents:
iPhone 13
- Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR (OLED)
- Screen resolution (points): 390 x 844
- Native resolution (pixels): 1170 x 2532 (460 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
The status bar is 47 points high which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 47, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 47, right: 47
iPhone 13 mini
- Display: 5.4" Super Retina XDR (OLED)
- Screen resolution (points): 375 x 812
- Native resolution (pixels): 1080 x 2340 (476 ppi)
- Native Scale factor: 2.88x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
The status bar is 50 points high which gives the following safe area insets:
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 50, left: 0, bottom: 34, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, left: 50, bottom: 21, right: 50
iPhone 13 Pro
- Display: 6.1" Super Retina XDR (OLED) with ProMotion
- Screen resolution (points): 390 x 844
- Native resolution (pixels): 1170 x 2532 (460 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Compact, h: Compact
The status bar is 47 points high which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 13):
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 47, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 47, right: 47
iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Display: 6.7" Super Retina XDR (OLED) with ProMotion
- Screen resolution (points): 428 x 926
- Native resolution (pixels): 1284 x 2778 (458 ppi)
- Scale factor: 3x
- Portrait size classes: w: Compact, h: Regular
- Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Compact
The status bar is 47 points high which gives the following safe area insets (same as the iPhone 13):
- Safe Area Insets (portrait): top: 47, bottom: 34, left: 0, right: 0
- Safe Area Insets (landscape): top: 0, bottom: 21, left: 47, right: 47
A Smaller Notch
It’s not obvious from the numbers above but the notch appears a little smaller this year:
This doesn’t affect the safe area insets or status bar height but if you’re putting something in that area you’ll want to check how it looks.
The Complete List of iPhones (and an iPod)
By my count there are 9 different iPhone screen sizes that you need to support with a minimum deployment target of iOS 13:
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6.7" (428 x 926 points @3x)
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro Max -
6.5" (414 x 896 points @3x)
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS Max -
6.1" (390 x 844 points @3x)
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. This means you still need at least a 6.5" (1242 x 2688 pixel) and a 5.5" (1242 x 2208 pixel) screenshot which are then scaled for the remaining sizes you don’t supply.
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