Phone calibration reference

iPhone 16 screen PPI

This phone reference combines its 2556 × 1179 display, 6.1-inch diagonal, and estimated 460 PPI to give you a faster starting point for online-ruler calibration.

Open the ruler with a 6.1-inch estimate

Resolution

2556 × 1179

Screen diagonal

6.1"

Estimated PPI

460

How this iPhone 16 reference works

The reference combines this display’s 2556 × 1179 resolution with its 6.1-inch diagonal. PPI is the diagonal pixel count divided by the physical diagonal: sqrt(width² + height²) / diagonal inches. The 460 PPI figure is a rounded hardware-display specification, useful as a starting estimate rather than a browser measurement.

Browser CSS pixels, operating-system scaling, and browser zoom can all differ from the panel’s hardware pixels. That is why a screen specification cannot by itself guarantee a physical on-screen inch.

Calibrate on this phone

Use the ruler in the device’s browser at its default zoom. A card calibration is the most reliable final check because mobile browser chrome and display settings can affect the rendered scale.

Start with the 6.1-inch estimate, then compare the on-screen card guide with a physical standard card before relying on the ruler for a measurement. Recalibrate after changing zoom, display scaling, or the active screen.

Read the calibration guide or calculate PPI manually.

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Compare similar displays when checking whether a saved calibration estimate is still appropriate for the screen in use.