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iPhone wallpaper sizes, model by model

Every current iPhone's wallpaper size in one chart: native panel pixels (the size to export at), logical points, aspect ratio, and release date — each row cross-checked against two independent published sources on the date printed beside it, and each row linking the wallpaper maker pre-set to that exact model. Below the chart: what perspective zoom does to your edges and how to keep iOS from rescaling anything.

Models18 Resolutions7 Scale3x Years2022–2026 Verified2026-08-08–2026-08-09
iPhone wallpaper sizes — native pixels (portrait), points, aspect ratio, and release date. Each row cross-checked against two independent published sources on the date in its Verified column (2026-08-08 or 2026-08-09).
Model Native pixels Points Aspect (h÷w) Released Verified Wallpaper preset
iPhone 14 1170×2532 390×844 @3x 2.1641 2022-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1170×2532
iPhone 14 Plus 1284×2778 428×926 @3x 2.1636 2022-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1284×2778
iPhone 14 Pro 1179×2556 393×852 @3x 2.1679 2022-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1179×2556
iPhone 14 Pro Max 1290×2796 430×932 @3x 2.1674 2022-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1290×2796
iPhone 15 1179×2556 393×852 @3x 2.1679 2023-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1179×2556
iPhone 15 Plus 1290×2796 430×932 @3x 2.1674 2023-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1290×2796
iPhone 15 Pro 1179×2556 393×852 @3x 2.1679 2023-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1179×2556
iPhone 15 Pro Max 1290×2796 430×932 @3x 2.1674 2023-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1290×2796
iPhone 16 1179×2556 393×852 @3x 2.1679 2024-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1179×2556
iPhone 16 Plus 1290×2796 430×932 @3x 2.1674 2024-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1290×2796
iPhone 16 Pro 1206×2622 402×874 @3x 2.1741 2024-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1206×2622
iPhone 16 Pro Max 1320×2868 440×956 @3x 2.1727 2024-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1320×2868
iPhone 16e 1170×2532 390×844 @3x 2.1641 2025-02 2026-08-08 Make one at 1170×2532
iPhone 17 1206×2622 402×874 @3x 2.1741 2025-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1206×2622
iPhone Air 1260×2736 420×912 @3x 2.1714 2025-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1260×2736
iPhone 17 Pro 1206×2622 402×874 @3x 2.1741 2025-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1206×2622
iPhone 17 Pro Max 1320×2868 440×956 @3x 2.1727 2025-09 2026-08-08 Make one at 1320×2868
iPhone 17e 1170×2532 390×844 @3x 2.1641 2026-03 2026-08-09 Make one at 1170×2532

Parallax, perspective zoom, and why exact size matters

iOS treats a wallpaper as material to work with, not a picture to frame. If the image doesn't match the screen's pixel dimensions, the system scales and crops it to fill — and even a perfectly sized image gets enlarged a few percent when perspective zoom is on, so the wallpaper can drift against the icons as the phone tilts. That parallax motion is the usual culprit when a carefully composed wallpaper loses its edges.

The fix is two-fold: start from an image at your model's exact native pixels — the second column above — and turn off perspective zoom while setting the wallpaper if you want the edges pinned. Zoomed or not, an exact-size image always survives better than an oversized one, because every crop iOS makes is a crop you didn't choose.

One number worth knowing: several models share a resolution (the readout counts 7 distinct resolutions across 18 models), so a wallpaper made for one iPhone often fits its size-siblings pixel-for-pixel — the chart's aspect column tells you when two models genuinely share a shape.

How this chart is made

This chart is not typed by hand. It is generated from the same in-code device table that drives the wallpaper maker's device picker, by a build tool that renders the rows, the readout, and every pixel value in the copy from that single source — so the chart you read and the size the maker exports cannot disagree. When the table changes, the page is regenerated; a stale chart fails the site's build rather than shipping.

The table itself is compiled by hand and verified deliberately: every entry was cross-checked against two independent published sources — the manufacturer's specification pages and an independent specification database — and each row prints the day its own check was done, because the rows were not all checked together and a single date across all of them would be a claim about rows it isn't true of. A row's date changes only when that row is re-checked. Values arrive as code commits, never from a live feed, which is slower but means a wrong number can be traced to a reviewable change.

The honest limits: this chart covers the iPhone 14 generation onward — older models are served by the maker's custom size option rather than by rows nobody verified. Release dates are the models' original announcement months, not regional availability. And a size chart can only govern the file you make; once a wallpaper is on the phone, display settings like perspective zoom decide how it moves, which is why the explainer above exists.

Frequently asked questions

What size should an iPhone wallpaper be?
Your model's native panel pixels, in portrait — that is the number in the second column. An iPhone 17 Pro Max is 1320×2868; an iPhone 14 is 1170×2532. A wallpaper at exactly those dimensions gives iOS no reason to rescale it. Every row's preset link opens the maker already set to that model, so you don't have to type the numbers anywhere.
What is the difference between pixels and points?
Pixels are the physical dots in the panel; points are the logical units iOS lays interfaces out in. Every iPhone in this chart uses a 3x display scale, so native pixels are exactly three times the point dimensions — iPhone 17 Pro Max is 440×956 points and 1320×2868 pixels. Wallpapers are images, not interfaces, so the pixel column is the one to export at; the points column exists because developer documentation and screenshots are usually quoted in points.
Why does iOS zoom or crop my wallpaper?
Two reasons, both settings rather than defects. Perspective zoom scales the image up slightly so it can shift as you tilt the phone — the parallax effect — which crops the edges; you can turn it off when setting the wallpaper. And any image that doesn't match the screen's aspect ratio gets cropped or scaled to fill it. Exporting at exact native pixels and switching perspective zoom off is the combination that keeps every edge where you put it.
My iPhone isn't in this chart — what do I use?
The chart lists the iPhone 14 generation onward, which covers every model the table's verification pass checked. For an older model, look up its native resolution in its tech specs and use the maker's custom size option (240–4096 px per side) — the render quality is identical, since every wallpaper is computed at whatever pixels you ask for.
Where do these numbers come from?
From a device table kept in the site's code, in which every entry was cross-checked against two independent published sources — the maker's specification pages and an independent specification database. The rows were not all checked on the same day, so each one carries its own check date in the Verified column rather than sharing a single claimed date. This page is generated from that same table, and the maker's device picker reads it too, so the chart, the picker, and the export sizes cannot disagree with each other.

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