Pixensity

Apple iPhone 3GS

480 by 320 pixels on a 3.5 inch phone, introduced in 2009.

Sources attached, awaiting review.

Device details

BrandApple
ModeliPhone 3GS
Also known asA1325, A1303
Typephone
Product lineiPhone
Year introduced2009

Display specs

Resolution (as printed by the maker)480 by 320 pixels
Diagonal3.5 in
PPI stated by the maker163

Width and height follow the order the maker prints them in; phones are usually listed with the long side first.

164.83 pixels per inch
Pixel pitch (computed from PPI; a rectangular estimate, not a measured panel pitch)
154.1 um
Physical size (computed from the rectangle, not the usable area)
2.91 by 1.94 in (7.4 by 4.9 cm)
Aspect ratio (computed)
3:2
Megapixels (computed)
0.15
Looks sharp from (assuming 20/20 vision, one pixel per arcminute)
20.9 in and further
Pixels per degree at an assumed 12 in viewing distance
34.5

Every row above is computed here from the stated resolution and the stated diagonal. With w and h in pixels and the diagonal in inches: PPI = sqrt(w^2 + h^2) / diagonal, which here is sqrt(480^2 + 320^2) / 3.5; pixel pitch = 25.4 mm / PPI; physical size = pixels / PPI, which is the full panel rectangle and not the usable area, so a screen with rounded corners or a notch has less usable area than the size shown; sharpness distance = 1 / (PPI x tan(1/60 degree)), the distance at which one pixel spans one arcminute for 20/20 vision; pixels per degree = 2 x distance x tan(0.5 degree) x PPI at the assumed viewing distance. Values are rounded to two decimals, and to one decimal for the pitch, the sizes in centimeters, the distances, and the pixels per degree.

How we know

Device details

FieldValueSourceQuoted text
Model iPhone 3GS Apple iPhone 3GS - Technical Specifications
Also known as A1325, A1303 Apple iPhone 3GS | A1325 | A1303
Year introduced 2009 Apple iPhone 3GS | Year introduced: 2009

Display specs

FieldValueSourceQuoted text
Resolution, first number 480 px Apple 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Resolution, second number 320 px Apple 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Diagonal (measured) 3.5 in Apple 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
PPI stated by the maker 163 PPI Apple 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi

Sources

  1. iPhone 3GS - Technical Specifications. Apple, manufacturer, retrieved 2026-09-14.
  2. Identify your iPhone model. Apple, manufacturer, retrieved 2026-09-14.

Pixel density is calculated from the stated pixel dimensions and the diagonal in Apple's display specifications.

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