Pixensity

Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch

2880 by 1800 pixels on a 15.4 inch laptop, introduced in 2016.

From the 2012 to 2023 Pixensity database, not re-verified. The old page listed 220.53 PPI.

Device details

BrandApple
ModelMacbook Pro 15-inch
Also known asMacbook Pro
Typelaptop
Product lineMacBook Pro
Year introduced2016

Display specs

Resolution (as printed by the maker)2880 by 1800 pixels
Diagonal15.4 in

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

220.53 pixels per inch
Pixel pitch (computed from PPI; a rectangular estimate, not a measured panel pitch)
115.2 um
Physical size (computed from the rectangle, not the usable area)
13.06 by 8.16 in (33.2 by 20.7 cm)
Aspect ratio (computed)
16:10
Megapixels (computed)
5.18
Looks sharp from (assuming 20/20 vision, one pixel per arcminute)
15.6 in and further
Pixels per degree at an assumed 20 in viewing distance
77
Density as a percentage of Windows' 96 PPI reference (a ratio, not a scaling recommendation)
230%
macOS 2x workspace (hypothetical: half the native resolution in points)
1440 by 900 points

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(2880^2 + 1800^2) / 15.4; 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
Also known as Macbook Pro Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) Model also known as: Macbook Pro (entry 58993) Field 94, Model also known as, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 58993. No maker page is cited for it.
Year introduced 2016 Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) Approximate year introduced: 2016 (entry 58993) Field 96, Approximate year introduced, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 58993. No maker page is cited for it.

Display specs

FieldValueSourceQuoted text
Resolution, first number 2880 px Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 58993)
Resolution, second number 1800 px Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 58993)
Diagonal (measured) 15.4 in Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 58993)

Sources

  1. https://pixensity.com/list/apple-macbook-pro-15-inch-58993/. Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023), legacy-pixensity, retrieved 2023-02-12. Entry 58993 submitted 2022-05-31; never approved on the old site.

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Ranked 49 of 187 laptops in this database, counting down from the highest pixel density.

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