Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina display
2880 by 1800 pixels on a 15.4 inch laptop, introduced in 2012.
From the 2012 to 2023 Pixensity database, not re-verified. The old page listed 220.53 PPI. Archived copy of the old page.
Device details
| Brand | Apple |
|---|---|
| Model | MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina display |
| Also known as | Retina display |
| Type | laptop |
| Product line | MacBook Pro |
| Year introduced | 2012 |
Display specs
| Resolution (as printed by the maker) | 2880 by 1800 pixels |
|---|---|
| Diagonal | 15.4 in |
Width and height follow the order the maker prints them in; phones are usually listed with the long side first.
- 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
| Field | Value | Source | Quoted text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Also known as | Retina display | Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) | Model also known as: Retina display (entry 16)Field 94, Model also known as, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 16. No maker page is cited for it. |
| Year introduced | 2012 | Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) | Approximate year introduced: 2012 (entry 16)Field 96, Approximate year introduced, on the old Pixensity submission form, as submitted for entry 16. No maker page is cited for it. |
Display specs
| Field | Value | Source | Quoted text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution, first number | 2880 px | Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) | 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 16) |
| Resolution, second number | 1800 px | Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) | 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 16) |
| Diagonal (measured) | 15.4 in | Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023) | 2880 x 1800 pixels, 15.4 inch diagonal (entry 16) |
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://pixensity.com/list/apple-macbook-pro-15-inch-retina-display-16/. Pixensity (user-submitted database, 2012 to 2023), archive, retrieved 2023-02-12. Entry 16 submitted 2012-06-29; approved on the old site.
Where this sits
Ranked 46 of 187 laptops in this database, counting down from the highest pixel density.