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Jetcat3

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Hey y'all! Super excited about Tuesday but I've been thinking about the actual usable screen real estate on the 5.8" OLED model. At the rumored resolution of 1125 X 2436 what is the actual screen area available in square inches?

The iPhone 7 Plus at 5.5" diagonal with a 16:9 aspect ratio is 12.925 square inches.

Thanks!
 

JPack

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Mar 27, 2017
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12.8 sq. in.

If you have basic high school math skills, you should be able to calculate this.
 
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Allyance

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It's not how big it is, it is how you you use it!
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Jetcat3

macrumors 6502a
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May 3, 2015
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I must not have basic high school math skills, thanks anyway!

And by the way, a 2436 X 1125 5.85” display is 13.065” sq. inches of screen real estate. Factor in the notch along with the rounded edges and the grand total is 12.77sq.inches to go against the 8 Plus’ 12.895 sq. Inches. 1% less usable space on the X.
 

DNichter

macrumors G3
Apr 27, 2015
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And by the way, a 2436 X 1125 5.85” display is 13.065” sq. inches of screen real estate. Factor in the notch along with the rounded edges and the grand total is 12.77sq.inches to go against the 8 Plus’ 12.895 sq. Inches. 1% less usable space on the X.

Yup, there's a million threads about this 1% difference. It's quite silly.
 
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