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Pixel 5

Phones · FHD+ · 2020

Resolution

1080×2340

Diagonal

6"

Pixel density

430ppi

6"63.9 mm138.4 mm
Resolution1080 × 2340
Resolution classFHD+
Diagonal6"
Pixel density430 ppi
Aspect ratio19.5:9 (6:13)
Total pixels2,527,200 · 2.5 MP
Physical size63.9 × 138.4 mm
Screen area13.7 in²
Pixel pitch59.1 µm
Pixels vanish at20.3 cm
OrientationPortrait
Released2020

How to read this

  • Pixel density (ppi) is how many pixels fit in one inch. Resolution alone cannot tell you — you have to divide by the diagonal.
  • The same 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV. That is more than double, but a TV is watched from far away, so it does not matter.
  • The distance at which pixels vanish comes from one arcminute, the limit of human sight. Once a pixel looks smaller than that, no eye can find the grid.
  • Aspect ratio is width and height reduced to the simplest whole numbers. Modern phones are 19.5:9 or 20:9, so 16:9 video leaves black bars on the sides.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Pixel 5 screen resolution?

1080×2340 pixels — 2,527,200 in total, about 2.5 megapixels, which puts it in the FHD+ class.

Q. What is the pixel density of the Pixel 5?

430 ppi. That is the diagonal in pixels of a 1080×2340 grid divided by the 6" diagonal of the panel, and it makes each pixel about 59.1 micrometres across.

Q. How big is the Pixel 5 screen in millimetres?

63.9 mm wide and 138.4 mm tall, worked out from the 6" diagonal and the 6:13 aspect ratio. The visible area is roughly 13.7 square inches.

Q. How far away do pixels stop being visible on the Pixel 5?

About 20.3 cm. That is where a pixel subtends less than one arcminute, the limit of human sight — closer than that and the grid starts to show.

Q. What aspect ratio does the Pixel 5 use?

19.5:9 (exactly 6:13), with the long edge 2.17× the short one. It is taller than it is wide, which suits a device you hold in one hand.

Screens of a similar size

The same diagonal at a different resolution means a different density. 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV.

DeviceResolutionDiagonalDensity
iPhone 161179×25566.1"461 ppi
iPhone 15 Pro1179×25566.1"461 ppi
iPhone 151179×25566.1"461 ppi
iPhone 141170×25326.1"457 ppi
iPhone 131170×25326.1"457 ppi
iPhone 121170×25326.1"457 ppi
iPhone 11828×17926.1"324 ppi
iPhone XR828×17926.1"324 ppi