Retina display

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The US company Apple describes the screens used in its products as retina displays (literally translated as “retinal screen”) , which have such a high point density that the human eye should not be able to see them from a typical viewing distance To recognize pixels. The advertising term is used for the screens of various devices ( iPod , iPhone , iPad , iMac , MacBook , Apple Watch ). Apple has registered the RETINA name as a trademark in the United States and Canada .

Apple does not manufacture its displays itself, but has them produced by various Korean and Japanese suppliers, including LG Display , Samsung and Japan Display . Screens from other manufacturers sometimes achieve higher point densities.

Most of the retina displays used by Apple to date are liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with In-Plane Switching ( IPS ) . The OLED displays of the Apple Watch and the iPhone X , iPhone XS (Max) and iPhone 11 Pro (Max) are an exception .

Retina display (left) - 163 ppi display (right)
Retina display (left) - 163 ppi display (right); the green boxes each mark a pixel

Technical information

The following table gives an overview of the point densities (in pixels per inch) and screen resolutions of all retina displays:

product Point density
in ppi		 Screen resolution
in pixels
iPhone XS Max , iPhone 11 Pro Max 458 2688 × 1242
iPhone X , iPhone XS , iPhone 11 Pro 458 2436 × 1125
iPhone 6 Plus , iPhone 6s Plus , iPhone 7 Plus , iPhone 8 Plus 401 1920 × 1080
iPhone XR , iPhone 11 326 1792 × 828
iPhone 6 , iPhone 6s , iPhone 7 , iPhone 8 326 1334 × 750
iPhone 5 , iPhone 5c , iPhone 5s , iPhone SE (1st generation) , iPod touch (5th generation) and iPod touch (6th generation) 326 1136 × 640
iPhone 4 , iPhone 4s and iPod touch (4th generation) 326 960 × 640
iPad mini ( 2nd / 3rd / 4th generation) 326 2048 × 1536
iPad ( 3rd / 4th generation), iPad Air ( 1st / 2nd generation), iPad Pro (9.7 ″) 264 2048 × 1536
iPad Pro (12.9 ″) 264 2732 × 2048
iPad (10.2 ") 264 2160 × 1620
MacBook Pro with Retina Display (13 ") 227 2560 × 1600
MacBook Pro (16 ") 226 3072 × 1920
MacBook (12 "Retina Display) 226 2304 × 1440
MacBook Pro with Retina Display (15 ") 220 2880 × 1800
iMac with Retina 4K display (21.5 ") 218 4096 × 2304
iMac with Retina 5K display (27 ") 217 5120 × 2880
Pro display XDR (32 ") 218 6016 × 3384

literature

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Trademark Status & Document Retrieval. In: tarr.uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office, November 27, 2012, accessed September 14, 2016 .
  3. ↑ CANADIAN TRADE-MARK DATA - Application Number 1483982 . In: Canadian Trade-marks Database . Canadian Intellectual Property Office. June 19, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mike Isaac: Why Samsung makes Retina displays - but not for its own tablets. Wired UK magazine, April 4, 2012, accessed September 24, 2016 (UK English).
  5. ↑ Reiji Murai, Takashi Umekawa: Japan Display tumbles, marks Tokyo's second feeble debut this week. Reuters, March 19, 2014, accessed September 24, 2016 .
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  8. ↑ a b Apple: iPhone 6s - Technical Specifications.Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ a b iPhone 7 - Technical Specifications. Retrieved January 22, 2017 (American English).
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  11. ↑ Apple: iPhone 5s - Technical Specifications. Accessed February 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Apple: iPod touch - Technical Specifications.Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ iPhone 4 - Technical Specifications . Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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  15. ↑ Apple: iPad Pro. Accessed October 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ 10.2 "iPad - Technical Data. Accessed December 1, 2019 (German).
  17. ↑ a b Apple: MacBook Pro with Retina Display - Technical Specifications. Accessed February 11, 2015.
  18. ↑ 16 "MacBook Pro - Technical Data. Accessed December 1, 2019 (German).
  19. ↑ Apple: MacBook - Technical Specifications.Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ a b Apple: iMac with Retina 5K display - Technical Specifications. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  21. ↑ Apple: Pro Display XDR specs. Accessed October 28, 2019