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iPhone and Android wallpaper sizes

The full list, plus the two things that actually affect how your wallpaper looks.

Wallpaper size questions get more complicated answers than they need. Here is the short version: match your phone's resolution if you can, go bigger if you cannot, and never go smaller. Phones scale images down cleanly and scale them up badly.

iPhone screen resolutions

Model	Resolution (pixels)
iPhone 16 Pro Max	1320 × 2868
iPhone 16 Plus, 15 Pro Max, 15 Plus, 14 Pro Max	1290 × 2796
iPhone 16 Pro	1206 × 2622
iPhone 16, 15, 15 Pro, 14 Pro	1179 × 2556
iPhone 14, 13, 13 Pro, 12, 12 Pro	1170 × 2532
iPhone 13 mini, 12 mini	1080 × 2340
iPhone 11 Pro, XS, X	1125 × 2436
iPhone 11 Pro Max, XS Max	1242 × 2688
iPhone 11, XR	828 × 1792
iPhone SE (2nd/3rd gen), 8, 7, 6s	750 × 1334

Android screen resolutions

Model	Resolution (pixels)
Galaxy S24 Ultra, S25 Ultra	1440 × 3120
Galaxy S22 Ultra, S23 Ultra	1440 × 3088
Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL	1344 × 2992
Pixel 9 Pro	1280 × 2856
Pixel 9	1080 × 2424
Pixel 8, and most current Android phones	1080 × 2400
Galaxy S24, Pixel a-series	1080 × 2340
Older Android (16:9)	1080 × 1920

Android makers change panel sizes often, and many phones let you run the display at a lower resolution than the panel supports. If in doubt, use 1440 × 3120 – it is larger than almost everything and will scale down to fit.

Make your lock screen card — free Fill in a few boxes, save the image, set it as your wallpaper. Works on iPhone and Android. Nothing is stored, no sign-up.

Two things that matter more than the exact numbers

1. Aspect ratio, not pixel count

If the shape of your image does not match the shape of the screen, the phone crops it – and it crops from the centre outwards, which is exactly where your content is. Getting the ratio right matters far more than matching the resolution to the pixel.

2. The zoom-in trap

Both iOS and Android zoom wallpapers slightly by default when you set them. On iPhone you pinch to fit during setup. On Android, choosing “lock screen only” avoids the parallax crop that home screen wallpapers get. Either way, keep anything important away from the outer edges.

Where can you safely put text?

A lock screen is not a blank canvas. Roughly:

Top quarter – clock and date. Do not put anything here.
Just below the clock – widgets on both platforms.
Middle third – usually clear. This is the safe band.
Bottom quarter – notifications on iPhone, shortcut buttons on both.

Android clocks tend to be larger and sit lower than iPhone ones, so the safe band starts further down.

Frequently asked questions

What file format should I use?

PNG for anything with text, because it stays sharp. JPEG is fine for photographs but softens fine lettering.

Will a wallpaper affect battery life?

On phones with OLED screens, darker wallpapers use slightly less power, because black pixels are simply switched off. The difference is small but real, and dark wallpapers also make white text easier to read.

Can I use the same image on an iPhone and an Android?

Usually yes. The aspect ratios are close enough that a 1290 × 2796 image looks fine on most Android phones, though the safe zone for text differs between the two.