Mapping the new iPhone XS Max and XR Screen Resolutions with Google Analytics Results



There are some differences between the screen resolutions defined by Apple and the resolutions presented in Google Analytics
When trying to analyze the different devices used to run your mobile apps you need to map each device to its' screen resolution as seen by GA. 
With the additions of the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR - you are probably asking yourself:
"What's the screen resolution of the iPhone XR compared to iPhone XS Max?"

Well, things are definitely getting more complicated to follow so here’s a short table that maps the different iPhone models next to their screen resolution as presented in Google Analytics: 
Google Analytics Screen Resolutions per each iPhone Model:
Here are all the new iPhone models (including XR and XS Max) with their screen resolutions
as seen by Google Analytics 
 
Device Screen resolution PPI Multiply Google Analytics Resolution
iPhone 5/SE 320 x 568 326 ppi 2 640 x 1136
iPhone 6-8 375 x 667 326 ppi 2 750 x 1334
iPhone 6-8 Plus 414 x 736 401 ppi 3 1080 x 1920
Or
1242 x 2208
(Explanation)
iPhone X/XS 375 x 812 458 ppi 3 1125 x 2436
iPhone XS Max 414 x 896 458 ppi 3 1242 x 2688
iPhone XR 414 x 896 326 ppi 2 828 x 1792



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