Phone Wallpaper Sizes: iPhone, Pixel, Samsung, OnePlus

The right wallpaper size for your phone is its screen resolution: the number of pixels across and down the display. Use an image with exactly that many pixels, or more, and it stays sharp. Use a smaller one and your phone has to stretch it, which makes it look soft and blurry.

Most "wallpaper size" lists online stop at older models, mix up width and height, or do not say where their numbers come from. Every resolution in this guide comes from the phone maker's own spec page (Apple, Google, Samsung and OnePlus), checked on October 10, 2026. All sizes are written portrait first: width x height, the way you hold the phone.

Why wallpaper size matters

Three things decide whether a wallpaper looks good on your screen.

1. Resolution (pixels). A wallpaper smaller than your screen gets scaled up, and scaling up always adds blur. A larger image is fine: the phone scales it down, which keeps it sharp.
2. Shape (aspect ratio). Modern phones are tall and narrow, around 19.5:9 to 20:9. A photo from a camera is usually 4:3, which is much wider. When the shapes do not match, the phone crops the sides or the top and bottom, and you can lose the part of the photo you wanted to show.
3. Room to move. Some phones move or zoom the wallpaper slightly. iPhone has a perspective zoom effect, and many Android launchers can scroll the wallpaper as you swipe between home screen pages. Google's own Pixel 11 wallpapers ship at 2160 x 2424, twice the screen width, which leaves room for that movement (see our Pixel 11 wallpapers post). A little extra size gives the phone space to move without showing an edge.

So the safe rule is: at least your screen resolution, in the same tall shape, with a little extra if you like motion effects.

Wallpaper size by phone

Search for your model. The aspect ratio column helps when you crop your own photo.

Sources: Apple's iPhone compare page, Google's Pixel hardware tech specs page, Samsung's product pages and OnePlus's spec pages, all checked October 10, 2026. Screen sizes are the maker's full diagonal figures. Aspect ratios are our own calculation from the official pixel numbers, rounded.

Notes by brand

• iPhone: Apple lists the resolution landscape first (for example "2868-by-1320"). We flipped it to portrait so it matches how you hold the phone. Several models share a size, so one wallpaper made for the iPhone 17 Pro also fits the 16 Pro and 18 Pro.
• Pixel: The base Pixel, the a-series and the Pro models have used the same three sizes since the Pixel 9. A wallpaper made for a Pixel 9 Pro XL fits a Pixel 11 Pro XL exactly.
• Samsung: The Plus and Ultra models have a 1440 x 3120 (QHD+) screen, but Samsung notes that image quality reaches QHD+ only "depending on the screen resolution setting". These phones can run at a lower resolution setting. Design for 1440 x 3120 anyway: the phone scales it down cleanly.
• OnePlus: OnePlus screens are a little taller than most, closer to 20:9, so a 19.5:9 iPhone wallpaper loses a thin strip from each side.

Foldable phones: two screens, two sizes

A foldable needs two wallpapers, because the inside screen is almost square and the cover screen is tall and narrow. Most foldables let you set a separate wallpaper for each screen.

Samsung lists the Z Fold7 inner screen as 2184 x 1968, wider than it is tall, so we kept its order. The Z Flip7 is the other way round: its main screen is the tall one, and the small square cover screen is the second wallpaper.

How to check your screen resolution

You do not need to know the numbers by heart. Use one of these methods.

1. Find your model name, then use the tables above. On iPhone, open Settings > General > About and look at Model Name. On Android, open Settings > About phone.
2. Take a screenshot and check its size. A screenshot is saved at your screen's current resolution. On iPhone, open the screenshot in Photos and swipe up (or tap the info button) to see its size in pixels. On Android, open it in Google Photos and swipe up for the details.
3. On Samsung Plus and Ultra models, look for Screen resolution under Settings > Display. It shows the setting your phone is using right now (FHD+ or QHD+), which also changes the size of your screenshots.

One wallpaper for every phone

If you make wallpapers to share, or you switch phones often, one master size saves time.

• 1440 x 3200 covers every non-folding phone in the table above without any stretching. Each phone scales it down and trims a little from the top and bottom or the sides.
• Keep the subject in the middle. Leave the top fifth of the image clear for the clock, and the bottom fifth clear for the dock and app icons.
• Use a tall shape. 20:9 is a safe middle ground between iPhone (19.5:9) and Pixel (20:9).

How to crop a wallpaper without blur

Blur almost always comes from one of two mistakes: starting with an image that is too small, or zooming in too far when you crop. Follow these steps.

1. Start with the biggest version of the image you can find. Your own camera photos are usually large enough. Images saved from social media are often compressed and small.
2. Check the size first. The image's height should be at least your screen's height (for example 2868 pixels for an iPhone 17 Pro Max). If it is smaller, it will look soft, and no crop can fix that.
3. Crop to a tall shape. In the iPhone Photos app, tap Edit, then the crop tool, then the aspect ratio button and pick a tall ratio such as 9:16. In Google Photos, tap Edit > Crop and choose a tall ratio, or drag freely. 9:16 is a little wider than modern phones, so the phone trims a thin strip at the edges, which is fine.
4. Do not zoom in much when you set the wallpaper. Pinching to zoom on the wallpaper screen stretches the image, which is the same as using a smaller one.
5. Save at full quality. If an app offers a size or quality option when you export, pick the largest.

Where to get wallpapers at the right size

Official stock wallpapers are made at the exact size of the phone they ship on, and often larger. Our stock wallpapers collection gathers them by brand, including the latest iPhone 18 Pro wallpapers at 1320 x 2868. For apps that find and resize wallpapers for you, see our list of the best wallpaper apps for Android, and if you want a fresh image every day, read our automatic wallpaper changer guide.

FAQs

What size should a phone wallpaper be?

Use your phone's screen resolution, written as width x height in pixels. For example, 1320 x 2868 for an iPhone 17 Pro Max or 1080 x 2424 for a Pixel 11. If you are not sure, 1440 x 3200 fits every non-folding phone in this guide.

What is the wallpaper size for iPhone?

It depends on the model. The iPhone 16 Pro Max, 17 Pro Max and 18 Pro Max use 1320 x 2868. The iPhone 16 Pro, 17, 17 Pro and 18 Pro use 1206 x 2622. The iPhone Air uses 1260 x 2736.

What is the wallpaper size for Android phones?

There is no single Android size. Current Pixel phones use 1080 x 2424, 1280 x 2856 or 1344 x 2992. Samsung Galaxy S phones use 1080 x 2340 or 1440 x 3120. Check the table for your exact model.

Why does my wallpaper look blurry?

The image is smaller than your screen, so the phone stretches it. It can also happen if you zoom in while setting the wallpaper. Start with an image at least as large as your screen resolution.

Why does my wallpaper get cropped?

Your image has a different shape from your screen. Phone screens are tall and narrow (about 19.5:9 to 20:9), while most photos are 4:3 or 16:9. Crop the image to a tall shape before you set it, and keep the subject in the middle.

Is a bigger wallpaper better?

A bit bigger is fine and gives the phone room for motion effects. A huge file does not look sharper than one at your screen resolution, and it takes more storage.