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<table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;">
<caption>Comparison of iOS screens, assuming portrait orientation</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th style="width:12em;" colspan="2">Display</th>
<th>Classic</th>
<th>Retina</th>
<th>iPad</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Models</th>
<td>iPhone 1, 3G, 3GS,<br>
iPod touch 1–3</td>
<td>iPhone 4, iPod touch 4</td>
<td>iPad</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Diagonal</th>
<th>(mm)</th>
<td colspan="2">89</td>
<td>243</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>(in)</th>
<td colspan="2">3.5</td>
<td>9.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Width</th>
<th>(mm)</th>
<td colspan="2">49</td>
<td>148</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>(in)</th>
<td colspan="2">1.9</td>
<td>5.82</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Height</th>
<th>(mm)</th>
<td colspan="2">74</td>
<td>197</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>(in)</th>
<td colspan="2">2.9</td>
<td>7.76</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Area</th>
<th>(mm²)</th>
<td colspan="2">3,648</td>
<td>29,137</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>(in²)</th>
<td colspan="2">5.65</td>
<td>45.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)" title="Aspect ratio (image)">Aspect ratio</a></th>
<td colspan="2">3:2</td>
<td>4:3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Display_resolution" title="Display resolution">Resolution</a></th>
<td>HVGA</td>
<td>DVGA</td>
<td><a href="/wiki/XGA" title="XGA" class="mw-redirect">XGA</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Horizontal resolution</th>
<th>(<a href="/wiki/Pixel" title="Pixel">px</a>)</th>
<td>320</td>
<td>640</td>
<td>768</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Vertical resolution</th>
<th>(px)</th>
<td>480</td>
<td>960</td>
<td>1024</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Pixel count</th>
<td>153,600</td>
<td>614,400</td>
<td>786,432</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/wiki/Pixel_density" title="Pixel density">Pixel density</a></th>
<th>(<span class="frac"><sup>px</sup>⁄<sub>in</sub></span>)</th>
<td>163</td>
<td>326</td>
<td>132</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Pixel size</th>
<th>(<a href="/wiki/Micrometre" title="Micrometre">µm</a>)</th>
<td>156</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>192</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><a href="/wiki/Color_depth" title="Color depth">Color depth</a></th>
<th>(<a href="/wiki/Bit" title="Bit">bit</a>)</th>
<td>18</td>
<td>24</td>
<td style="background: #E4E4E4; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="unknown table-unknown">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Color count</th>
<td>262,144</td>
<td>16,777,216</td>
<td style="background: #E4E4E4; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="unknown table-unknown">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Contrast_ratio" title="Contrast ratio">Contrast ratio</a></th>
<td>200:1</td>
<td>800:1</td>
<td style="background: #E4E4E4; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="unknown table-unknown">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Brightness max.</th>
<th>(<a href="/wiki/Luminance" title="Luminance"><span class="frac"><sup>cd</sup>⁄<sub>m²</sub></span></a>)</th>
<td style="background: #E4E4E4; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="unknown table-unknown">Unknown</td>
<td>500</td>
<td style="background: #E4E4E4; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="unknown table-unknown">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Technology</th>
<td>LCD</td>
<td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/In-plane_switching" title="In-plane switching" class="mw-redirect">IPS LCD</a> (iPod touch 4: LCD)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Backlight</th>
<td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Light-emitting_diode" title="Light-emitting diode">LED</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Glass material</th>
<td>Scratch-resistant glossy</td>
<td>Aluminosilicate</td>
<td>Scratch-resistant glossy</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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