For the tech specs of the two new iPhones, I found a discrepancy that doesn't make sense.
For the X and Xs it says:
"The iPhone XS display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.85 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)."
But for the XS Max, it says:
"The iPhone XS Max display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.46 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)."
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In the case the X, it makes sense because the rectangular dimensions should be larger but why is it smaller in the case of Xs max? 6.46 vs 6.5? It should be larger. Maybe they meant 6.56?
Moreover, if you look at dimensional drawings and calculate the diagonal based on active area, the dimensions are different even more: https://developer.apple.com/accessories/Accessory-Design-Guidelines.pdf
For the X, that diagonal comes out to 5.89'', not 5.85''. Something isn't adding up. Any ideas?
Active area is 63.12mm by 135.75mm. That is a 5.89'' diagonal. How is Apple calculating these sizes?
For the X and Xs it says:
"The iPhone XS display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.85 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)."
But for the XS Max, it says:
"The iPhone XS Max display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.46 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)."
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In the case the X, it makes sense because the rectangular dimensions should be larger but why is it smaller in the case of Xs max? 6.46 vs 6.5? It should be larger. Maybe they meant 6.56?
Moreover, if you look at dimensional drawings and calculate the diagonal based on active area, the dimensions are different even more: https://developer.apple.com/accessories/Accessory-Design-Guidelines.pdf
For the X, that diagonal comes out to 5.89'', not 5.85''. Something isn't adding up. Any ideas?
Active area is 63.12mm by 135.75mm. That is a 5.89'' diagonal. How is Apple calculating these sizes?