6.5″ or 6.9″: which iPhone screenshots you actually have to upload
The two classes are not alternatives in the way most guides describe. Apple's requirement is conditional, and reading it literally saves you an entire set.
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Apple's wording for the 6.5″ set is « required if app runs on iPhone and screenshots for 6.9″ display aren't provided ». One iPhone set is therefore mandatory, and providing the 6.9″ one satisfies it.
The requirement is conditional, not absolute
Most write-ups say something like « the 6.9-inch set is required », which is close enough to be misleading. What Apple actually attaches to the 6.5″ class is a condition: it is required if your app runs on iPhone and you have not provided 6.9″ screenshots.
Read it the other way round and it becomes a decision you can act on. You must upload at least one iPhone set. Upload the 6.9″ one and you are done. Upload only the 6.5″ one and you are also done. Uploading both is allowed and rarely worth the production time.
What lives in each class
| Class | Sizes | Devices it represents |
|---|---|---|
| 6.9″ | 1320 × 28681290 × 27961260 × 2736 | 17 Pro Max, 16 Pro Max, 15 Pro Max, Plus models, iPhone Air |
| 6.5″ | 1284 × 27781242 × 2688 | 14 Plus, 13 Pro Max, 12 Pro Max, 11 Pro Max, XS Max |
Why the 6.9″ set is the better single choice
Because of what Apple does with the classes you leave empty. For the 6.3″ and 6.1″ classes, the documentation says that if accepted sizes are not provided, scaled screenshots for the 6.5″ display are used. Scaling happens either way — the question is what it starts from.
Starting from the largest set means every derived image is a reduction. Reductions stay sharp. The opposite direction does not exist here, which is why the sizes are worth producing at the top of the range once rather than at every size separately.
The mistake this causes
The upload error people hit most often is not a bad file, it is a good file
in the wrong slot: a 1284 × 2778 image offered to the
6.9″ class. The list is exact, and the two classes share no size at
all.
Questions
Do I need both 6.5-inch and 6.9-inch screenshots?
No. Apple's wording for the 6.5-inch set is « required if app runs on iPhone and screenshots for 6.9-inch display aren't provided ». It is one or the other, not both.
Which of the two should I provide?
The 6.9-inch set, because Apple scales downwards from it to fill the smaller classes. Providing only 6.5-inch works too, but leaves the largest phones filled from a smaller source.
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