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How Big Is a Smartphone?

A smartphone is about 5.8 in (14.7 cm) tall. That is about 12 times smaller than the average man. A typical smartphone.

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How big is a smartphone compared to the average man?

A smartphone is about 12 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 11.6× the size of a smartphone: about 12 smartphones stacked up would match it.

Smartphone size facts

Most smartphones are about 14 to 16 cm tall.

How does a smartphone compare to other things?

A smartphone next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Smartphone
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	9.47 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	86.7 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	60,200× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	2,240× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	83× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	11.6× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	10.8× bigger
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	3.4× bigger
American crow	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) long	3.1× bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	5.2 in (13.3 cm) bigger
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	3.7 in (9.3 cm) bigger
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	2.9 in (7.3 cm) bigger
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	2.8 in (7.1 cm) bigger
Dwarf lanternshark	7.9 in (20 cm) long	2.1 in (5.3 cm) bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	1.7 in (4.3 cm) bigger
Banana	7.1 in (18 cm) long	1.3 in (3.3 cm) bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	1.9 in (4.7 cm) smaller
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	2.4 in (6.14 cm) smaller
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	2.6 in (6.7 cm) smaller
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	2.9 in (7.3 cm) smaller
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	3.1 in (8 cm) smaller
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	3.4 in (8.7 cm) smaller
Bee hummingbird	2.2 in (5.5 cm) long	3.6 in (9.2 cm) smaller
Golf ball	1.7 in (4.27 cm) across	3.4× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.