Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded vs iPad mini: screen size and viewport
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded lays web pages out at 690 × 829 CSS px with a pixel ratio of 2.625; the iPad mini at 744 × 1133 with 2. The iPad mini is 54 px wider and 304 px taller. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded has more physical pixels, but that only makes it sharper: the CSS viewport decides how much of a page fits.
The two screens side by side
Specs compared
| Spec | Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded | iPad mini | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viewport, portrait (CSS px) | 690 × 829 | 744 × 1133 | −54 px wide, −304 px tall |
| Device pixel ratio | 2.625 | 2 | +0.625 for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded |
| Physical resolution | 1811 × 2176 | 1488 × 2266 | Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded: 17% more pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 829:690 | 3:2 | iPad mini is taller |
| Visible height, portrait, with browser bars | ~701 px | ~1059 px | −358 px for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded |
| Landscape width (CSS px) | 829 px | 1133 px | −304 px for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded |
| Visible height, landscape | ~610 px | ~670 px | −60 px for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded |
| First released | 2023 | 2021 | 2 years apart |
| Engine in MobileCheck | Chromium (Chrome) | WebKit (Safari) | different engines |
CSS px are the units media queries see. Visible heights subtract the status bar and the Chrome on Android and Safari on iPadOS bars as set in our device profiles; real bar heights vary with settings and scrolling. The release year is that of the first model with each screen.
What this means for your layout
How the width difference affects your layout
The iPad mini is 54 CSS px wider (744 vs 690, 8% more). No common breakpoint falls between 690 and 744 px, so with typical media queries both get the same layout and the extra 54 pixels only stretch fluid columns, text lines and images.
In a 3-column card grid with 16 px page padding and 16 px gaps, each card is 226 px wide on the iPad mini and 208 px on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded. Check that buttons, prices and long words still fit in the narrower one.
Pixel density and image sizes
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded has the denser screen: 2.625× against 2×. A full-width image (sizes="100vw") needs about 1811 px on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded and 1488 px on the iPad mini to look sharp — more on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded even though its viewport is narrower.
With a srcset such as 640w, 828w, 1080w, 1290w, 1440w, 1640w, 2048w, the browser would normally pick the 2048w file on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded and the 1640w file on the iPad mini. Leave out the 2048w candidate and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded upscales a smaller file.
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded's ratio of 2.625 is fractional: one CSS pixel isn't a whole number of device pixels, so 1 px borders and hairlines can be rounded unevenly. Check thin lines on that screen rather than assuming they match.
How much fits above the fold
On first load about 1059 px of the page is visible on the iPad mini and 701 px on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded: 358 px less (51%) on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded, roughly 14 lines of 16 px body text at a 1.5 line height.
If your main button sits just above the fold on the iPad mini, it can end up below it on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded. Keep the headline and the main action within the first 701 px, and size full-screen sections with 100svh rather than 100vh — see the 100vh problem on mobile.
Relative to its width, the iPad mini has the taller screen (829:690 vs 3:2), so the same content is laid out narrower but more of its length fits at once.
In landscape
Turned sideways, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded is 829 px wide and the iPad mini 1133 px; (min-width: 840px), (min-width: 992px), (min-width: 1024px) match only the iPad mini in landscape. The visible height drops to about 610 and 670 px, so a 64 px sticky header covers 10% and 10% of the screen — under the 25% at which MobileCheck flags fixed bars covering the page.
Different browser engines
The iPad mini renders with WebKit (Safari's engine) and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded with Chromium (Chrome's), so fonts, form controls and some CSS can differ on top of the size difference. Chrome DevTools draws every emulated device with Chromium, which hides WebKit-only problems — see how to test on an iPhone and on Android.
More about these devices
- Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded viewport size
- iPad mini viewport size — one screen for the iPad mini 6 / 7
Or open the free check with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded and the iPad mini preselected: full-page screenshots in WebKit and Chromium, with problems such as small text and crowded buttons highlighted.
Related comparisons
- Galaxy Z Fold 5 Folded vs Unfolded — 344 vs 690 px wide, 2.625× vs 2.625×
- iPhone 16 Pro Max vs iPad mini — 440 vs 744 px wide, 3× vs 2×
- iPad mini vs iPad 10 — 744 vs 820 px wide, 2× vs 2×
Compare other devices → · All mobile viewport sizes →
Frequently asked questions
Is the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded screen bigger than the iPad mini?
In CSS pixels, which decide how much of a page fits, the iPad mini is larger: 744 × 1133 against 690 × 829. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded has more physical pixels (1811 × 2176), which makes it sharper rather than roomier.
Do I need different CSS for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded and the iPad mini?
Usually not. No common breakpoint falls between their widths (690 and 744 px), so a fluid layout gets the same rules on both and only stretches by 54 px.
How much of a web page is visible on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded vs the iPad mini?
About 690 × 701 CSS px on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 unfolded and 744 × 1059 on the iPad mini when a page first opens in portrait, after the status bar and the browser's bars. Bar heights are our device profiles' estimates.