Compress HEIC Images for iPhone
iPhone wallpapers need to be optimized for the high-resolution Retina display while keeping file sizes manageable. The perfect iPhone wallpaper is crisp, fast to set, and battery-efficient. High Efficiency Image Format — the default photo format on iPhones and modern Apple devices. Excellent compression. Use ImageSmith to compress your HEIC images to the ideal file size for iPhone — target under 10,000KB for optimal performance. Processing is fully browser-based — no server uploads.
Recommended format
JPEG
Max file size
10,000KB
Dimensions
1290×2796 (iPhone 15 Pro Max), 1179×2556 (iPhone 15)
✓Use 1179×2556 for iPhone 14/15 or 1290×2796 for iPhone 14/15 Pro Max
✓JPEG works well for photographs; PNG for graphics with text
✓Keep wallpapers under 5MB for fast preview and application
✓Avoid very dark images — they may look different on OLED True Black displays
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Compress HEIC for iPhone — FAQ
iPhone works best with images under 10,000KB. Recommended dimensions: 1290×2796 (iPhone 15 Pro Max), 1179×2556 (iPhone 15). ImageSmith can compress HEIC images to any target size in seconds.
Yes — iPhone supports HEIC. Recommended format: JPEG.
Upload your HEIC image to ImageSmith, set a target size under 10,000KB, and compress. Use 1179×2556 for iPhone 14/15 or 1290×2796 for iPhone 14/15 Pro Max
iPhone 15/14: 1179×2556 pixels. iPhone 15/14 Pro Max: 1290×2796 pixels. iPhone 13/12: 1170×2532 pixels. Use JPEG for photos and PNG for graphics. Keep files under 5MB.