How big is an apple?

8 cm across · 3.1 in

A medium apple is about eight centimeters across.

Paperclip 3.3 cm

Apple 8 cm

Apple next to paperclip, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

An apple is about 11× the length of a grain of rice Grain of rice: 7 mm
An apple is about 2.4× the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
An apple is about 1.3× the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
An apple is about 1/1.9 the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm

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