diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
index 9f7e3e808f5..1f5ed019824 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_common.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void iPhone_updateScreenRect(unsigned short* screen, int x1, int y1, int x2, int
 void iPhone_initSurface(int width, int height);
 bool iPhone_fetchEvent(int *outEvent, float *outX, float *outY);
 const char* iPhone_getDocumentsDir();
+bool iPhone_isHighResDevice();
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
index daa5e1d18e1..1060a2a223e 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 	SoftKeyboard* _keyboardView;
 	CALayer* _screenLayer;
 
-	int _fullWidth;
-	int _fullHeight;
 	int _widthOffset;
 	int _heightOffset;
 
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
index e8977be2f23..faa0719b6cd 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.m
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 static iPhoneView *sharedInstance = nil;
 static int _width = 0;
 static int _height = 0;
+static int _fullWidth;
+static int _fullHeight;
 static CGRect _screenRect;
 static char* _textureBuffer = 0;
 static int _textureWidth = 0;
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ static UITouch* _secondTouch = NULL;
 // static long lastTick = 0;
 // static int frames = 0;
 
+bool iPhone_isHighResDevice() {
+	return _fullHeight > 480;
+}
+
 void iPhone_updateScreen() {
 	if (!_needsScreenUpdate) {
 		_needsScreenUpdate = 1;
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
index b151688e4ed..6c26b6ca8dc 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/osys_main.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OSystem_IPHONE::OSystem_IPHONE() :
 	_overlayVisible(false), _overlayBuffer(NULL), _fullscreen(NULL),
 	_mouseHeight(0), _mouseWidth(0), _mouseBuf(NULL), _lastMouseTap(0),
 	_secondaryTapped(false), _lastSecondaryTap(0), _screenOrientation(kScreenOrientationFlippedLandscape),
-	_needEventRestPeriod(false), _mouseClickAndDragEnabled(false), _touchpadModeEnabled(true),
+	_needEventRestPeriod(false), _mouseClickAndDragEnabled(false),
 	_gestureStartX(-1), _gestureStartY(-1), _fullScreenIsDirty(false), _fullScreenOverlayIsDirty(false),
 	_mouseDirty(false), _timeSuspended(0), _lastDragPosX(-1), _lastDragPosY(-1), _screenChangeCount(0)
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ OSystem_IPHONE::OSystem_IPHONE() :
 	_queuedInputEvent.type = (Common::EventType)0;
 	_lastDrawnMouseRect = Common::Rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
+	_touchpadModeEnabled = !iPhone_isHighResDevice();
 	_fsFactory = new POSIXFilesystemFactory();
 }