diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CropEditor.vue b/frontend/src/components/CropEditor.vue
index ff90802..0529886 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CropEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CropEditor.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, watch } from 'vue'
 import BaseButton from '@/components/BaseButton.vue'
-import type { CropParams } from '@/types'
+import { panelDims, type CropParams, type DeviceModel } from '@/types'
 
 type Orientation = 'landscape' | 'portrait'
 
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   src: string
   /** Frame's current orientation — used as the toggle's initial value and for the mismatch chip. */
   orientation: Orientation
+  /** Frame's hardware model — drives crop output dimensions. V1 (7.3", 5:3) and
+   *  V2 (13.3", 4:3) have different aspect ratios. Defaults to 'v1' so existing
+   *  callers that don't pass a model keep the original behaviour. */
+  model?: DeviceModel
   deviceName?: string
   initialParams?: CropParams | null
   /** When editing an existing image, defaults the toggle to the saved choice instead of `orientation`. */
@@ -85,11 +89,10 @@ const ORIENT_OPTS: Array<{ value: Orientation; label: string }> = [
 // the crop frame and the eventual output blob.
 const cropOrientation = ref<Orientation>(props.initialOrientation ?? props.orientation)
 
-const outputDims = computed(() =>
-  cropOrientation.value === 'landscape'
-    ? { w: 1600, h: 960  }
-    : { w: 960,  h: 1600 }
-)
+const outputDims = computed(() => {
+  const { width, height } = panelDims(props.model ?? 'v1', cropOrientation.value)
+  return { w: width, h: height }
+})
 const aspect = computed(() => outputDims.value.w / outputDims.value.h)
 
 // Visible only when the user's choice doesn't match the frame's setting.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FrameCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/FrameCard.vue
index 73a3f31..ed7cac9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FrameCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FrameCard.vue
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import BaseButton from '@/components/BaseButton.vue'
+import { panelDims, type DeviceModel } from '@/types'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   deviceId: number
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   size: 'large' | 'compact'
   status: 'ok' | 'offline' | 'sync-fail'
   orientation: 'landscape' | 'portrait'
+  /** Frame's hardware model — drives the empty-preview placeholder aspect
+   *  ratio. V1 is 5:3, V2 is 4:3 (or 3:4 portrait). Defaults to 'v1'. */
+  model?: DeviceModel
   thumbnailUrl?: string
   photoCount?: number
   lastSync?: string | null
@@ -91,11 +95,11 @@ defineEmits<{ 'add-photo': [deviceId: number]; edit: [deviceId: number] }>()
 // roughly the same shape so the layout doesn't jump.
 const previewStyle = computed(() => ({}))
 
-const emptyAspectStyle = computed(() =>
-  props.size === 'large'
-    ? { aspectRatio: props.orientation === 'portrait' ? '3 / 5' : '5 / 3' }
-    : {}
-)
+const emptyAspectStyle = computed(() => {
+  if (props.size !== 'large') return {}
+  const { width, height } = panelDims(props.model ?? 'v1', props.orientation)
+  return { aspectRatio: `${width} / ${height}` }
+})
 
 const statusText = computed(() => {
   switch (props.status) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StickerCanvas.vue b/frontend/src/components/StickerCanvas.vue
index 30966ea..f966483 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StickerCanvas.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StickerCanvas.vue
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ import { ref, computed, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, nextTick, watch } from 'vue'
 import Konva from 'konva'
 import BaseButton from '@/components/BaseButton.vue'
 import StickerTray from '@/components/StickerTray.vue'
-import type { StickerLayer } from '@/types'
+import { panelDims, type StickerLayer, type DeviceModel } from '@/types'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   croppedUrl: string
   orientation: 'landscape' | 'portrait'
+  /** Frame's hardware model — drives stage aspect ratio + final output dims.
+   *  Defaults to 'v1' so existing callers keep their behaviour. */
+  model?: DeviceModel
   stickers: StickerLayer[]
 }>()
 
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ const selectedId = ref<string | null>(null)
 const stageW = ref(375)
 const stageH = ref(225)
 
-const ASPECT = props.orientation === 'landscape' ? (1600 / 960) : (960 / 1600)
+const { width: OUT_W, height: OUT_H } = panelDims(props.model ?? 'v1', props.orientation)
+const ASPECT = OUT_W / OUT_H
 
 function sizeStage() {
   if (!containerRef.value) return
@@ -384,8 +388,7 @@ async function done() {
   const stage: Konva.Stage = stageRef.value?.getNode()
   if (!stage) return
 
-  const outputW = props.orientation === 'landscape' ? 1600 : 960
-  const pixelRatio = outputW / stageW.value
+  const pixelRatio = OUT_W / stageW.value
 
   // Use explicit mimeType so the blob is a real JPEG, not the default PNG
   const blob = await stage.toBlob({ pixelRatio, mimeType: 'image/jpeg', quality: 0.92 }) as Blob | null
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/components/FrameCard.test.ts b/frontend/src/test/components/FrameCard.test.ts
index a92ce18..9f25cec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/components/FrameCard.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/test/components/FrameCard.test.ts
@@ -146,19 +146,35 @@ describe('FrameCard', () => {
     expect(wrapper.emitted('edit')![0]).toEqual([1])
   })
 
-  it('reserves a 5:3 aspect placeholder when no thumbnail is present (landscape)', () => {
+  it('reserves a V1 landscape (1600 × 960) placeholder when no thumbnail is present', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(FrameCard, {
-      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'landscape' },
+      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'landscape', model: 'v1' },
     })
     const empty = wrapper.find('.frame-card__empty-preview')
-    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*5\s*\/\s*3/)
+    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*1600\s*\/\s*960/)
   })
 
-  it('reserves a 3:5 aspect placeholder when no thumbnail is present (portrait)', () => {
+  it('reserves a V1 portrait (960 × 1600) placeholder when no thumbnail is present', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(FrameCard, {
-      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'portrait' },
+      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'portrait', model: 'v1' },
     })
     const empty = wrapper.find('.frame-card__empty-preview')
-    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*3\s*\/\s*5/)
+    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*960\s*\/\s*1600/)
+  })
+
+  it('reserves a V2 portrait (1200 × 1600) placeholder when no thumbnail is present', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(FrameCard, {
+      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'portrait', model: 'v2' },
+    })
+    const empty = wrapper.find('.frame-card__empty-preview')
+    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*1200\s*\/\s*1600/)
+  })
+
+  it('reserves a V2 landscape (1600 × 1200) placeholder when no thumbnail is present', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(FrameCard, {
+      props: { ...defaultProps, size: 'large', orientation: 'landscape', model: 'v2' },
+    })
+    const empty = wrapper.find('.frame-card__empty-preview')
+    expect(empty.attributes('style')).toMatch(/aspect-ratio:\s*1600\s*\/\s*1200/)
   })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
index cbc6139..b8f090d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,37 @@ export interface User {
   timezone: string
 }
 
+export type DeviceModel = 'v1' | 'v2'
+
+/** Panel dimensions a device renders to for a given user orientation. */
+export interface PanelDims {
+  /** Pre-rotation source width — matches the renderer's thumbnail target. */
+  width: number
+  /** Pre-rotation source height. */
+  height: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Crop / render dimensions for a device's photo at the user's chosen
+ * orientation. Mirrors `DeviceModel::width(Orientation)` / `height(...)` on
+ * the server. Keep these tables in sync.
+ *
+ *  - V1: native landscape 800×480 → upscaled to 1600×960 for better dither
+ *  - V2: native portrait  1200×1600
+ */
+export function panelDims(model: DeviceModel, orientation: 'landscape' | 'portrait'): PanelDims {
+  if (model === 'v1') {
+    return orientation === 'landscape' ? { width: 1600, height: 960 } : { width: 960, height: 1600 }
+  }
+  // v2 — 13.3" Spectra-6, portrait-native
+  return orientation === 'landscape' ? { width: 1600, height: 1200 } : { width: 1200, height: 1600 }
+}
+
 export interface Device {
   id: number
   mac: string
   name: string
+  model: DeviceModel
   orientation: 'landscape' | 'portrait'
   rotationIntervalMinutes: number
   /** Wake times as minutes-since-midnight (0-1439). Empty = use rotationIntervalMinutes. */
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 1a913f2..a696e6f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
           size="large"
           :status="deviceStatus(devicesStore.devices[0])"
           :orientation="devicesStore.devices[0].orientation"
+          :model="devicesStore.devices[0].model"
           :thumbnailUrl="previewUrl(devicesStore.devices[0])"
           :lastSync="lastSyncLabel(devicesStore.devices[0])"
           :nextSync="nextSyncLabel(devicesStore.devices[0])"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
             size="large"
             :status="deviceStatus(device)"
             :orientation="device.orientation"
+            :model="device.model"
             :thumbnailUrl="previewUrl(device)"
             :lastSync="lastSyncLabel(device)"
             :nextSync="nextSyncLabel(device)"
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/UploadView.vue b/frontend/src/views/UploadView.vue
index 5a7ae7a..38ecf35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/UploadView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/UploadView.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       v-if="step === 'crop' && uploadStore.originalUrl"
       :src="uploadStore.originalUrl"
       :orientation="contextOrientation"
+      :model="contextModel"
       :device-name="contextDeviceName"
       :initial-params="uploadStore.cropParams"
       :initial-orientation="uploadStore.cropOrientation"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
       v-else-if="step === 'stickers' && uploadStore.croppedUrl"
       :cropped-url="uploadStore.croppedUrl"
       :orientation="effectiveOrientation"
+      :model="contextModel"
       :stickers="uploadStore.stickers"
       class="upload-view__stage"
       @add-sticker="uploadStore.addSticker"
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ import { useUploadStore } from '@/stores/upload'
 import { useDevicesStore } from '@/stores/devices'
 import { useImagesStore } from '@/stores/images'
 import { useToastStore } from '@/stores/toast'
-import type { CropParams } from '@/types'
+import type { CropParams, DeviceModel } from '@/types'
 import CropEditor from '@/components/CropEditor.vue'
 import StickerCanvas from '@/components/StickerCanvas.vue'
 import DevicePicker from '@/components/DevicePicker.vue'
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ const contextDevice = computed(() =>
     : devicesStore.devices[0]
 )
 
+const contextModel = computed<DeviceModel>(() =>
+  contextDevice.value?.model ?? 'v1'
+)
 const contextOrientation = computed<'landscape' | 'portrait'>(() =>
   contextDevice.value?.orientation ?? 'landscape'
 )
diff --git a/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php b/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
index 66d8f40..448dba7 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DeviceApiController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Entity\Device;
 use App\Entity\Image;
 use App\Entity\RenderedAsset;
 use App\Entity\User;
+use App\Enum\DeviceModel;
 use App\Enum\Orientation;
 use App\Enum\RenderStatus;
 use App\Enum\RotationMode;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ class DeviceApiController extends AbstractController
                 $device->getModel()->nativeWidth(),
                 $device->getModel()->nativeHeight(),
                 $device->getOrientation(),
+                $device->getModel(),
             );
         }
 
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ class DeviceApiController extends AbstractController
         return $response;
     }
 
-    private function renderBinToPng(string $binPath, string $pngPath, int $width, int $height, Orientation $orientation): void
+    private function renderBinToPng(string $binPath, string $pngPath, int $width, int $height, Orientation $orientation, DeviceModel $model): void
     {
         $bin   = (string) file_get_contents($binPath);
         $len   = strlen($bin);
@@ -311,10 +313,14 @@ class DeviceApiController extends AbstractController
         $im = new \Imagick();
         $im->readImageBlob($ppm);
 
-        // The .bin is always laid out in EPD-native scan order. For portrait,
-        // the renderer pre-rotated the photo 90° CCW; rotate 90° here so the
-        // browser-side preview shows the photo upright.
-        if ($orientation === Orientation::Portrait) {
+        // The .bin is always panel-native scan order. The render pipeline
+        // rotates the source 90° CCW only when the user's orientation differs
+        // from the panel's native — see RenderImageMessageHandler. Mirror that
+        // here so the preview un-rotates exactly when the renderer rotated:
+        //   V1 (landscape-native) + Portrait → renderer rotated, preview rotates back.
+        //   V2 (portrait-native)  + Portrait → renderer did NOT rotate, no rotate here.
+        //   V2 (portrait-native)  + Landscape → renderer rotated, preview rotates back.
+        if ($orientation !== $model->nativeOrientation()) {
             $im->rotateImage(new \ImagickPixel('white'), 90);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Service/DeviceSerializer.php b/src/Service/DeviceSerializer.php
index e961e9c..c05b187 100644
--- a/src/Service/DeviceSerializer.php
+++ b/src/Service/DeviceSerializer.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ final class DeviceSerializer
             'id'                      => $d->getId(),
             'mac'                     => $d->getMac(),
             'name'                    => $d->getName(),
+            'model'                   => $d->getModel()->value,
             'orientation'             => $d->getOrientation()->value,
             'rotationIntervalMinutes' => $d->getRotationIntervalMinutes(),
             'wakeTimes'               => $d->getWakeTimes(),
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Controller/DeviceApiControllerTest.php b/tests/Functional/Controller/DeviceApiControllerTest.php
index ed8de8e..c480497 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Controller/DeviceApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Controller/DeviceApiControllerTest.php
@@ -576,6 +576,101 @@ class DeviceApiControllerTest extends AppWebTestCase
         @unlink(preg_replace('/\.bin$/', '.png', $absPath));
     }
 
+    // V2 panel (13.3", 1200×1600 portrait-native) + Portrait orientation MUST
+    // NOT rotate the preview — Portrait is the natural scan orientation, the
+    // render pipeline didn't rotate the source, so the preview must mirror
+    // that. The bug before this guard: every V2 portrait preview came out
+    // 90° sideways in the web UI.
+    public function test_preview_v2_portrait_not_rotated(): void
+    {
+        $user   = $this->createUser('ppng-v2p@example.com');
+        $device = $this->makeDevice('AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:E7', $user);
+        $device->setModel(DeviceModel::V2);
+        $device->setOrientation(Orientation::Portrait);
+        $image = $this->makeImage($user);
+        $device->setCurrentImage($image);
+
+        // 1200×1600 = 1,920,000 nibbles = 960,000 bytes.
+        $projectDir = static::getContainer()->getParameter('kernel.project_dir');
+        $relPath = 'var/storage/images/test-preview-v2-portrait/v2_portrait.bin';
+        $absPath = $projectDir . '/' . $relPath;
+        if (!is_dir(dirname($absPath))) {
+            mkdir(dirname($absPath), 0755, true);
+        }
+        file_put_contents($absPath, str_repeat(chr(0x11), 960000));
+
+        $asset = (new \App\Entity\RenderedAsset())
+            ->setImage($image)
+            ->setDeviceModel(DeviceModel::V2)
+            ->setOrientation(Orientation::Portrait)
+            ->setStatus(\App\Enum\RenderStatus::Ready)
+            ->setFilePath($relPath);
+        $this->em()->persist($asset);
+        $this->em()->flush();
+
+        $client = $this->loginAs($user);
+        $client->request('GET', '/api/devices/' . $device->getId() . '/preview');
+        $this->assertResponseIsSuccessful();
+        $this->assertSame('image/png', $client->getResponse()->headers->get('Content-Type'));
+
+        // Decode the PNG and confirm orientation — taller than wide means
+        // no spurious 90° rotation happened (would be 1600×1200 if it had).
+        $pngPath = preg_replace('/\.bin$/', '.png', $absPath);
+        $this->assertFileExists($pngPath);
+        $im = new \Imagick($pngPath);
+        $this->assertSame(1200, $im->getImageWidth(),  'V2 portrait PNG must be 1200 wide (not rotated)');
+        $this->assertSame(1600, $im->getImageHeight(), 'V2 portrait PNG must be 1600 tall (not rotated)');
+        $im->destroy();
+
+        @unlink($absPath);
+        @unlink($pngPath);
+    }
+
+    // V2 panel + Landscape orientation MUST rotate — Landscape is non-native
+    // for V2 (portrait-native), so the renderer pre-rotated and the preview
+    // needs to rotate back to upright landscape.
+    public function test_preview_v2_landscape_rotated(): void
+    {
+        $user   = $this->createUser('ppng-v2l@example.com');
+        $device = $this->makeDevice('AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:E8', $user);
+        $device->setModel(DeviceModel::V2);
+        $device->setOrientation(Orientation::Landscape);
+        $image = $this->makeImage($user);
+        $device->setCurrentImage($image);
+
+        $projectDir = static::getContainer()->getParameter('kernel.project_dir');
+        $relPath = 'var/storage/images/test-preview-v2-landscape/v2_landscape.bin';
+        $absPath = $projectDir . '/' . $relPath;
+        if (!is_dir(dirname($absPath))) {
+            mkdir(dirname($absPath), 0755, true);
+        }
+        file_put_contents($absPath, str_repeat(chr(0x11), 960000));
+
+        $asset = (new \App\Entity\RenderedAsset())
+            ->setImage($image)
+            ->setDeviceModel(DeviceModel::V2)
+            ->setOrientation(Orientation::Landscape)
+            ->setStatus(\App\Enum\RenderStatus::Ready)
+            ->setFilePath($relPath);
+        $this->em()->persist($asset);
+        $this->em()->flush();
+
+        $client = $this->loginAs($user);
+        $client->request('GET', '/api/devices/' . $device->getId() . '/preview');
+        $this->assertResponseIsSuccessful();
+
+        // The .bin is panel-native 1200×1600 (tall); after the 90° rotation
+        // for non-native orientation the PNG must be 1600×1200 (wide).
+        $pngPath = preg_replace('/\.bin$/', '.png', $absPath);
+        $im = new \Imagick($pngPath);
+        $this->assertSame(1600, $im->getImageWidth(),  'V2 landscape PNG must be 1600 wide (rotated)');
+        $this->assertSame(1200, $im->getImageHeight(), 'V2 landscape PNG must be 1200 tall (rotated)');
+        $im->destroy();
+
+        @unlink($absPath);
+        @unlink($pngPath);
+    }
+
     // ── DELETE /api/devices/{id} (sell/give-away) ────────────────────────
 
     public function test_delete_removes_device_and_purges_history_and_approvals(): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Service/DeviceSerializerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Service/DeviceSerializerTest.php
index ab80bcc..38416b9 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Service/DeviceSerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Service/DeviceSerializerTest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class DeviceSerializerTest extends TestCase
         $payload = $this->serializer->serialize($device);
 
         $this->assertEqualsCanonicalizing(
-            ['id', 'mac', 'name', 'orientation', 'rotationIntervalMinutes',
+            ['id', 'mac', 'name', 'model', 'orientation', 'rotationIntervalMinutes',
              'wakeTimes', 'timezone', 'uniquenessWindow', 'rotationMode',
              'prioritizeNeverShown', 'linkedAt', 'lastSeenAt',
              'nextPollExpectedAt', 'lockedImageId', 'currentImageId'],
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ class DeviceSerializerTest extends TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function test_serializes_model_field(): void
+    {
+        $device = $this->makeDevice();
+        $device->setModel(\App\Enum\DeviceModel::V2);
+        $payload = $this->serializer->serialize($device);
+        $this->assertSame('v2', $payload['model']);
+    }
+
     public function test_serializes_scalars_in_expected_shapes(): void
     {
         $device = $this->makeDevice();