Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$749

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Apple iPhone XR Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Review	Apple iPhone XR Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone XR User Reviews