Apple iPhone vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 09, 2007	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$999

Design

Dimensions
4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
4.80 oz (135.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
3.5-inch, 52.35% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
480x320px, 165 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Single core 412 MHz	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
0.1GB/16GB 0.1GB/4GB 0.1GB/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
1400 mAh, Li - Ion	2659 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
2 MP	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 17, 2007 FCC ID value: BCGA1203	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.97 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.61 W/kg Measured in: 850 MHz	Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

Memory	8GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Links

Full specifications
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