Apple iPhone XS vs Sonim XP8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm	5.98 x 3.13 x 0.71 inches 152 x 79.5 x 18 mm
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g	11.82 oz / 335.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Black

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 57.07% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2659 mAh, Li - Ion	4900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
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	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

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