BlackBerry KEYone vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2017	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$549	$999

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches 149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 55.87% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 506	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3505 mAh, Li - Ion	2659 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	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

Untested

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
12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	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
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 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, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	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	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ACCJN016	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.47 W/kg Body: 1.31 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.31 W/kg	Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Links

Full specifications
BlackBerry KEYone Specs	Apple iPhone XS Specs
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