Gionee S8 vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR
Gionee S8 Apple iPhone XR
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2942 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 22, 2016 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.95 x 0.28 inches
154.3 x 74.9 x 7 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.2 g 6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.19% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
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
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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, Video recording 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
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA 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 Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
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