Apple iPhone XS

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  • Screen: 5.8" OLED - 1125 x 2436
  • SoC: Apple A12 Bionic
  • Camera: 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) MHz
  • Battery: 2658 mAh
  • OS: iOS 17
  • Weight: 177 grams (6.24 oz) MHz

Review

Display
59
Camera
61
Performance
58
Gaming
58
Battery
46
Connectivity
64
BestCheck Score
58

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Apple iPhone XS

Display

Type OLED
Size 5.8 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 %
Display features - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8 %
PWM 240 Hz
Response time 4.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
638 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 143.6 mm (5.65 inches)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.30 inches)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Advanced cooling 0
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No
Screen-to-body ratio
82.9%

Performance

All specs and test Apple iPhone XS in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic
Max clock 2490 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
Lithography process7 nanometers
GraphicsApple A12 GPU
GPU clock1125 MHz
GPU shading units256
FLOPS~ 576 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1269
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2538
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
524463
CPU 133195
GPU 187271
Memory 96799
UX 107198
Total score 524463
3DMark Wild Life Performance
0
Max surface temperature 41.2 °C
Stability 0
Graphics test 0
Graphics score 0

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 256, 512 GB GB
Memory type NVMe
Memory card No

Software

Operating system iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) GB
OS size 11.8 GB

Battery

Capacity 2658 mAh
Max charge power 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (10 W)
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:40 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Apple iPhone XS
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x
Flash Quad LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight X (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Selfie camera
Megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 3088 x 2316
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm
Pixel size 1.12 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type No
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 1
Type of SIM card Nano
eSIM support* Yes
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 16
2G network GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G network HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
4G network LTE 700, LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 850, LTE 1700, LTE 900, LTE 1900
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes

Speakers test

Max loudness
87.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced September 2018
Release date September 2018
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor