- Screen: 5.8" OLED - 1125 x 2436
- SoC: Apple A12 Bionic
- Camera: 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
- Battery: 2658 mAh
- OS: iOS 18.7
- Weight: 177 grams (6.24 oz)
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Full specifications
Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Apple iPhone XS
| 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 |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate |
120 Hz |
| Screen protection |
Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
81.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3 |
Display tests
| RGB color space |
98.8% |
| PWM |
240 Hz |
| Response time |
4.4 ms |
| Contrast |
β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
638 nits
Sources:
NotebookCheck
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| Height |
143.6 mm (5.65 inches) |
| Width |
70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness |
7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight |
177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof |
IP68 |
| Rear material |
Glass |
| Frame material |
Metal |
| Colors |
Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner |
No |
Screen-to-body ratio
81.1%
Performance
Chipset specifications of the Apple iPhone XS
SoC
| Chipset |
Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max clock |
2490 MHz |
| CPU cores |
6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
| Manufacturing |
TSMC |
| Lithography process |
7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) |
Neural Engine |
GPU
| Graphics |
Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units |
256 |
| GPU clock |
1125 MHz |
| FLOPS |
~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Benchmark results of the Apple iPhone XS
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1306
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2770
| Single-core score |
1306 |
| Multi-core score |
2770 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
756483
| CPU |
229658 |
| Memory |
141831 |
| UX |
384994 |
| Total score |
756483 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1446
| Stability |
61% |
| Graphics test |
8 FPS |
| Graphics score |
1446 |
Recent User Tests
The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
RAM
| RAM size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock |
2133 MHz |
| Channels |
2 |
Storage
| Storage size |
64 GB |
| Storage type |
NVMe |
| Memory card |
No |
| Operating system |
iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.7) |
| OS size |
11.8 GB |
| Capacity |
2658 mAh |
| Max charge power |
15 W |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Wireless charging |
Yes, Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse charging |
No |
| Bypass charging |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time |
2:40 hr |
Battery life tests
| Web browsing |
05:44 hr |
| Watching video |
09:44 hr |
| Gaming |
03:54 hr |
| Standby |
84 hr |
General battery life
16:06 hr
| 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 |
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
|
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support |
Standard lens
| Image resolution |
12 MP |
| Aperture |
f/1.8 |
| Focal length |
26 mm |
| Sensor |
Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size |
1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size |
1.4 micron |
| Autofocus |
Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization |
Optical |
Telephoto lens
| Image resolution |
12 MP |
| Aperture |
f/2.4 |
| Focal length |
52 mm |
| Sensor size |
1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size |
1 micron |
| Stabilization |
Optical |
| Megapixels |
7 megapixels |
| Image resolution |
3088 x 2316 |
| Aperture |
f/2.2 |
| Focal length |
32 mm |
| Sensor |
CMOS |
| Pixel size |
1.12 micron |
| Autofocus |
Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization |
Digital |
| Video resolution |
1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) |
No |
| 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 |
| Speakers |
Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack |
No |
| FM radio |
No |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Category |
Flagship |
| Announced |
September 2018 |
| Release date |
September 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) |
$1000 |
| Successor |
- Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| 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 |
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the iPhone XS may differ by country or region
