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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Apple · 2018

Apple iPhone XS

Apple iPhone XS smartphone. Announced Sep 2018. Features 5.8″ display, Apple A12 Bionic chipset, Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 26mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm) + 12 MP primary camera, 7 MP front camera, 2658 mAh battery, 512 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

Display 5.8"
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic
RAM 4 GB
Storage 64GB/256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
Camera 12 MP
Battery 2658 mAh
OS iOS 12, up to iOS 18.7
Build 177g, 7.7mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Display

Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm 2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother 3D Touch

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
memoryother NVMe

Main Camera

Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera

Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Body

Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
bodyother IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Battery

Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2097
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Our Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 346379 (v7) GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4) GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h

Misc

Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21
Status Discontinued
OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm 2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
displayother 3D Touch
Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
memoryother NVMe
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
bodyother IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2097
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Performance AnTuTu: 346379 (v7) GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4) GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 72h
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
Price About 190 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
60.3/100
Upper Mid-range

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 59.2
Display 70
Camera 68.9
Battery 49.9
5.9%Popularity rank
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