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Apple iPhone XS

Apple iPhone XS
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  • Released 2018, September 21
    177g, 7.7mm thickness
    iOS 12, up to iOS 17
    64GB/256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
  • 19% 14,008,155 hits
  • 526 Become a fan
  • 5.8"
    1125x2436 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Apple A12 Bionic
  • 2658mAh
    Li-Ion
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A2097

A1920

A2100

Versions:
A2097 (Global market)
A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1920, A2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, September 12
Status Available. Released 2018, September 21
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 and eSIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
 3D Touch
Platform OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 17
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
 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
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
Features Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh)
Charging 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Misc Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, Phone11,2
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 212.00 / C$ 328.65 / £ 198.85 / € 260.99
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 life
Endurance rating 72h

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Apple iPhone XS - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anonymous
  • 3SI
  • 29 Sep 2023

„He has a very small phone.“ Maybe the phone is called SE instead of XS?

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  • Sandy
  • 7xp
  • 27 Sep 2023

Very frustrated twice I have ordered an XS phone case for my grandson and both times the case was too big. He has a very small phone. We looked in settings and it says his phone is an XS the cases I ordered were not Max either. I don’t understand why...

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  • Rajesh J
  • 7kL
  • 23 Sep 2023

Even though the iOS 17(2024) is old, we can update the apps & use it till the apps stop supporting the phone right? Ig it may take another 2y, so I can use for at 3y without worrying much if battery & processor is capable to use basic apps, s...

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