Apple · Smartphone · 2018
iPhone XS
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are smartphones designed, developed, and marketed by Apple. Released as the twelfth-generation flagship models of the iPhone, they succeeded the iPhone X and were unveiled alongside the lower-end iPhone XR on September 12, 2018, during a keynote address by Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. Pre-orders began on September 14, 2018, with general availability starting September 21, 2018. The iPhone XS and XS Max introduced improvements over their predecessor, including enhanced processing power, dual-SIM functionality, improved water resistance, and stereo audio recording for video capture.
- Display
- 14.7 cm (5.8")
- Chipset
- Apple A12
- Storage
- 64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
Camera
- Flash type
- LED
- Multi-shot
- Yes
- Self-timer
- Yes
- Digital zoom
- 10x
- Optical zoom
- 2x
- Face detection
- Yes
- Time lapse mode
- Yes
- Zoom capability
- Yes
- Image stabilizer
- Yes
- Rear camera type
- Dual camera
- Video stabilizer
- Yes
- Front camera type
- Single camera
- Maximum frame rate
- 240 fps
- Video recording modes
- 720p, 1080p, 2160p
- Rear camera aperture number
- 1.8
- Resolution at capture speed
- 1920x1080@240fps, 3840x2160@60fps, 1920x1080@120fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 3840x2160@24fps, 3840x2160@30fps
- Front camera aperture number
- 2.2
- Rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 12 MP
- Front camera resolution (numeric)
- 7 MP
- Second rear camera aperture number
- 2.4
- Second rear camera resolution (numeric)
- 12 MP
Design
- Form factor
- Bar
- Housing material
- Glass, Stainless steel
Display
- Panel type
- OLED
- Screen shape
- Flat
- Pixel density
- 458 ppi
- Display diagonal
- 14.7 cm (5.8")
- Touch technology
- Multi-touch
- Display brightness
- 625 cd/m²
- Display resolution
- 2436 x 1125 pixels
- Fingerprint resistant
- Yes
- Contrast ratio (typical)
- 1000000:1
Network
- AirPlay
- Yes
- iBeacon
- Yes
- 4G standard
- LTE
- 2G standards
- Edge, GSM
- 3G standards
- DC-HSDPA, EVDO, HSPA+, UMTS
- SIM card type
- NanoSIM + eSIM
- Wi-Fi standards
- Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- Bluetooth version
- 5.0
- 3G bands supported
- 800,850,900,1700,1900,2100 MHz
- SIM card capability
- Dual SIM
- 2G bands (primary SIM)
- 850,900,1800,1900 MHz
- Mobile network generation
- 4G
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Yes
- Voice over LTE (VoLTE) supported
- Yes
Storage
- RAM capacity
- 3 GB
- Compatible memory cards
- Not supported
- Internal storage capacity
- 64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
Software
- Platform
- iOS
- Virtual assistant
- Apple Siri
- Operating system installed
- iOS
- Mac operating systems supported
- Yes
- Windows operating systems supported
- Yes
Processor
- Processor cores
- 6
- Processor model
- A12
- 64-bit computing
- Yes
- Processor family
- Apple
Multimedia
- FM radio
- No
- Audio formats supported
- AAX, AAX+, AC3, EAC3, FLAC, HE-AAC, LC-AAC, LPCM, MP3
- Image formats supported
- GIF, HEIF, JPEG, JPG, TIFF
- Video formats supported
- MPEG‑4 Part 2, H.264, HEVC, M-JPEG
- Archive formats supported
- Zip
- Document formats supported
- ICS, PDF, PPT, PPTX, RTF, TXT, VCF, XLS, XLSX
Performance
- Fast charging
- Yes
- Face recognition
- Yes
- Wireless charging
- Yes
Ports & interfaces
- USB port
- No
- Lightning connector
- Yes
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