General
Manufacturer
Apple
Model
iPhone Xs
Device type
Smartphone
Model year
2018
Announcement date
September 2018
Release date
September 2018
Body material
Glass front and back panel, stainless steel frame
SIM card type
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Color options
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Display
Display type
Super Retina OLED, Multi-Touch, HDR
Display size
14.7 cm (5.8")
Resolution
2436 x 1125 pixels
Pixel density
458 ppi
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Contrast ratio
1 000 000:1
Brightness
625 nits (typical)
Wide color gamut
P3
Display technologies
True Tone, 3D Touch, Haptic Touch support, Dolby Vision, HDR10
Display protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic fingerprint-resistant coating
Processor
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic
Processor architecture
64-bit
Processor fabrication process
7 nm
Number of CPU cores
6
CPU configuration
2 performance cores + 4 energy-efficient cores
Graphics processor
Apple 4-core GPU
Neural engine
8-core Neural Engine
Machine learning capability
Up to 5 trillion operations per second
Memory
RAM
4 GB
Internal storage options
64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Memory card support
None
File system type
Built-in flash storage
User-accessible storage
Depends on iOS version and preinstalled applications
Rear camera
Number of cameras
2
Main sensor
12 MP, f/1.8, wide-angle
Second sensor
12 MP, f/2.4, telephoto
Optical zoom
2x
Digital zoom
Up to 10x
Image stabilizer
Dual optical image stabilization
Lens elements
6-element wide-angle lens
Flash
Quad-LED True Tone Flash with slow sync
Autofocus
Focus Pixels phase-detection autofocus
Camera features
Smart HDR, portrait mode, portrait lighting, panorama up to 63 MP, burst mode, face and body detection, geotagging
Rear camera video
Maximum video resolution
4K
4K video recording
24, 30 or 60 fps
1080p video recording
30 or 60 fps
720p video recording
30 fps
Slow-motion video
1080p 120 or 240 fps
Extended dynamic range
Up to 30 fps
Video zoom
Optical 2x in, digital up to 6x
Video stabilization
Optical image stabilization and cinematic video stabilization
Video audio
Stereo audio recording
Front camera
Front camera resolution
7 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Camera type
TrueDepth
Portrait mode
Yes
Portrait lighting
Yes
Smart HDR
Yes
Auto image stabilization
Yes
Burst mode
Yes
Animoji and Memoji
Yes
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1080p
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Extended dynamic range for video
Yes
Cinematic video stabilization
Yes
Battery
Battery type
Built-in lithium-ion battery
Wireless charging
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Yes, up to 50% in about 30 minutes with an 18 W or higher adapter
Video playback
Up to 14 hours
Internet use
Up to 12 hours
Wireless video playback
Up to 14 hours
Audio playback
Up to 60 hours
Charging interface
Lightning
Connectivity
Mobile network
4G LTE Advanced
Network standards
GSM, CDMA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE
Wi‑Fi
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, MIMO
Bluetooth
5.0
NFC
Yes
Location services
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0
VoLTE
Yes
Hotspot
Yes
Audio
Speakers
Stereo
Spatial audio
Stereo playback with a wider sound field
Audio formats
AAC-LC, HE-AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
3.5 mm headphone jack
None
Microphones
Multiple microphones with noise cancellation
Headphone interface
Lightning or wireless Bluetooth
Sensors
Face recognition
Face ID
Face recognition system
TrueDepth camera system
Accelerometer
Yes
Gyroscope
Three-axis gyroscope
Proximity sensor
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Digital compass
Yes
Software
Operating system
iOS 12
Upgradability
Supports newer iOS versions
Virtual assistant
Siri
Biometric authentication
Face ID
Payment support
Apple Pay
Security features
Secure Enclave, device encryption
Wireless ecosystem
AirDrop, AirPlay, Handoff
Dimensions and weight
Height
143.6 mm
Width
70.9 mm
Thickness
7.7 mm
Weight
177 g
Screen-to-body ratio
Approximately 82.9%
Durability
Dust and water resistance
IP68
Tested depth
Up to 2 m
Tested duration
Up to 30 minutes
Front glass protection
Scratch-resistant glass
Body durability
Stainless steel frame