Apple iPhone XS 256GB Specifications

Key Specs General Performance Display Design Rear Camera Front Camera Battery Storage Network & Connectivity Multimedia Sensors

Key Specs
RAM & Storage 4 GB RAM + 64 GB
4 GB RAM + 256 GB
4 GB RAM + 512 GB
Processor Apple A12 Bionic
Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP
Front Camera 7 MP
Battery 2658 mAh
Display 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

General
Launch Date September 28, 2018 (Official)
Operating System iOS v12.0

Performance

(Good)
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic
Processor Hexa Core (2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex + 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest)
Co-Processor M12
Architecture 64 bit
Fabrication 7 nm
Graphics (GPU) Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB
RAM Type LPDDR4X
Performance Test Results icon View AnTuTu Score
AnTuTu Score 433,713
Bootup Time 21.0 s
Speed Test (Antutu Score)
The higher, the better
OPPO Find X9 Ultra 4,033,382 
vivo X300 Ultra 3,977,648 
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 3,905,605 
OnePlus 15 3,615,565 
vivo X300 FE 3,000,897 
Apple iPhone 17 2,250,422 
Apple iPhone XS 256GB 433,713 
*Group: 73-230k Phones
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Bootup Time
The lower, the better
Google Pixel 9 10 s
OPPO Find X9 Ultra 14 s
vivo X300 Ultra 14 s
vivo X300 FE 14 s
Apple iPhone 17 16 s
Apple iPhone XS 256GB 21 s
Xiaomi 14 23 s
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Gaming Test Results icon
Battery Drain* 5.0 %
Heating* 21.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming
Battery Drain*
The lower, the better
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max 3 %
OPPO Find X9 Ultra 4 %
vivo X300 FE 5 %
Apple iPhone XS 256GB 5 %
vivo X300 Ultra 7 %
Apple iPhone 17 7 %
Google Pixel 10 Pro 11 %
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Heating*
The lower, the better
OPPO Find X9 7.0 %
OPPO Find X9 Ultra 9.1 %
Apple iPhone 17 10.5 %
vivo X300 FE 17.4 %
Apple iPhone XS 256GB 21.5 %
vivo X300 Ultra 21.7 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 43.2 %
*Group: 73-230k Phones
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Benchmarks
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Display

(Excellent)
Display Type OLED
Screen Size 5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
Resolution 1125x2436 px (FHD+)
Brightness 625 nits
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9
Pixel Density 463 ppi
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) 80.93 %
Screen Protection Yes
Bezel-less Display Yes with notch
HDR 10 / HDR+ Support Yes
UI Screenshots
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Lock Screen
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Home Screen
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Screen With Widgets
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Dialer Screen
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App Drawer
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Notification Panel
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Quick Settings Panel
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Settings Screen
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OS Version
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Storage
UI Screenshot
Battery
UI Screenshot
Camera On
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Camera Options
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Camera Modes
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Camera Settings
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Picture Size Options
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Video Size Options

Design
Height 143.6 mm
Width 70.9 mm
Thickness 7.7 mm
Weight 177 grams
Build Material Back: Gorilla Glass
Water Resistance Yes, Water resistant, IP68, (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Ruggedness Dust proof
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Rear Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPLens FeaturesApertureSensor SizePixel SizeZoomFocal Length
Primary12 MPWide Anglef/1.81/2.55" 1.4µm26 mm
Secondary12 MPTelephotof/2.41/3.4" 1µmupto 10x Digital Zoom, upto 2x Optical Zoom52 mm
Autofocus Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus
OIS Yes
Flash Yes, Quad LED True Tone Flash
Image Resolution 4000 x 3000 Pixels
Settings Exposure compensation, ISO control
Shooting Modes Burst mode
Camera Features Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Video Recording 4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
Video Recording Features Optical Image stabilization
Rear Camera Samples
Rear Camera
Portrait Shot
Rear Camera
Night Mode OFF
Rear Camera
Close Up
Rear Camera
Low Light
Rear Camera
Low Light With Flash
Rear Camera
Low Light With Flash
Rear Camera
Colour Variance
Rear Camera
Daylight Auto / HDR OFF
Rear Camera
Daylight / HDR ON

Apple iPhone XS 256GB Compare Camera Samples

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Front Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPApertureFocal Length
Primary7 MPf/2.232 mm
Flash Yes, Retina Flash
Video Recording Full HD @30 fps
Front Camera Samples
Front Camera
Selfie
Front Camera
Selfie Portrait
Front Camera
Selfie Low Light

Battery

(Excellent)
Capacity 2658 mAh
Battery Type Li-ion
Quick Charging Yes Fast Charging, 50% in 30 minutes
Wireless Charging Yes

Storage
Internal Storage 64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
Storage Type NVMe
Expandable Storage No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s) Dual SIM
SIM Type SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM
Network Support 5G Not Supported, 4G
VoLTE Yes
SIM 1 4G bands
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Bands Features
4G bandsTD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
SIM 2 4G bands
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Bands Features
4G bandsTD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, MIMO
Wi-Fi Features Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.0
GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC Yes

Multimedia
Stereo Speakers Yes
Audio Jack Lightning
Audio Features Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor No
Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Applications iTunes Store, FaceTime, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends
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Updated on: June 4, 2026