Apple iPhone 8s Plus vs Apple iPhone XR

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 8s Plus vs Apple iPhone XR across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone XR runs at a higher processing speed of 2.49 GHz, while Apple iPhone 8s Plus runs at 2.39 GHz, making Apple iPhone XR the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XR offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Apple iPhone 8s Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Apple iPhone XR the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 8s Plus and Apple iPhone XR feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 8s Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone XR offers 12 MP, making Apple iPhone 8s Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 8s Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone XR offers 7 MP, making Apple iPhone 8s Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone XR offers a higher battery capacity with 2942 mAh, while Apple iPhone 8s Plus offers 2812 mAh, making Apple iPhone XR better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 8s Plus and Apple iPhone XR offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Dec, 2018
26 Oct, 2018
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A12 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
828x1792 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2812 mAh
2942 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Available in bright colours
  • Flawless performance
  • Impressive cameras
  • Great battery backup
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No optical zoom capabilities
  • Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
  • Heats up with extended use
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(120,016 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
366,895
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 26, 2018
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v11
iOS v12.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
7 Year
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
10 Year
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A12 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Mistral 2.39 GHz, Quad core, Monsoon
Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

N/A
M12
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
366,895
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
32.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
27.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
828x1792 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
324 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
79.79 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

N/A
150.9 mm
162.7 mm

Width

N/A
75.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

N/A
8.3 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

N/A
194 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2812 mAh
2942 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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