Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone XS 512GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone XR vs Apple iPhone XS 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone XS 512GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,765, while Apple iPhone XR scores 2,578, making Apple iPhone XS 512GB the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone XR offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Apple iPhone XS 512GB offers 5.8 inches, making Apple iPhone XR the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone XS 512GB features a OLED display compared to Apple iPhone XR's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone XS 512GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone XR and Apple iPhone XS 512GB feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone XR and Apple iPhone XS 512GB feature a 7 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone XR offers a higher battery capacity with 2942 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS 512GB offers 2658 mAh, making Apple iPhone XR better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone XR offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone XS 512GB offers 512 GB, making Apple iPhone XR the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS 512GB receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone XR is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS 512GB receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone XR has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone XR

₹47,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone XS 512GB

₹134,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

26 Oct, 2018

28 Sep, 2018

14 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	OLED	AMOLED
828x1792 px (HD+)	1125x2436 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


7 MP	7 MP	50 MP

Battery


2942 mAh	2658 mAh	6600 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	512 GB	512 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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9.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Available in bright colours
Flawless performance
Impressive cameras
Great battery backup

Compact, rich display
Excellent performance
Good cameras
Dual-SIM

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

No optical zoom capabilities
Doesn’t ship with a fast charger or 3.5mm adapter
Heats up with extended use

Portrait mode is hit and miss
No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
Average battery life

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(120,016 ratings)

4.7/5

(12,382 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

366,895 AnTuTu Score	433,713 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 26, 2018

(Official)

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Year

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

10 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

366,895

433,713

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s

21.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.0 %

21.5 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

828x1792 px (HD+)

1125x2436 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

324 ppi

463 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.79 %

80.93 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

150.9 mm

143.6 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.7 mm

70.9 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.7 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

194 grams

177 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2942 mAh

2658 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

SAR Value

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 MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends

N/A

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