Apple iPhone XS 256GB vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone XS 256GB vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro 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 11 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.65 GHz, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB runs at 2.49 GHz, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone XS 256GB and Apple iPhone 11 Pro offer the same screen size of 5.8 inches, but Apple iPhone 11 Pro features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Apple iPhone XS 256GB's OLED, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone XS 256GB and Apple iPhone 11 Pro feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 7 MP, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 11 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 3046 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 2658 mAh, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 11 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone XS 256GB offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 11 Pro the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone XS 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone XS 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro has a rating of 4.6.

Apple iPhone XS 256GB

₹103,900

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

₹106,600

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

28 Sep, 2018

20 Sep, 2019

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
OLED	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1125x2436 px (FHD+)	1125x2436 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


7 MP	12 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2658 mAh	3046 mAh	6700 mAh
Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	64 GB	256 GB
NVMe	NVMe	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

9.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Compact, rich display
Excellent performance
Good cameras
Dual-SIM

Great cameras with excellent night mode
Super smooth performance
Ideal for one-handed usage
Fast charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Rear camera lenses look unsightly
Design almost the same as last year's models
No 128GB option
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(12,378 ratings)

4.6/5

(10,039 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

433,713

AnTuTu Score

461,219

AnTuTu Score

N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹61,999

@ Amazon

Video

2 More Videos

6 More Videos

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 28, 2018

(Official)

Sep 20, 2019

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v12.0

iOS v13.0

Android v16

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A12 Bionic

Apple A13 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

M12

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 722

RAM

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

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.

433,713

461,219

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

27.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1125x2436 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

463 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.93 %

80.14 %

89.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.4 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm

144 mm

151.2 mm

Width

70.9 mm

71.4 mm

72.4 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

8.1 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

177 grams

188 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 4 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX333 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

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

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

N/A

12 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Optical Image stabilization
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2658 mAh

3046 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 18W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.18 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends

N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹61,999

@ Amazon