Apple iPhone XS / Specification

Name: Apple iPhone XS
Brand: Apple

The iPhone XS was the compact pro of Apple's 2018 line — the smallest of the three, with the premium features the XR skips. Its 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED delivers the deep blacks and HDR an LCD can't, in a 177g stainless-steel-and-glass body that's the lightest of the trio.

It adds a second rear camera — a 2x telephoto alongside the 12MP wide — for optical zoom and stronger Portrait shots, all driven by the A12 Bionic. IP68 water resistance, Face ID, and dual-SIM (nano + eSIM) are all here.

The catch is battery: a smaller body holds a smaller cell, so it runs down faster than the XR or XS Max. If you wanted full pro features — OLED, dual camera, the best build — in a phone you can use one-handed, the XS was the one to get; choose the XS Max instead if screen size and battery matter more than pocketability.

Display

Multi touch: Yes
Other: - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display - 120 Hz touch-sensing
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Resolution: 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Size: 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Body

Build: Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
Dimensions: 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Other: - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM: Nano-SIM and e-SIM
Weight: 177 g (6.24 oz)

Memory

Card slot: No
Internal: 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Platform

Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU: Hexa-core
GPU: Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS: iOS 12

Battery

Type: Non-removable Li-Ion battery

Network

2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Other: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Launch

Announced: 2018, September
Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September 21st

Sound

3.5mm jack: No
Alert types: Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
Other: - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms

Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC: Yes
Radio: No
USB: 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Features

Browser: HTML5 (Safari)
Messagingи: iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Other: - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Misc

Colors: Space Gray Silver Gold
price: About 1150 EUR

Reset & recovery

Reboot

Press and quickly release Volume Up, then quickly release Volume Down, then press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo appears.

Factory reset

Open Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings, then confirm. This erases all data.

Hard reset

To enter Recovery Mode: connect the iPhone to a computer, then press and quickly release Volume Up, then Volume Down, then press and hold the Side button until the recovery (cable) screen appears.