The iPhone Xs vs. the competition: It's all about the cameras
One rear shooter isn't enough for this year's crop of flagship phones.
It's time for a new flagship iPhone, and while the "s" in its name usually means no drastic changes on the outside, there are quite a few souped-up features in the Xs worth noting, like the camera's adjustable depth of field and smart HDR. But the competition continues to be heated, with phones like the Galaxy S9 and the notched G7 ThinQ boasting their own enhanced shooters and Snapdragon 845 chips. We've lined up all these devices in the table below so you can get an idea of how their specs contend, and we even threw in Huawei's P20 Pro with its stellar tri-lens rig. It's one of our favorite phones from this year, even if you can't officially buy it here in the US. What we can't do is compare the iPhone XS to the upcoming Pixel 3 -- for that you'll have to wait until Google's event next month. So stay tuned for that as well as our full reviews of Apple's new handsets.
Pricing | $999 / $1,149 / $1,349 (off contract) | $720 (off contract) | $750 (off contract) | No official US price ($749 on Amazon) |
Known dimensions | 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches) | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 inches) | 153.1 x 71.9 x 7.9mm (6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches) | 155 x 73.9 x 7.8mm (6.1 x 2.9 x 0.31 inches) |
Weight | 177g (6.24 ounces) | 163g (5.75 ounces) | 162g (5.71 ounces) | 180g (6.35 ounces) |
Screen size | 5.8 inches (147.32mm) | 5.8 inches (147.32mm) | 6.1 inches (154.94mm) | 6.1 inches (154.94mm) |
Screen resolution | 2,436 x 1,125 (458ppi) | 2,960 x 1,440 (570ppi) | 3,120 x 1,440 (564ppi) | 2,240 x 1,080 (408ppi) |
Screen type | Super Retina OLED | Quad HD+ Super AMOLED | Quad HD+ FullVision LCD | Full HD OLED |
Battery | Size not available (up to 20 hours talk time, 12 hours internet) | 3,000mAh | 3,000mAh | 4,000mAh |
Internal storage | 64 / 256 / 512GB | 64GB | 64GB | 128GB |
External storage | None | microSD | microSD | None |
Rear camera | Dual cameras: | 12MP, dual aperture f/1.5 and f/2.4, 1.4μm pixel size | Dual cameras: | Tri-lens camera: |
Front-facing cam | 7MP, f/2.2 | 8MP, f/1.7 | 8MP, f/1.9 | 24MP, f/2.0 |
Video capture | 4K at 60fps | 4K at 60fps | 4K at 30fps | 4K at 30fps |
NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.0 | v5.0 | v4.2 |
SoC | Apple A12 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Huawei Kirin 970 |
CPU | 64-bit hexa-core | 2.8GHz octa-core | 2.8GHz octa-core | 2.36GHz octa-core |
GPU | Unknown quad-core | Adreno 630 | Adreno 630 | Mali G72 MP12 |
RAM | Not available | 4GB | 4GB | 6GB |
WiFi | Dual band, 802.11ac | Dual band, 802.11ac | Dual band, 802.11ac | Dual band, 802.11ac |
Operating system | iOS 12 | Android 8.0 | Android 8.0 | Android 8.1 |
Other features | IP68 certified, Lightning connector, Qi wireless charging, dual SIM | IP68 certified, | IP68 certified, USB-C, Qi wireless charging, 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC | IP67 certified, USB-C |
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