The Apple iPhone XS is a high end flagship smartphone device launched by Apple in September 2018. This is their next smartphone in the offering after the iPhone X. The phone is priced at around Rupees 99,900 in India. It is an expensive phone and users who are ardent fans of the apple environment will buy. Those who have a much better value for their money will not buy this phone given its high pricing.
The Apple iPhone XS has the same design and the same dimensions as the iPhone X. But there are some little modifications in the camera and the implementation of Face ID and 3D Touch.
The Apple brand has always stuck to its own ideas about what a smartphone should be and people have been loving the device due to this. But there has been some subtle hints that show that now there is some saturation in the upgrades being offered in the new iPhone versions.
The Apple iPhone XS features a 5.8 inch Super AMOLED display and the priority notch in the display. There is no fingerprint sensor as Apple wants its customers to actively use its face unlock feature, which everyone will agree, was a pretty nifty addition to the way we unlock our phones.
The rear of the device offers dual camera of 12MP each with different aperture sizes of f/1.8 and f/2.4. It is not wrong to say that the pictures taken from these cameras are the best when compared to other devices and other flagship phones from Google, Samsung and Oneplus. The front camera is 7MP shooter and clicks nice portraits. There has been some noise generated by people who didn’t like the processing of the image to make it look better.
The chipset in the Apple iPhone XS is the Apple A12 Bionic chip with a Hexa-core 2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest processor to work all the fine details when you are running multiple apps. With its 4GB RAM you will rarely find any sluggish response from any of the apps. You can also choose in between 64, 256 or 512 GB internal storage variants as the iPhone XS lacks the option to use an external MicroSD card slot.
The iPhone comes in Space Gray, Silver and Gold color variants
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
September 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation |
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Price Group |
High End Flagship Range (50000-100000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Material |
Main body: Front/back glass Stainless Steel frame |
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Dimensions |
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) |
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Weight |
177 g (6.24 oz) |
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SIM |
Nano-SIM card & eSIM |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
5.8 inches |
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Colors |
Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
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Keys |
Left - Volume control, Ring/Silent, Right - Side Button |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Resolution |
1125 x 2436 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
458 ppi |
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Technology |
Super AMOLED |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120 Hz touch-sensing |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Primary(Rear) Camera Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
12 MP + 12MP f/1.8 + f/2.4 Autofocus Quad-LED dual-tone flash |
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Features |
Digital zoom Geo-tagging Touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) Aperture Size |
7MP f/2.2 |
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Features (Front Camera) |
LED Flash Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE –
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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OS |
iOS 12, upgradeable to iOS 12.1.3 |
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Chipset |
Apple A12 Bionic |
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Processor |
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) |
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Graphics processor |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) |
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System memory |
4 GB |
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Internal memory |
64/256/512 GB |
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Card Slot |
No |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Capacity |
2658 mAh |
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Type |
Not user replaceable, Li – ion |
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Fast Charge |
Yes |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
USB Type-C |
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Radio |
No |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM) +eSIM |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Accelerometer Proximity Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope Face ID Barometer |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Facetime |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY –
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Factors |
Apple iPhone XS |
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Bluetooth |
v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, GALILEO |
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Infrared port |
No |
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Radio |
No |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
USB Type-C Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
5.8 inch display
Face ID
Good screen to body ratio that is, approximately 83%
Good design
USB Type-C
Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
CONS –
No Fingerprint Sensor
No 3.5 mm jack for audio
Only 2658 mAh Battery
High Price
No fast charger in the box
The Apple iPhone XS is not a huge upgrade over the iPhone X. It is just a appetizer to sell the more expensive Apple iPhone XS Max.
The camera on the device is perfect and captures perfect pictures using the picture enhancing software that apple has used. You will find that almost all the pictures that you capture are perfect, but even then there is a lack of realism that bother those who want realistic pictures.
The battery lasts a day but with heavy usage you need to charge the device at the end of the day. Without the fast charger in the box which you also need to purchase it.
Overall the device is too pricey even with its fantastic camera and near flawless processing power. We recommend you to go for a less expensive device and invest the rest of your money in the bank.
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