Apple iPhone XS 64GB

Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB

os

iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.3

iOS 11

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

ROM

64 GB

256 GB

expandable

No GB

CPU

Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)

2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

SoC

Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

Apple A11 Bionic

number of cores

6core

6core

Features

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

primary

Dual: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

Dual 12 MP

secondary

7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) TOF 3D camera (HDR)

7 MP

Charging

Fast battery charging 15W: 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging

capacity

2658mAh

2691mAh

type

Li-ion (non-removable)

Li-Ion (non-removeable)

Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120 Hz touch-sensing

dimension

143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm

158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm

display

OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)

LED-backlit IPS LCD 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi density)

screen

5.8"

5.5"

weight

177 gm

202 gm

USB

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

internet

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

wifi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

radio

No

No

general

Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

sensors

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS