vivo Z3 vs Apple iPhone XS Comparison and Differences

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vivo Z3 or Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model vivo Z3 Apple iPhone XS
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Release date 2018, October 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm | 6.14 x 6.14 x 2.98 in 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Starry Night, Aurora Blue, Dream Powder Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 3315 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.8" in
Screen area 99.1 cm2 84.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.0% 82.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1125 x 2436 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 400 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 106
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
- Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
-Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
- Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 615
Adreno 616
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM (SDM710) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (SDM670) 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676363
Antutu 10 CPU 187714
Antutu 10 GPU 175166
Antutu 10 Mem 144453
Antutu 10 UX 187714
Antutu 8 Total 203861 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2576
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2472

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 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), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2097 
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) - A1920, A2100
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
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- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- For China

- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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