Apple iPhone XS vs vivo NEX S Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS or vivo NEX S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS vivo NEX S
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Release date 2018, September 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in 162 x 77 x 8 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 3.03 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 199 g | 7.02 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Red
Battery 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 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 Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6.59" in
Screen area 84.4 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 86.0%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1080 x 2316 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 0 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 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 106
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 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 414119 340355
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275 501
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2576 1723
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1109 499
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2472 2225
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2390
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8770
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13620

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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)

- Fast battery charging 22.5W
Versions
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

- Also known as vivo NEX Special Edition, NEX Ultimate

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