Apple iPhone XS vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XS

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Apple iPhone XS or Apple iPhone 15 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XS Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Release date 2018, September 2023, September 12
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.3 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.78 in
Weight 177 g | 6.24 oz 187 g | 6.6 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
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Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Battery 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3274 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6.1" in
Screen area 84.4 cm2 91.3 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.9% 88.2%
Screen resolution 1125 x 2436 px 1179 x 2556 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 458 PPI 461 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
-Always-On display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
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
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, st
DxOMark Main Score 106 154
DxOMark Photo 110 153
DxOMark Video 96 158
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
Video 1080p@60fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 82 149
DxOMark Photo 81 145
DxOMark Video 82 156

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.2
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676363 1516275
Antutu 10 CPU 187714 382538
Antutu 10 GPU 175166 527818
Antutu 10 Mem 144453 267129
Antutu 10 UX 187714 382538
Antutu 8 Total 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1275 2900
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2576 7214
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071 27103
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1109 2888
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2472 7147

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - 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)

- Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- 25W Fast charging 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 2.0
-15W wireless (MagSafe)
-15W wireless (Qi2)
-4.5W reverse wired
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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