Apple iPhone XS Full Review, Specs, Features and Price in Dollars

Apple finally decided to shock both customers and competitors as they hit the market with the latest iPhone XS. The launch date was Wednesday 12th September, 2018. The renowned Apple brand on this day introduced their brand new iPhone XS. The full phone specification got released alone with the phone.

People, blogs and other social medias have shared lots of rumors about this device. It is time to confirm, the specifications, price and other features of the device. The iPhone XS camera is set to be an improved version as it will posses a TrueDepth system that is compatible with Face ID.

The device design is really spectacular, it should for sure as it is Apple we are talking about here. The design is undoubtedly the most anticipated 2018 phone design.

WHAT IS THE PRICE OF IPHONE XS IN US DOLLARS?

With the brand new innovations and much added features, the release of this phone to the phone market is a threat to competition. The introduction of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor could wave Home button goodbye.

iPhone XS camera quality is stunning, other notable features include long lasting battery life, superb speakers, water resistant, splash proof and many many more.

The price of iPhone XS in dollars starts from $999 - $1,499 depending on your location and market.

WHAT IS THE FULL SPECIFICATION OF IPHONE XS?

IPHONE XS NETWORK

Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900


3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands: 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
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) - A2100

Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

GPRS: Yes

EDGE Yes

ANNOUNCEMENT AND LAUNCH

Announced date: 2018, September
Released date: September, 2018

IPHONE XS FULL BODY FEATURES

Dimensions: 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight: 177 g (6.24 oz)
Build: Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
SIM: Nano-SIM and e-SIM
* IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)

SCREEN & DISPLAY FEATURES

Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Multitouch: Yes
Protection: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Others: * Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant
* Wide color gamut display
* 3D Touch display
* True-tone display
* 120 Hz touch-sensing

DEVICE PLATFORM

OS: iOS 12
Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU: Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest)
GPU: Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

MEMORY

Card slot: No
Internal Storage: 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

BACK (REAR) CAMERA

Dual: 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
Features: Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video: 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

FRONT (SELFIE) CAMERA

Single: 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features: HDR
Video: 1080p@60fps

SOUND AND NOTIFICATION

Alert types: Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack: No
* Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS AND CONNECTIVITY

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC: Yes
Radio: No
USB: 2.0, proprietary reversible connector

IPHONE XS FEATURES 

Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging: iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser: HTML5 (Safari)
* Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
* Qi wireless charging
* Siri natural language commands and dictation
* iCloud cloud service
* MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player
* MP4/H.265 player
* Audio/video/photo editor
* Document editor

BATTERY LIFE AND BACK UP

Non-removable Li-Ion 2658 mAh battery (10.13 Wh)
Talk time: Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play: Up to 60 h

MISC

Colors: Space Gray, Silver, Gold

TESTS

Performance: Basemark OS II 2.0: 6060
Display: Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight)
Camera: Photo / Video
Ram: 4 GB
Loudspeaker: Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality: Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery life: Endurance rating 72h