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iPhone XS
The refinement of the X: A12 Bionic, Smart HDR, and the last compact stainless flagship before sizes crept up. Golden-age used-market material.
Pros
- A12 held up impressively
- Compact premium body
- Excellent OLED for its day
- Dual OIS cameras
Cons
- Battery small by any standard
- Wi-Fi 5 era
- Aged out of iOS support
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple A12 Bionic, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPhone XS
Display
- Screen size
- 5.8 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2436x1125
- Pixel density
- 458 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 625 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A12 Bionic
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Storage type
- NVMe
Camera
- Main camera
- 12 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 7 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 2,658 mAh
- Wired charging
- 15 W
- Wireless charging
- 7.5 W
Design
- Weight
- 177 g
- Thickness
- 7.7 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Stainless steel
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- Lightning
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- iOS 12
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iPhone XS good in 2026?
The iPhone XS earns an Inno Score of 31/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The refinement of the X: A12 Bionic, Smart HDR, and the last compact stainless flagship before sizes crept up. Golden-age used-market material.
What are the key specs of the iPhone XS?
Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic · Screen size: 5.8 ″ · Capacity: 2,658 mAh · Main camera: 12 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iPhone XS?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are POCO C75, Ulefone Armor X31, vivo Y28 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
