Comparison of Apple iPhone Xs 256Gb and Apple iPhone 12 128Gb smartphones based on their characteristics
Manufacturer and Model
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Apple
- Phone model
- iPhone Xs 256Gb
- iPhone 12 128Gb
- Year of release
- 2018
- 2020
Appearance
- Case type
- Monoblock
- Monoblock
- Body length
- 144 mm
- 147 mm
- Body width
- 71 mm
- 72 mm
- Body thickness
- 7.7 mm
- 7.4 mm
- Weight
- 177 g
- 162 g
- Volume
- 78.4 cm³
- 77.62 cm³
- Body materials and finishes
-
- Stainless steel
-
- Aluminium alloy
- Colors
Processor (CPU)
- Processor model
-
- Apple A12 Bionic
-
- Apple A14 Bionic
- CPU clock speed
- 2600 MHz
- Number of processor cores
- 6
- 8
- Level 1 cache (L1)
- 128 + 128 kB
- Level 2 cache (L2)
- 8 MB
- Processor size
- 64 bits
- Instruction set architecture
- ARMv8-A
- Manufacturing process
- 7 nm
Graphics Processor (GPU)
- GPU
- GPU model
-
- Apple GPU
- GPU clock speed
- 1100 MHz
- Number of GPU cores
- 4
Primary storage (RAM)
- The amount of RAM
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
- Number of RAM channels
- 2
Internal storage
- Built-in memory
-
- 256 GB
-
- 128 GB
Mainboard
- Chipset
-
- Apple A12 Bionic
Operating system
- Operating system
- iOS 12
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 2658
- Battery type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Wireless battery charging
- Charging the battery from USB
- Fast battery charging
- Call duration in GSM networks
- 20 h
- Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
- 20 h
- Duration of listening to music
- 60 h
- 65 h
- Video watching duration
- 14 h
- 17 h
- Duration of using Wi-Fi
- 12 h
Screen
- Screen diagonal
- 5.8 in
- 6.1 in
- Screen resolution
- 2436 x 1125 pixels
- 2532 x 1170 pixels
- Resolution formats
-
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Full HD
- HD
- Pixel density
- 463 ppi
- 460 ppi
- Screen technology
- OLED
- Super Retina Display
- Color depth
- 24 bit
- 24 bit
- Touch screen
- Touch screen type
- Capacitive
- Capacitive
- Anti-scratch screen
- Glass screen
- Aspect ratio
- 2.165
- 2.164
- Contrast ratio
- 1000000:1
- Screen brightness
- 625 cd/m²
- Auto-rotate screen
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
Main photo/video camera
- Camera megapixels
- 12 Mp
- 12 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 4619 x 2598 pixels
- 4619 x 2598 pixels
- Shooting resolution formats
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Dual camera
- The presence of a flash
- Flash type
- LED
- 4 LEDs
- Digital zoom
- 5 X
- Photomatrix type
- CMOS
- Aperture
- f/1.8
- Number of lens elements
- 6
- Shooting settings
- Autofocus
- Auto exposure
- Face detector
- Panoramic photography
- HDR photography
- Viewfinder
- Continuous photography
- Touch focus
- Exposure compensation
- Self-timer
- Digital image stabilization
- Optical image stabilization
- White balance
- ISO setting
- Scene selection
- Other photo settings
-
- Serial shooting
- Panoramic shooting
- Face detection
- Ois
- Smart hdr
-
- Serial shooting
- Panoramic shooting
- Hdr shooting
- Face detection
- Video capability
- Maximum video resolution
- 3840 x 2160 pixels
- 3840 x 2160 pixels
- Movie speed
- 60 fps
- 60 fps
- Digital video zoom
- 3 X
- Movie settings
- Movie settings list
-
- White balance
- Color effects
- Scene selection mode
-
- White balance
- Color effects
- Scene selection mode
Front photo/video camera
- Front camera megapixels
- 7 Mp
- 12 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 3528 x 1984 pixels
- 4619 x 2598 pixels
- Shooting resolution formats
-
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Photomatrix type
- CMOS BSI
- Aperture
- f/2.2
- Front camera video
- Maximum video resolution
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
SIM card and calls
- Number of SIM-cards
- 1
- 2
- Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
- Alternating
- SIM card type
- Nano-SIM
- Nano-SIM
- MP3 ringtones
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Vibration mode
- Speakerphone
- Conference call
- Speed dial
- Video calls
- Second microphone
- Noise reduction during a call
- Ability to mute the microphone during a call
- Extended phone book
- Contacts in the phone book
- Unlimited
- Unlimited
- Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Mobile communications
- Cellular generation
- 4.5G
- 5G
- GSM support
- GSM frequencies
-
- GSM 850 MHz
- GSM 900 MHz
- GSM 1800 MHz
- GSM 1900 MHz
-
- GSM 850 MHz
- GSM 900 MHz
- GSM 1800 MHz
- GSM 1900 MHz
- CDMA support
- CDMA frequencies
-
- CDMA 800 MHz
- CDMA 1700 MHz
- CDMA 1900 MHz
- CDMA 2100 MHz
- CDMA2000 support
- UMTS support
- UMTS frequencies
-
- UMTS 850 MHz
- UMTS 900 MHz
- UMTS 1700 MHz
- UMTS 1900 MHz
- UMTS 2100 MHz
-
- UMTS 850 MHz
- UMTS 900 MHz
- UMTS 1700 MHz
- UMTS 1900 MHz
- UMTS 2100 MHz
- TD-SCDMA support
- LTE support
- LTE frequencies
-
- LTE 700 MHz
- LTE 800 MHz
- LTE 850 MHz
- LTE 900 MHz
- LTE 1700 MHz
- LTE 1800 MHz
- LTE 1900 MHz
- LTE 1900+ MHz
- LTE 2100 MHz
- LTE 2300 MHz
- LTE 2600 MHz
- LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
- LTE-TDD 2600 MHz
- TDD LTE support
Internet data transmission standards
- CDMA2000 standards
-
- 1xEV-DO Rev. A
- Data transmission standards
-
- HSPA+
- HSUPA
- HSDPA
- EDGE
- GPRS
-
- HSPA+
- HSUPA
- HSDPA
- EDGE
- GPRS
Wi-Fi
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi standards
-
- 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- 802.11n
- 802.11n 5GHz
- 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi hotspot mode
- Dual band Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi MIMO
USB
- USB connector
- USB standard
- 2.0
- 2.0
- USB Mass Storage support
Bluetooth
- Built-in Bluetooth
- Bluetooth standard
- 5.0
- 5.0
- Bluetooth LE support
- A2DP support
Navigation and positioning
- Built-in GPS
- A-GPS support
- Installed GLONASS
- Built-in digital compass
- Cell ID location
Sensors and gauges
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Orientation and rotation sensor
- Gyroscope
- Magnetometer
- Barometer
Connectors and interfaces
- Wireless NFC
Images
- Supported image formats
-
- JPEG
-
- PNG
- JPEG
- GIF
- BMP
- Installed image editor
- Geo tags
- AirPlay support
Video
- Installed video player
- Supported video formats
-
- MP4
- MPEG-4
- AVI
- 3GPP
- 3GPP
- QuickTime
- H.263
- H.264
- WMV
-
- MP4
- AVI
- 3GPP
- WMV
- Video resolution formats
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Streaming video
- Geo tags
Audio
- Installed audio player
- Supported audio formats
-
- AAC
- AAC+
- eAAC+
- AAX
- AAX+
- AMR
- AMR-NB
- AMR-WB
- ALAC
- FLAC
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
-
- AAC
- MIDI
- MP3
- WMA
- WAV
- MP3 support
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Streaming audio
- Dolby Digital support
- Dictaphone
- Voice notes
Control elements
- Touch input
- Multitouch
- Pinch zoom
- Russified input
Documents and office
- Installed Organizer (PIM)
- Office document support
- Supported document formats
-
- DOC
- DOCX
- XLS
- XLSX
- PPT
- PPTX
- ZIP
- AirPrint support
- IMAP4 protocol support
- Convert speech to text
Connectivity and synchronization
- PC connection
- Tethering support
- Synchronization over the mobile network
- OTA sync
- Synchronization with services
-
- ITunes
- App Store
-
- Youtube
- ITunes
Software features
- Installed browser
-
- HTML
- HTML5
- CSS3
- WAP
-
- HTML
- WAP
Receiving and sending SMS
- SMS messages
- SMS T9 support
- SMS output in the form of a chat
- MMS support
Impact protection
- Waterproof case
- Dustproof case
Security
- Face scanner
- Remote phone lock
- Remotely wipe data from your phone
- Remote phone search
- Data encryption in the phone
- Installed firewall
- Installed VPN
Additional features
- Standalone mode (flight mode)
SAR level
- SAR level
- 0.99 W/kg
- 0.99 W/kg
