Apple iPhone XS Max

Specifications

2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21 Coming Soon
Apple iPhone XS Max
Display
6.5"
1242x2688 pixels
Camera
12 MP
2160p
RAM & Chipset
4 GB RAM
Apple A12 Bionic
Battery
3174 mAh
15W5W

Detailed Specifications

Full technical breakdown of Apple iPhone XS Max

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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - A2101
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1921, A2104
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch

Announced
2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21
Status
Discontinued

Body

Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
 
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass
 
3D Touch

Platform

OS
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot
No
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
 
NVMe

Main Camera

Dual
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera

Single
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Sound

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

Comms

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0

Features

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

Battery

Type
Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)
Charging
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)

Misc

Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models
A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6
SAR
1.16 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price
€ 197.89 / $ 179.68 / £ 149.99

Our Tests

Performance

AnTuTu: 353210 (v7)
GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.516 (sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality
Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 79h

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