iPhone XS
 iPhone XS in Silver | |
| Brand | Apple |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Foxconn |
| Availability by region | United States September 21, 2018 |
| Predecessor | iPhone X |
| Successor | iPhone 11 Pro |
| Related | iPhone XR |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Bar |
| Operating system | iOS 12 |
| System on chip | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Memory | 4 GB[1] |
| Storage | 64 GB 256 GB 512 GB |
| Data inputs | Lightning connector |
| Display | 5.8 in (15 cm) (XS) 6.5 in (17 cm) (XS Max) Super Retina HD Display with True Tone |
| Rear camera | 12 MP dual wide-angle and telephoto lenses |
| Front camera | 7 MP TrueDepth |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.0 802.11ac (Wi-Fi) NFC Gigabit LTE |
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max (pronounced "ten S" and "ten S Max") are smartphones sold by Apple Inc. The two phone models were announced on September 12, 2018, at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Along with the lower-cost iPhone XR, they are succeeding the iPhone X that was released in 2017. The XS and XS Max are available in silver, space gray, and gold, with 64, 256, or 512 GB storage options. The XS has a 5.8″ OLED screen, while the Max has a 6.5″ OLED screen, the biggest on any iPhone ever. The XS sells starting at US $999, while the XS Max starts at US $1,099.
Both models contain a notch that holds the front camera into place and also lack a home button, like the previous iPhone X.
The XS, XS Max, and XR are the first iPhones to not include a Lightning-to-3.5 mm audio adapter. Lightning-to-3.5 mm audio adapters can only be bought separately.
Pre-orders for the phones began on September 14, 2018, with the phones available to the public on September 21.[2]
Software
[change | change source]The iPhone XS and XS Max used iOS 12 for the first time. They could upgrade to other versions like iOS 13, iOS 14, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17 or iOS 18 when they came out.[3] iPhone XS and XS Max cannot install iOS 26 because of old hardware. On December 12, 2025, Apple released iOS 18 security updates quickly to stop attackers hacking these phones.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "New iPhone XS, XS Max and XR benchmarked, RAM revealed". GSMArena. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ "iPhone". Apple.
- ↑ "iOS 18 is available today, making iPhone more personal and capable than ever". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ Owen, Malcolm. "iPhone XS, iPhone XR, Apple TV HD get critical security updates". AppleInsider. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
Other websites
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