iPhone Xs vs iPhone 12

The measurements for the iPhone 12 include a height of 5.78”, a width of 2.82”, a depth of 0.29” and a weight of 5.78 ounces. The iPhone XS measurements include a height of 5.65”, a width of 2.79”, a depth of 0.30”, and a weight of 6.24 ounces. The display size of the iPhone 12 is 6.1 inches versus the 5.8-inch display size of the iPhone XS.

The iPhone XS and iPhone 12 each feature a dual 12MP rear camera setup, but the XS has a telephoto and wide lens, and the 12 has a wide and ultra-wide lens. The iPhone 12 also has several features unavailable on the iPhone XS, including support for Night Mode, Deep Fusion, and HDR video recording with Dolby Vision (up to 4k at 30 fps). The iPhone XS has a 7MP TrueDepth camera on the front, and the iPhone 12 has a 12MP TrueDepth. Similar to the rear camera, the iPhone 12 front camera also has additional features such as 4K video recording (at 24, 25, 30, or 60 fps).

The screen on the iPhone 12 is slightly larger than the screen on the iPhone XS. It is also of higher quality. The iPhone 12 has a 6.1” Super Retina XDR display with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 and a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The iPhone XS has a 5.8” Super Retina HD display with a resolution of 2436 x 1125 and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. Common display features include HDR, True Tone, wide color (P3), and a 625 nits (typical) max brightness.

The iPhone XS and iPhone 12 are both fast-charge capable and support Qi wireless charging. The fast wired charging requires a Lighting cable and 20W wall power adapter. The iPhone 12 also supports Apple MagSafe charging. Otherwise, the iPhone XS battery is able to offer up to 14 hours of video playback time or up to 60 hours of audio playback time, and the iPhone 12 is able to offer up to 17 hours of video playback time or up to 65 hours of audio playback time.