Screen size
iPhone 17Winner: 6.3"+3.2%
iPhone XR6.1"
Quick verdict
iPhone 17 leads the measured specs 17-0.
Measured wins
iPhone 17
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
iPhone XR
0
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone XR
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 17
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone XR
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 17
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone XR
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPhone 17
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specs1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520, 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, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521
iPhone XR
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
5G bands
iPhone 17
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521
iPhone XR
-
Speed
iPhone 17
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone XR
HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 17
2025, September 09
iPhone XR
2018, September 12. Released 2018, October 26
Status
iPhone 17
Available. Released 2025, September 19
iPhone XR
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 17
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone XR
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm (5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight
iPhone 17
177 g (6.24 oz)
iPhone XR
194 g (6.84 oz)
Build
iPhone 17
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back
iPhone XR
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM
iPhone 17
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone XR
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Other
iPhone 17
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone XR
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 17
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
iPhone XR
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
iPhone 17
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone XR
6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone XR
828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
iPhone XR
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
iPhone 17
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone XR
-
OS
iPhone 17
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone XR
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset
iPhone 17
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone XR
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU
iPhone 17
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
iPhone XR
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU
iPhone 17
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone XR
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XR
No
Internal
iPhone 17
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone XR
64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17
NVMe
iPhone XR
NVMe
Dual
iPhone 17
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
iPhone XR
-
Features
iPhone 17
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone XR
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single
iPhone 17
-
iPhone XR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS
Single
iPhone 17
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone XR
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone 17
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone XR
HDR
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone XR
1080p@60fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone XR
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XR
No
WLAN
iPhone 17
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
iPhone XR
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone XR
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone XR
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 17
Yes
iPhone XR
Yes
Radio
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XR
No
USB
iPhone 17
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
iPhone XR
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 17
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone XR
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 17
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone XR
-
Type
iPhone 17
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
iPhone XR
Li-Ion 2942 mAh, non-removable (11.16 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 17
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired
iPhone XR
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Colors
iPhone 17
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
iPhone XR
Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White
Models
iPhone 17
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521
iPhone XR
A2105, A1984, A2107, A2108, A2106, iPhone11,8
SAR
iPhone 17
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
1.13 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 17
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone XR
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 17
$ 849.99 / £ 729.00 / € 857.79
iPhone XR
About 150 EUR