Screen size
iPhone 17Winner: 6.3"+7.9%
iPhone XS5.8"
Quick verdict
iPhone 17 leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
iPhone 17
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
iPhone XS
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 17
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
iPhone XS
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 17
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
iPhone XS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 17
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
iPhone XS
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
equal specsThickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑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 XS
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 - A2097, 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 - A1920, A2100
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 XS
-
Speed
iPhone 17
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
iPhone XS
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 17
2025, September 09
iPhone XS
2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21
Status
iPhone 17
Available. Released 2025, September 19
iPhone XS
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 17
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone XS
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
iPhone 17
177 g (6.24 oz)
iPhone XS
177 g (6.24 oz)
Build
iPhone 17
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back
iPhone XS
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
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 XS
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Other
iPhone 17
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone XS
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m 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 XS
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
iPhone 17
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone XS
5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 17
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone XS
1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 17
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5
iPhone XS
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
iPhone 17
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone XS
3D Touch
OS
iPhone 17
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone XS
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 18.7
Chipset
iPhone 17
Apple A19 (3 nm)
iPhone XS
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU
iPhone 17
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
iPhone XS
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU
iPhone 17
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
iPhone XS
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XS
No
Internal
iPhone 17
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone XS
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
Other
iPhone 17
NVMe
iPhone XS
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 XS
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
iPhone 17
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
iPhone XS
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 XS
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single
iPhone 17
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone XS
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 XS
HDR
Video
iPhone 17
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
iPhone XS
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Loudspeaker
iPhone 17
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone XS
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XS
No
WLAN
iPhone 17
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
iPhone XS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 17
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone XS
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 17
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone XS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 17
Yes
iPhone XS
Yes
Radio
iPhone 17
No
iPhone XS
No
USB
iPhone 17
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
iPhone XS
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 17
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone XS
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 XS
-
Type
iPhone 17
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
iPhone XS
Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 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 XS
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Colors
iPhone 17
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
iPhone XS
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models
iPhone 17
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521
iPhone XS
A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2
SAR
iPhone 17
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
iPhone XS
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 17
1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone XS
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Price
iPhone 17
$ 849.99 / £ 729.00 / € 857.79
iPhone XS
About 190 EUR