Apple iPhone XS vs Nokia 9 PureView

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  9 PureView: 5 g lighter

  iPhone XS:

  177 g

  9 PureView:

  172 g

• Width

  iPhone XS: 4.1 mm narrower

  iPhone XS:

  70.9 mm

  9 PureView:

  75 mm

• Chipset

  iPhone XS:

  Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

  9 PureView:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Height

  iPhone XS: 11.4 mm shorter

  iPhone XS:

  143.6 mm

  9 PureView:

  155 mm

• Release year

  iPhone XS:

  2018

  9 PureView:

  2019

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Height:

   143.6 mm

   Width:

   70.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. 9 PureView

   Height:

   155 mm +11.4 mm versus iPhone XS

   Width:

   75 mm +4.1 mm versus iPhone XS

   Depth:

   8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   82.6 cm²

2. 2. 9 PureView

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

9 PureView has approximately 12.1% more rectangular screen area than iPhone XS.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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