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iPhone X

Released November 2017

The iPhone X is Apple's 2017 tenth-anniversary iPhone, the first with a 5.8-inch all-screen OLED display, Face ID instead of a Home button, and a glass and stainless steel design with dual 12-megapixel cameras, suited to anyone comparing older Face ID iPhones before upgrading.

Screen: 5.8″
Display: OLED, 60 Hz
Chip: A11 Bionic
Memory: 3 GB
Storage: 64 GB – 256 GB
Main camera: 12 MP
Zoom: 2×
Battery: 2,716 mAh
Weight: 174 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the iPhone X's OLED screen is superb and its all-screen design a turning point, with a much better telephoto camera and Face ID that works well. TechRadar and Trusted Reviews criticise the very high price; CNET found the glass body fragile and battery life shorter than the 8 Plus's, while Trusted Reviews rated battery life highly.

From techradar.com, cnet.com and trustedreviews.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 5.8″
Resolution: 2436 × 1125
Sharpness: 463 pixels per inch
Panel: OLED
Refresh rate: 60 Hz
Peak brightness: 625 nits
Display type: Super Retina HD display; 5.8-inch (diagonal) all-screen OLED Multi-Touch display with rounded corners; 5.85 inches measured as a standard rectangle
Pixel density: 458 ppi
Brightness detail: 625 cd/m² max brightness (typical)
Screen protection: Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Display features: HDR display; True Tone; wide colour display (P3); 3D Touch; 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)

Performance

Chip: A11 Bionic
Memory: 3 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
CPU: A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture and embedded M11 motion coprocessor; six-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) (GSMArena); 3 GB of SK hynix LPDDR4X RAM (iFixit)
GPU: Apple-designed three-core GPU (GSMArena)
AI engine: Neural Engine

Cameras

Main camera: 12 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Telephoto camera: 12 MP
Optical zoom: 2×
Front camera: 7 MP
Main camera: 12MP wide-angle, ƒ/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation, six-element lens, quad-LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync
Telephoto camera: 12MP telephoto, ƒ/2.4 aperture, optical image stabilisation, 2x optical zoom (GSMArena)
Front camera: 7MP TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash
Zoom: Optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x (photos) and 6x (video)
Video recording: 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 30 or 60 fps; 720p at 30 fps; optical image stabilisation for video; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; time-lapse with stabilisation; 8MP stills while recording 4K
Front video: 1080p HD
Camera features: Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting (beta) on both rear and front cameras; Animoji; Live Photos with stabilisation; auto HDR; panorama (up to 63MP); HEIF and JPEG

Battery and charging

Battery: 2,716 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim): Up to 13 hours
Wireless charging: Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail: Lasts up to 2 hours longer than iPhone 7; talk time up to 21 hours; internet use up to 12 hours; wireless video playback up to 13 hours; wireless audio playback up to 60 hours; 3.81 V, 10.35 Wh, 2,716 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging: Up to 50% in 30 minutes (fast-charge capable)
Wireless charging: Works with Qi-certified chargers

Design

Type: Standard
Weight: 174 g
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Height × width: 143.6 × 70.9 mm
Water and dust resistance: IP67
Materials: All-glass front and back with a surgical-grade stainless steel band
Colours: Space Grey, Silver
Buttons: Side button; volume buttons; Ring/Silent switch
Water resistance detail: IP67 under IEC standard 60529
Biometrics: Face ID, enabled by the TrueDepth camera
Sensors: Face ID; barometer; three-axis gyro; accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor

Software

Operating system: iOS
Software at launch: iOS 11

Connectivity

Mobile network: Model A1901: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; FDD-LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66); TD-LTE (bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41); VoLTE; Wi-Fi calling
SIM: Nano-SIM (GSMArena)
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11ac with MIMO
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0
NFC: NFC with reader mode
USB: Lightning connector; video mirroring and video out up to 1080p through the Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Positioning: Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation

Storage options

Storage
64 GB
256 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

5.8-inch Super Retina HD OLED display at 458 ppi with HDR and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
Face ID with the TrueDepth camera, Animoji and front-camera Portrait mode
Dual 12MP wide and telephoto cameras, both with optical image stabilisation

Cons

64GB or 256GB only
No headphone jack
174 g, against 148 g for the iPhone 8

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Main camera	Zoom	Battery	Weight	Released
AppleiPhone 8 Plus	5.5″	LCD, 60 Hz	A11 Bionic	3 GB	64 GB – 256 GB	12 MP	2×	2,691 mAh	202 g	Sept 2017
AppleiPhone XS	5.8″	OLED, 60 Hz	A12 Bionic	4 GB	64 GB – 512 GB	12 MP	2×	2,659 mAh	177 g	Sept 2018
AppleiPhone 7 Plus	5.5″	LCD, 60 Hz	A10 Fusion	3 GB	32 GB – 256 GB	12 MP	2×	2,900 mAh	188 g	Sept 2016

Newer model: iPhone XS.

Sources

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