Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 14 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.8-inch Apple iPhone X (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 60 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
- Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1362K versus 422K)
- Delivers 196% higher peak brightness (1798 against 607 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 60% longer battery life (36:09 vs 22:33 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A16 Bionic
- The phone is 5-years newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Comes with 484 mAh larger battery capacity: 3200 vs 2716 mAh
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1125 x 2436 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 625 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 87% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2.2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2390 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple A11 GPU | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1066 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 114085 | 320177 |
| GPU | 91682 | 462876 |
| Memory | 97456 | 251434 |
| UX | 117666 | 323335 |
| Total score | 422603 | 1362268 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.7 °C | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | 63% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3524 | 9874 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| OS size | 5.3 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 2716 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:41 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:08 hr | 12:35 hr |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:04 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Duo Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3472 x 2063 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 32 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | No | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 16 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2017 | September 2022 |
| Release date | November 2017 | September 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.87 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.97 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.