Apple iPhone X Summary and Introduction
One of the vision of the Apple brand is to create an iPhone that is entirely screen, one so immersive the mobile device disappears into experience and so intelligent it can respond to a tap, your voice and even a glance.
With the release of iPhone X that vision is now a reality.
iPhone X was Announced September 2017 and available in stores for purchase.
The Apple device which has a screen size of 5.8 inch super retina screen dazzles the eyes. iPhone X has a curve design which has elegantly rounded corners. It also has an OLED screen with accurate, stunning colors, true black, high brightness and a 1million to 1 contrast ratio.
The battery capacity of iPhone X is not so good as there are smart phones whose battery life lasts longer.
To test the battery capacity a test was carried out as iPhone X was charged full along with other smart phones like iPhone XS Max, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus;
iPhone XS max whose battery was slightly disappointing lasted about 27 hours, Huawei mate 10 pro lasted 50 hours, Samsung S9 plus lasted 26 hours while the iPhone X lasted 30 hours when used at the same rate.
The verdict of this test is that Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a better battery life than both iPhone X and XS max.
iPhone X is Apple’s most exciting flagship ever, it has a futuristic design, a new way to unlock the phone and an edge-to edge OLED screen that is truly drool worthy.
Apple iPhone X Key Specs
| Resolution | 1125 by 2436 pixels |
| Display | 5.8 inches |
| OS | iOS |
| Rear Camera | 12-megapixel |
| Front Camera | 7-megapixel |
| RAM | 3GB RAM |
| microSD Storage | – |
| Battery | 2716mAH |
| Design | Glass and Stainless Steel |
Price: How much does Apple iPhone X cost?
You can get the iPhone X in the US for $1,177while the price on Canada starts at $1,516 depending on online retailer you choose from below.
In Australia, the price starts at $1,567 but the price of iPhone X in UK is £874 while the EU countries can buy iPhone X for €1000.
In Africa, you can buy the iPhone X in Nigeria for ₦424,000 and Kenya for KSh 114,151 while in Asia, specifically India, the price of iPhone X is RS 80,074.
*Prices here don’t reflect latest prices. Go to your favorite ecommerce website to check latest prices or ongoing deals. You can never tell what you might find especially with our top picks below!
Display
It has a dimension measuring 143.6 x 70.9 x7.7mm(5.65 2.79 x 30inch) and weigh 174g. It is a one SIM phone (Nano sim) with front/back glass, stainless steel frame and an IP67 water/dust resistant which can stand water as deep as 1m foe 30minutes.
It also features a super AMOLED capacitive 5.8 inches touchscreen which displays 16million colors with resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels.
The smartphone has a screen to body ratio of 82.9% with aspect ratio of 5:9 and a pixel density of 458ppi.
Its multi touch screen has a scratch resistant glass and an oleophobic coating, it also features dolby vision/HDR 10compliant, wide color gamut display, 3D touch display, 120 Hz touch-sensing and true-tone display.
Design
The Apple mobile device has a super retina screen fills with dazzles the eyes, it is also built with the first OLED screen that rises to the standard of an iPhone with fantastic colors and high brightness which has a 1million to 1 contrast ratio.
The iPhone X build is so fine and has one of the most durable glass ever in a smartphone both front and back, it also have surgical grade stainless steel and water/dust resistance.
It has limited variety of color as it is available only in space gray and silver color.
In regards to sound, Apple iPhone X has alert type such as vibration and proprietary ringtones, loud speaker (stereo speaker) an active noise cancellation with dedicated mic and as with recent iPhones, it does not have a 3.5mm jack.
Performance
iPhone X operates on iOS11 operating system which is upgradable iOS12 and integrate on Apple A11 Bionic on chip set which can be compared to that of snapdragon 835; iPhone X A11 chipset is manufactured by TMSC on the 10nm processing node and chip contains 4.3 billion transistors.
The smartphone has a core processing unit of Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) and a graphic processing unit of Apple GPU (Three core graphics). It has no memory card slot and an internal memory of 64/256GB with3GB RAM.
The Apple iPhone X mobile phone is so secure that you can make your face your password by using the face ID which is a secure and private new way to unlock and authenticate, this face ID is enabled by the true depth camera and is a simple setup.
It has a very good performance as it projects and analyzes more than 30,000 invisible dots to create a precise depth map on your face.
The A11 Bionic is one of the most powerful chips with a neutral engine that is capable of up to 600 billion operations per second. The 4 efficiency cores in the CPU are up to 70 percent faster than A10 fusion and the 2 performance cores are up to 25 percent faster.
Camera
It has a dual rear camera with 12-megapixel which has f/1.8 aperture and 12-megapixel which has f/2.4 aperture, the first camera on the rear is 28mm wide and has OIS and PDAF.
While the second rear camera is 52mm telephoto also has PDAF and 2x optical zoom. The secondary single camera has 7-megapixel which has a f/22 aperture and features HDR.
iPhone X has a tiny space that house some of the most sophisticated technology that the Apple brand has ever developed and this include the camera and sensors that enables face ID.
It also has a new feature in portrait mode and portrait lighting that produces impressive lighting effects. The wide angle and telephoto cameras on iPhone X enables optical zoom, as well as digital zoom which is able to zoom
Battery Capacity and Sensors
The device is powered by a non-removable Li-ion 2716mAh battery.
As most users may know already, battery life of a smartphone varies by use and configuration but the battery pf iPhone X has a custom design that lasts up to two hours between charges than iPhone 7.
The Apple phone features wireless charging therefore with no charging cable the phone can be charged directly from wireless charging stations.
The iPhone X battery lasts up to 21 hours on talk time and up to 60 hours with music play, although much better battery has been seen in other high-end smartphones like the Huawei Mate 10 Pro which stores larger charge and lasts longer; the Huawei Mate 10 pro differs in that it does not feature a wireless charging.
iPhone X supports connectivity such as WLAN with Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/nac, dual band and hotspot, also Bluetooth 5.0 A2DP,LE. it also has GPS with A-GPS,GLONASS, GALALEO and QZSS with NFC and USB 2.0 proprietary reversible connector.
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Apple iPhone X Full Specifications
| Smartphone Design | |
| Device Name | Apple iPhone X, iPhone 10 or iPhone Ten |
| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Released Date | November 2017 |
| Dimensions and Size | 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches) |
| Weight (in grams) | 174 g |
| Colors | Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Number of SIM | One |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Material | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Water Resistance | Yes – iP67 certified |
| Dust Resistance | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Battery Capacity | 2716 mAh |
| Stand-by | – |
| Talk time | Up to 21 h (3G) |
| Fast Charge | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Qi – Built in wireless |
| Display | |
| Screen Type | LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen |
| Screen Size (inches) | 5.8 inches |
| Screen-to-body-ratio | Approximately 82.9% |
| Resolution | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Pixels Per Inch (PPI) | 458 ppi pixel density |
| Colors | 16 million colors |
| Screen Protection | Oleophobic coating, Ion-strengthened glass |
| Software | |
| Operating System | iOS 11 but can be upgraded to iOS 11.0.2 |
| Hardware | |
| Processor Type or Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Processor | Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Internal Storage | 64GB and 256GB |
| Expandable Storage | No |
| Expandable Storage Type | – |
| Maximum Expandable Storage | – |
| Camera | |
| Front or Secondary | 7-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture |
| Rear or Primary | Dual 12-megapixel, f/1.8 & f/2.4 eprture |
| Features | Phase detection autofocus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone), geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Connectivity | |
| Wifi or Wi-Fi | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| GPS | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| NFC | Yes – ApplePay |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 3.0 reversible connector |
| USB On-The-Go | No |
| Headphone | No |
| Networks | |
| Network Technology | GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE |
| 4G LTE | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| Iris scanner | No |
| Fingerprint | Yes – Front mounted |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Proximity | Yes |
| Compass or Magnetometer | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes |
| Heart rate | No |
| SpO2 | No |
| Light Sensor | Yes |
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