Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 13 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 13 Pro, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 48 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
- Weighs 30 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (828K versus 356K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 56% higher maximum brightness (1055 against 678 nits)
- Shows 15% longer battery life (85 vs 74 hours)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 4-years newer
- Comes with 379 mAh larger battery capacity: 3095 vs 2716 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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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 | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 86% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 510 Hz |
| Response time | 2.2 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.65 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 174 gramm (6.14 oz) | 204 gramm (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max. clock | 2390 MHz | 3200 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 1.82 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.223 GHz: Avalanche |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | - | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~325 GFLOPS | - |
| RAM size | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 101650 | 210935 |
| GPU | 127329 | 340167 |
| Memory | 55078 | 146331 |
| UX | 75192 | 131504 |
| Total score | 356456 | 828645 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 62% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 57 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3561 | 9630 |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.2) | iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 15.2) |
| OS size | 5.3 GB | 15.2 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2716 mAh | 3095 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 20 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 | 1:38 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| 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 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 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 |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Sensor: 1/1.66", Sony IMX703 (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 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus |
| 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 13 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3472 x 2063 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 18 |
| 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 2021 |
| Release date | November 2017 | September 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.87 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.97 W/kg | 0.98 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 |
*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 13 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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