Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 14 Pro

46 out of 100
Apple iPhone X
VS
76 out of 100
Apple 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 5 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
  • Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Delivers 198% higher peak brightness (1790 against 600 nits)
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1501K versus 644K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 48% longer battery life (24:20 vs 16:26 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
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Has 2x more RAM: 6GB versus 3GB
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone X and iPhone 14 Pro crucial features
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
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 99% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone X to Apple iPhone 14 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: performance, camera, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 625 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass -
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 86.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% 99.8%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2.2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPhone 14 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
iPhone X
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
600 nits
1790 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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
81.1%
86.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone X and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
SoC
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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 5 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 192 640
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone X and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1075
2961
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2393
7133
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 23942
Single-core score 1075 2961
Multi-core score 2393 7133
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
644307
1501273
CPU 271922 382796
GPU 127700 467517
Memory 110696 178501
UX 133989 472459
Total score 644307 1501273
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 77%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 16 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 4289
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
892
3340
Stability 59% 72%
Graphics test 5 FPS 20 FPS
Graphics score 892 3340
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPhone X
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz)Geekbench 6 GPU5436
📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz)Geekbench 6 CPU1075 / 2393
📘 2026-01-08 -> TangerineGeekbench 6 CPU1105 / 2629
📘 2024-08-21 (I desperately need a new phone)Geekbench 6 CPU858 / 1167
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 (Tannery)AnTuTu 111335615
📘 2026-09-26 (Peltsi74)AnTuTu 111477304
📘 2026-09-21 (Атомная бомба)AnTuTu 111772840
📘 2026-08-31 (LORDroid)AnTuTu 111445126
📘 2026-08-16 (Ronaldo)AnTuTu 111626008

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 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 27)
OS size 5.3 GB -
OS updates - 6 years
Security updates - 6 years

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
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:31 hr 09:41 hr
Watching video 09:07 hr 16:03 hr
Gaming 03:35 hr 05:38 hr
Standby 93 hr 112 hr
General battery life
16:26 hr
24:20 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 8064 x 6048
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 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 24 mm
Sensor Apple iSight Duo Camera Sony IMX803
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 52 mm 77 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX713
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX633
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 1.4 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
101
143
Video quality
149
Generic main camera score
146
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 91
Zoom - 139
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

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 BSI CMOS Sony IMX714
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
145
Photo 88 139
Video 92 154

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
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
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
85.3 dB
89.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2017 September 2022
Release date November 2017 September 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple iPhone 17 Pro
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
*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.

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