Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 16 Pro Max
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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 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 7 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
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
- Weighs 53 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.7 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1750K versus 644K)
- Delivers 198% higher peak brightness (1790 against 600 nits)
- Shows 113% longer battery life (35:01 vs 16:26 hours)
- Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1969 mAh larger battery capacity: 4685 vs 2716 mAh
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Thinner bezels – 11.2% more screen real estate
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 5.8 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1125 x 2436 pixels | 1320 x 2868 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% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2.2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
iPhone X
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~41% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 2390 MHz | 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1066 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 1075 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 2393 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 271922 | 508577 |
| GPU | 127700 | 540541 |
| Memory | 110696 | 191233 |
| UX | 133989 | 509980 |
| Total score | 644307 | 1750331 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7448 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 892 | - |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPhone X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5436 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (alwayssonqz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1075 / 2393 |
| 📘 2026-01-08 -> Tangerine | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1105 / 2629 |
| 📘 2024-08-21 (I desperately need a new phone) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 858 / 1167 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> Rappzzzz | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday) | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1692383 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS size | 5.3 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 2716 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 05:31 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 09:07 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 03:35 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 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: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 52 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 130 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 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) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 88 | 149 |
| Video | 92 | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | - |
| 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 2024 |
| Release date | November 2017 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1199 |
| Successor | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | 0.87 W/kg | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.97 W/kg | 1.45 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 |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*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 16 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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