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Apple iPhone X vs SE (2022)

46 out of 100
Apple iPhone X
VS
55 out of 100
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Apple iPhone X
Apple iPhone SE (2022)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.8-inch Apple iPhone X (with Apple A11 Bionic) that was released on September 12, 2017, against the Apple iPhone SE (2022), which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 4 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
  • Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
  • Thinner bezels – 15.8% more screen real estate
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • 40% higher pixel density (458 vs 326 PPI)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1346K versus 644K)
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (17:41 vs 16:26 hours)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A15 Bionic
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • The phone is 4 years and 7 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPhone X and SE (2022) 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 34% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Apple iPhone X and Apple iPhone SE (2022) is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: performance, gaming, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iPhone X
vs
iPhone SE (2022)

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 5.8 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels 750 x 1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
PPI 458 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 625 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 65.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2.2 ms 38 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1655:1
Screen space comparison
iPhone X
5.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
iPhone SE (2022)
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~35% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
iPhone X
600 nits
iPhone SE (2022) +7%
643 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 143.6 mm (5.65 inches) 138.4 mm (5.45 inches)
Width 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) 67.3 mm (2.65 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray White, Black, Red
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
iPhone X +24%
81.1%
iPhone SE (2022)
65.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPhone X and Apple iPhone SE (2022)
SoC
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 2390 MHz 3223 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: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU Apple GPU
GPU shading units 192 640
GPU clock 1066 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPhone X and Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone X
1075
iPhone SE (2022) +124%
2404
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone X
2393
iPhone SE (2022) +152%
6040
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 17777
Single-core score 1075 2404
Multi-core score 2393 6040
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iPhone X
644307
iPhone SE (2022) +109%
1346035
CPU 271922 396583
GPU 127700 363070
Memory 110696 162337
UX 133989 424045
Total score 644307 1346035
Samples Less than 3 [8 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 75%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 11 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2969
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
iPhone X
892
iPhone SE (2022) +168%
2387
Stability 59% 70%
Graphics test 5 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 892 2387
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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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
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Apple iPhone SE (2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111336740
📘 2026-06-19 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111375075
📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic)Geekbench 6 CPU2404 / 6040
📘 2026-06-14 (Bionic)AnTuTu 111362289
📘 2026-03-13 (Mistral)AnTuTu 111342610
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) iOS 15.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
OS size 5.3 GB 12 GB

Battery

Capacity 2716 mAh 2018 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes, Qi (7.5 W) Yes
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:31 hr 07:07 hr
Watching video 09:07 hr 10:31 hr
Gaming 03:35 hr 03:43 hr
Standby 93 hr 87 hr
General battery life
iPhone X
16:26 hr
iPhone SE (2022) +8%
17:41 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Quad LED Quad 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)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Apple iSight Duo Camera -
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 52 mm -
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
iPhone X
101
iPhone SE (2022) +25%
126
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 50
Preview - 71
Zoom - 29
Samples Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone SE (2022) from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 7 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 3472 x 2063 3088 x 2320
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 32 mm -
Sensor BSI CMOS -
Autofocus Phase autofocus -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 88 -
Video 92 -

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
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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
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
iPhone X
85.3 dB
iPhone SE (2022) +1%
85.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2017 March 2022
Release date November 2017 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $429
Successor - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple iPhone 16e
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
- Fingerprint
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 SE (2022) is definitely a better buy.

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