Screen size
iPhone 16eWinner: 6.1"+4.9%
iPhone X5.8"
Quick verdict
iPhone 16e leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
iPhone 16e
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
iPhone X
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPhone 16e
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone X
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
iPhone 16e
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone X
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPhone 16e
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone X
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsiPhone X
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
iPhone 16e
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
iPhone X
-
Speed
iPhone 16e
HSPA, LTE, 5G
iPhone X
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPhone 16e
2025, February 19
iPhone X
2017, September 12. Released 2017, November 03
Status
iPhone 16e
Available. Released 2025, February 28
iPhone X
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPhone 16e
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
iPhone X
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
iPhone 16e
167 g (5.89 oz)
iPhone X
174 g (6.14 oz)
Build
iPhone 16e
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
iPhone X
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame
SIM
iPhone 16e
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
iPhone X
Nano-SIM
Other
iPhone 16e
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
iPhone X
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Type
iPhone 16e
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
iPhone X
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM)
Size
iPhone 16e
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone X
5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPhone 16e
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
iPhone X
1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
iPhone 16e
Ceramic Shield glass, Mohs level 4
iPhone X
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone X
3D Touch
OS
iPhone 16e
iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.2.1
iPhone X
iOS 11.1.1, up to iOS 16.7.12
Chipset
iPhone 16e
Apple A18 (3 nm)
iPhone X
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU
iPhone 16e
Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
iPhone X
Hexa-core 2.39 GHz (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
iPhone 16e
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
iPhone X
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Card slot
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone X
No
Internal
iPhone 16e
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
iPhone X
64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
Other
iPhone 16e
NVMe
iPhone X
NVMe
Single
iPhone 16e
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
iPhone X
-
Features
iPhone 16e
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
iPhone X
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), panorama, HDR
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
iPhone X
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Dual
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone X
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Single
iPhone 16e
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
iPhone X
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
iPhone 16e
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
iPhone X
HDR
Video
iPhone 16e
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR
iPhone X
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPhone 16e
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone X
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone X
No
WLAN
iPhone 16e
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
iPhone X
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPhone 16e
5.3, A2DP, LE
iPhone X
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
iPhone 16e
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
iPhone X
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
iPhone 16e
Yes
iPhone X
Yes
Radio
iPhone 16e
No
iPhone X
No
USB
iPhone 16e
USB Type-C 2.0
iPhone X
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPhone 16e
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
iPhone X
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
iPhone 16e
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
iPhone X
-
Type
iPhone 16e
Li-Ion 4005 mAh
iPhone X
Li-Ion 2716 mAh, non-removable (10.35 Wh)
Charging
iPhone 16e
Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)
iPhone X
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min Wireless (Qi)
Talk time
iPhone 16e
-
iPhone X
Up to 21 h (3G)
Colors
iPhone 16e
Black, White
iPhone X
Space Gray, Silver
Models
iPhone 16e
A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5
iPhone X
A1865, A1901, A1902, A1903, iPhone10,3, iPhone10,6
SAR
iPhone 16e
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
iPhone X
1.09 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPhone 16e
1.48 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
iPhone X
-
Price
iPhone 16e
$ 318.48 / C$ 619.00 / £ 398.75 / € 493.99
iPhone X
About 100 EUR