iPhone · Retina & Beyond · 2017

iPhone X

Ten years in, Apple tore up its template: an all-screen OLED front (notch and all), Face ID instead of Touch ID, and gestures instead of a Home button. Pronounced "ten."

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iPhone X: key facts

When was the iPhone X released?

The iPhone X was released in November 3, 2017. Apple discontinued it in September 2018.

How much did the iPhone X cost?

The iPhone X launched at $999 in 2017 — about $1,279 in today’s money (approximate, US CPI).

What are the iPhone X’s specs?

The iPhone X used a Apple A11 Bionic running at 2.39 GHz, with 3 GB of memory and 64 GB of storage. It ran iOS 11.

Why does the iPhone X matter?

First edge-to-edge OLED iPhone, first Face ID, first Neural Engine, no Home button — and the first $1,000 phone.

Full specifications

CPUApple A11 Bionic · 2.39 GHz
Cores6
Memory (RAM)3 GB
Storage64 GB
Display5.8" Super Retina OLED, 2436×1125
GPUApple 3-core GPU
PortsLightning
Weight174 g
Dimensions143.6×70.9×7.7 mm
Operating systemiOS 11
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017
DiscontinuedSeptember 2018
Launch price$999

How the iPhone X compares to today

A 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro has about 5.3× more memory than this device shipped with.

At 2.39 GHz, the clock is roughly 1.3× slower than a single performance core of a 16 GB Apple Silicon MacBook Pro — and that is before counting cores, width and IPC.

This held about 16,400 modern phone photos — a respectable library even today.

Launched at $999 in 2017 — about $1,279 in today’s money (approx., US CPI).

Cross-architecture speed figures are clock-only and approximate; inflation figures use US CPI.

Did you know?

The notch became the most-argued design element of the decade — and stuck around for six years.

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Last updated: 2026-06-25