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."
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
| CPU | Apple A11 Bionic · 2.39 GHz |
|---|---|
| Cores | 6 |
| Memory (RAM) | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Display | 5.8" Super Retina OLED, 2436×1125 |
| GPU | Apple 3-core GPU |
| Ports | Lightning |
| Weight | 174 g |
| Dimensions | 143.6×70.9×7.7 mm |
| Operating system | iOS 11 |
| Released | November 3, 2017 |
| Discontinued | September 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