Nothing Phone (1) vs Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (1) Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 193.5g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (1) and Apple iPhone X
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (1)
662 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut95.9 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz240 Hz
Response time2 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (1)
85.9 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (1) and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 512 192
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
1047
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
2955
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10471089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29552918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (1)
641971
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU209288192337
GPU155344122353
Memory129125101238
UX14821491620
NanoReview Score641971507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a21 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3522

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 16 GB 5.3 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:31 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (1)
23:08
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing09:10 h05:31 h
Video Playback13:32 h09:07 h
Games05:14 h03:35 h
Standby Mode115 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX766Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.561/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (1)
121
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Nothing Phone (1)
112
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (1)
114
Apple iPhone X
97
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom78n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.13 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Apple iPhone X
92

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (1)
84.3 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (1) the clear winner in this comparison.

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