Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone Xc

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone Xc across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone Xc runs at a higher processing speed of 2.53 GHz, while Apple iPhone 7 runs at 2.34 GHz, making Apple iPhone Xc the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone Xc offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Apple iPhone Xc the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 7 features a IPS LCD display compared to Apple iPhone Xc's LCD, making Apple iPhone 7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone Xc feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone Xc feature a 7 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Apple iPhone Xc offers a higher battery capacity with 2716 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Apple iPhone Xc better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone Xc offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016
20 Feb, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A10 Fusion
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.53 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
7 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1960 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(106,363 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10
iOS v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Hexa Core

2.53 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M10 motion
M11
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus
N/A
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
463 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.47 %
N/A
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

138.3 mm
N/A
150.83 mm

Width

67.1 mm
N/A
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm
N/A
7.99 mm

Weight

138 grams
N/A
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
12 MP
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 240 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
7 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1960 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
N/A
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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