Essential Phone PH-1 vs Apple iPhone X

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Comparing the Essential Phone PH-1 vs Apple iPhone X across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Essential Phone PH-1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Apple iPhone X runs at 2.39 GHz, making Essential Phone PH-1 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone X offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 5.7 inches, making Apple iPhone X the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone X features a OLED display compared to Essential Phone PH-1's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone X the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone X offers 12 MP, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone X offers 7 MP, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3040 mAh, while Apple iPhone X offers 2716 mAh, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone X the better option for storage.

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Essential Phone PH-1
₹44,990
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₹91,900
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Summary

Release Date

20 Oct, 2019
03 Nov, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED
1312x2560 px (FHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

3040 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
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

N/A
4/5
(165 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
364,586
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
8 More Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 03, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
iOS v11.0.1
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Stock
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
Hexa Core

2.39 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

N/A
M11
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
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
364,586
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

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1312x2560 px (FHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi
463 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.32 %
80.93 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch
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

141.5 mm
143.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

71.1 mm
70.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

185 grams
174 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle22 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes Dual optical image stabilization
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @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
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3040 mAh
2716 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
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

128 GB
64 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
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

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A

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

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
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

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

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

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