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
(Not Released in India)
Apple iPhone X
₹91,900
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

20 Oct, 2019
03 Nov, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Apple A11 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1312x2560 px (FHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP

Battery

3040 mAh
2716 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
NVMe

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(165 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
364,586
AnTuTu Score

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 03, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
iOS v11.0.1

Custom UI

Stock
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Apple A11 Bionic

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

Co-Processor

N/A
M11

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

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

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Brightness

N/A
625 nits

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi
463 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.32 %
80.93 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

141.5 mm
143.6 mm

Width

71.1 mm
70.9 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

185 grams
174 grams

Build Material

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

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

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
13 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes Dual optical image stabilization

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3040 mAh
2716 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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)

SAR Value

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

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

Applications

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