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iPhone X Weight of iPhone X
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Have to add my two cents. Went to my sisters house on Christmas Day for breakfast. We were comparing phones. She has the iPhone X silver 64Gb Verizon and I have space black 64Gb T-mobile. Hers definitely feels a lot heavier. Everyone there agreed but I know that’s far from definitive.
Apple's own published specifications for the iPhone X say that it weighs 174 grams, but with the footnote that "Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process."
This begs a couple of questions:
1. Has anyone noticed a size difference? I can't imagine there would actually be any size difference. That might make one model more difficult to fit into cases than another. Unless there are almost imperceptible size differences between space gray and silver because of a difference in materials (I would expect this to impact weight more though).
2. Has anyone used a scale to compare the weight between 64 vs 256 models, silver vs space gray, or between AT&T and Verizon models? Actual numbers to counter or confirm perception?
One thing is for sure: A number of people have described the iPhone X as a heavy smartphone. Going from an iPhone 6 to the X, I honestly didn't think of the iPhone X as heavy. I thought it felt a bit more solid, and of course it felt heavier than my 6... but not in a burdensome way. My wife, who also has an iPhone 6, said she was surprised at how heavy the iPhone X feels.
If anything could account for a weight difference, I would think it would be a difference in battery capacity. The iFixit teardown found that the iPhone X is the first to pack two batteries into the phone, and together they provide more battery capacity than even the 8 Plus, but less than the Galaxy Note 8. Of course the 64 GB flash memory module is going to be a different model than the 256 GB flash memory, but the weight difference should be slight. Perhaps the 256 comes with slightly more battery capacity? The iFixit teardown uses a 64 GB model.
Whatever the actual differences, it's hard for me to imagine someone returning an iPhone X because it's too heavy. I think it probably takes very little time to get used to the shape and weight even if you are coming from a much smaller and lighter model.
This begs a couple of questions:
1. Has anyone noticed a size difference? I can't imagine there would actually be any size difference. That might make one model more difficult to fit into cases than another. Unless there are almost imperceptible size differences between space gray and silver because of a difference in materials (I would expect this to impact weight more though).
2. Has anyone used a scale to compare the weight between 64 vs 256 models, silver vs space gray, or between AT&T and Verizon models? Actual numbers to counter or confirm perception?
One thing is for sure: A number of people have described the iPhone X as a heavy smartphone. Going from an iPhone 6 to the X, I honestly didn't think of the iPhone X as heavy. I thought it felt a bit more solid, and of course it felt heavier than my 6... but not in a burdensome way. My wife, who also has an iPhone 6, said she was surprised at how heavy the iPhone X feels.
If anything could account for a weight difference, I would think it would be a difference in battery capacity. The iFixit teardown found that the iPhone X is the first to pack two batteries into the phone, and together they provide more battery capacity than even the 8 Plus, but less than the Galaxy Note 8. Of course the 64 GB flash memory module is going to be a different model than the 256 GB flash memory, but the weight difference should be slight. Perhaps the 256 comes with slightly more battery capacity? The iFixit teardown uses a 64 GB model.
Whatever the actual differences, it's hard for me to imagine someone returning an iPhone X because it's too heavy. I think it probably takes very little time to get used to the shape and weight even if you are coming from a much smaller and lighter model.
Noticeably in what sense? Heavy to the hand or heavy if you put them on a scale? Remember, water resistant seals are made from glue and gaskets. Hence, any deviation of glue or rubber around seals can create tiny weight variations. However, this variations should not be more than 1-2 grams difference between devices.
My recommendation is to measure its weight using a gram scale.
More GBs mean heavier weight... it's carrying an additional 192 GBs!
But what if you aren't using those extra GB?
This article explains why flash memory that is storing more data weighs ever so slightly more than it would empty. And why full batteries technically weigh more than empty ones:
https://www.cultofmac.com/299069/ipad-filled-apps-weighs-one-nothing-installed/
Of course the differences are not anything we can actually detect with our hands and arms.
As I have said a few times throughout this old thread that keeps coming back to life. It’s noticeable to me and my girlfriend. Same storage but different colors. So it is not the GBs. I’ve also said I’m not really that passionate or adamant about getting them on a scale. If I had one I would. I was simply asking if anyone noticed and was remarking on how the Apple website noted that weights vary by configuration.
Especially with the glass back design, Stainless bands and internal added wireless charging capabilities, that certainly added to the weight.
But what if you aren't using those extra GB?
This article explains why flash memory that is storing more data weighs ever so slightly more than it would empty. And why full batteries technically weigh more than empty ones:
https://www.cultofmac.com/299069/ipad-filled-apps-weighs-one-nothing-installed/
Of course the differences are not anything we can actually detect with our hands and arms.
Let's send our phones to CERN for the answers about weight differences!
Has anyone actually weighed the phones? A digital kitchen scale should be good enough to tell the difference, if the difference is enough to feel by hand. If a kitchen scale can't detect it, then a human is most likely imagining the difference.
At very high precision, they might be different, but it wouldn't be enough for a person to detect.
At very high precision, they might be different, but it wouldn't be enough for a person to detect.
The problem is coordinating the cooperation of owners of various models who are willing to meet, remove cases, and weigh-in. We need someone who works at an Apple store, mobile store, Best Buy, etc. to conduct our experiment!
I might do it this weekend. Would one of those scales for drug dealers they sell at gas stations work?The problem is coordinating the cooperation of owners of various models who are willing to meet, remove cases, and weigh-in. We need someone who works at an Apple store, mobile store, Best Buy, etc. to conduct our experiment!
Ha! Probably... I think any "food" scale would work. Many of the $10 scales don't do fractions of a gram (1 gram being the most precise unit of measure they offer) but some of them will do hundredths of a gram or ounce. If the weight difference is less than a gram, I'm not sure I care. A typical $10 food scale might not be able to detect some minute differences anyway. Nobody is going to feel a weight difference in their hands between a 174g phone and a 173.5g phone..
If you work in a store that is close to a restaurant or coffee house (my local AT&T store is next to a Starbucks), they would probably let you borrow a food or coffee scale for a half hour. Although everything is so automated and prepackaged at Starbucks these days that they may not have one.
For me, since I started this, I really only care to know or prove whether my SG is heavier than my girlfriends silver.