The listing linked on this page is an iPhone X, 256GB, Space Gray. The title says fully unlocked. The page did not label the phone renewed or used. It is not an iPhone XR or an iPhone XS.
Searchers still type iPhone 10 when they mean the iPhone X. Apple never shipped a phone with the numeral 10 on the box. The 2017 model is spelled iPhone X, and it is the phone that introduced the edge-to-edge OLED and Face ID and dropped the home button. Black Friday listings that say “iPhone 10” are only useful when the spec line says iPhone X and not iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max.
The iPhone X has a 5.8-inch Super Retina OLED display, the A11 Bionic chip, and a stainless-steel frame with glass on the front and back. Face ID replaces Touch ID. There is no home button. The rear cameras are two 12-megapixel lenses, wide and telephoto. It is IP67 for splash and brief immersion, a step below the IP68 rating on later Pros. Storage was 64GB or 256GB. The connector is Lightning. There is no headphone jack. In 2026 this is an old phone, and the honest reason to buy one is a small OLED iPhone at a low ask, not a belief that it is a current flagship under a different name.
X, XR, XS, and XS Max
The XR is the aluminum phone with an LCD, a single rear camera, and a choice of bright colors. It is not an iPhone X. The XS is the closer sibling: same 5.8-inch OLED idea, a newer A12 chip, and IP68. The XS Max is the 6.5-inch version of the XS. If you want the original X, the listing has to exclude those three names. A photo of a notch is not enough, because all of them have a notch.
Battery health dominates any purchase this old. A 2017 battery that was never replaced will not hold a day. A replaced battery is only a plus if the seller says so and the phone still passes Face ID and does not show a service warning you cannot accept. 64GB is tight for a phone you intend to use as a daily device with photos and apps. 256GB is the configuration that still makes sense if you find one. Neither storage size turns the A11 into a newer chip.
Unlocked versus carrier-locked still matters. A phone this old may already be paid off and unlocked, and it may also be iCloud locked by a previous owner. Activation Lock is the failure that makes the device useless. Power it on and reach the setup screen before you call the purchase done. Prefer a seller with a return window. Black Friday return rules are sometimes shorter than the rest of the year. Read them.
iPhone 10 (iPhone X) Black Friday Deals 2026: what you are actually buying
You are buying a small OLED phone with Face ID, a dual camera, Lightning, and no home button, on a chip from 2017. You are not buying years of brand-new iOS features. Apple’s support list is the authority on whether this model still receives current major releases. Check that list before you depend on a new iOS version, because the window is tied to the model, not to the day you pay. Apps that require a newer system will not install. That limit is the main reason many people should buy a newer iPhone instead, even a plain iPhone 13, if they want a daily phone.
The reasons to choose the X anyway are the size and the price you can verify on a real listing. It is smaller in the hand than the later Pro Max phones, and the OLED is still an OLED. It is a poor choice as a gift for someone who needs a long update life, a bright 120Hz screen, or a USB-C port. It is also a poor choice if the battery percentage is a mystery.
Test Face ID, both cameras, the speaker, the Lightning port, and the side button. Look at the OLED for burn-in. Look at the glass for cracks under a case the seller left on. A swollen battery can push the display. Do not ignore a lifted screen because the title said unlocked. Move your number only after the phone is on your Apple ID and the previous owner is gone.
Skip listings that say iPhone 10 and then describe an LCD or a single camera. Those are XR traits, or traits of some other phone entirely. The product is the iPhone X: 5.8-inch OLED, A11, dual 12-megapixel cameras, Face ID, stainless steel, Lightning, 64GB or 256GB. Black Friday is a possible week to buy a tested, unlocked example if you already know you want this older model. It is a bad week to learn the difference between X and XR after the return window has closed. Say iPhone X when you order, even if you searched for iPhone 10.
When the phone arrives, check the model in Settings before you move a number or send your current phone away. The legal line should say iPhone X, not XR or XS. Confirm the storage matches 64GB or 256GB as ordered. Set up Face ID, take a photo with each rear camera, and charge from a Lightning cable you trust. Look at the OLED on a gray image for burn-in from an old navigation bar, and look along the glass for a lift that suggests a swollen battery. If any of that fails, use the return window while it is still open. Holiday shipping weeks are when the window is shortest and when a tired 2017 battery is easiest to overlook. A working iPhone X is a small stainless OLED phone. A listing that only said iPhone 10 did not change the hardware, and the settings screen is where you prove which phone you received. If the name is wrong, stop and return it before any trade-in leaves your hands. A correct iPhone X will show that name, Face ID, and the storage you ordered.
