iOS on iPhone X vs XS

I have an iPhone X and my wife has an iPhone XS. My phone is only running OS 16.7.5 but my wifes phone is running 17.3.1. I have seen comments that the X cannot run anything further than OS 16 but if that is the case why is my wifes phone running OS 17? I would have thought the limitations would be across the entire series of X phones?

iPhone X, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 10, 2024 1:33 PM

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Feb 10, 2024 1:41 PM in response to Paul Tabone1

iPhone X cannot run iOS 17.


iPhone XR and XS and higher models can.


Can't explain decisions made by Apple, but I suspect it has to do with the fact that the XR and XS were introduced almost a year after the X, so different hardware in the XR and XS.

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