{"id":2854,"date":"2022-06-23T02:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T02:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/new-iphone-x-review-iphone-x-first-impressions-iphone\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T02:30:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T02:30:29","slug":"new-iphone-x-review-iphone-x-first-impressions-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/new-iphone-x-review-iphone-x-first-impressions-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"New iPhone X Review, iPhone X first impressions, iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Apple\u2019s iPhone X is chock-full of new technologies and features, and it has a modern, elegant design that I feel will stand the test of time. But it is also more expensive than any other mainstream smartphone. And it has a few bad design choices that may limit its appeal.<\/p>\n

Design<\/h2>\n

The iPhone X design is controversial but no less iconic than that of the design that first debuted with the iPhone 4. It has an ageless quality and is as much a work of art as it is a carefully-crafted tool.<\/p>\n

You can see this instantly when you view the iPhone X next to its dated-looking siblings, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. There is no comparison. The very existence of the iPhone X makes older iPhone designs look pedestrian and old-fashioned. You see the future in this design.<\/p>\n

Granted, other smartphone makers delivered what is now correctly viewed as the standard for modern flagships\u2014tall, 18:9-ish displays with tiny bezels\u2014well before Apple did with the iPhone X.<\/p>\n

And some smartphones even offer more technically impressive designs. Samsung\u2019s flagships offer displays that gracefully curve around the edges of the device, creating a truly bezel-less effect. And few phones stick an ungainly notch into the top of the display, ruining the infinity pool effect.<\/p>\n

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The notch is a problem. We must discuss the notch.<\/p>\n

The notch is the wrong decision, and it\u2019s one that Apple, and iPhone users, will now need to deal with for years. And it is the wrong decision on a number of levels.<\/p>\n

From a looks perspective, the notch is an unnecessary, jarring interruption of an otherwise beautiful looking visual design. There is an elegance to the curves of the display and the surrounding frame, which match each other perfectly \u2026 except for that notch. It\u2019s an affront. An intrusion. And despite assurances from some others I know who own the iPhone X\u2014opinions differ on this one, apparently\u2014you never really do get used to it. It\u2019s like a mote in your eye, always in the way.<\/p>\n

Apple should have done what Samsung did with its 2017 flagships, what OnePlus did with the 5T, and what virtually all other smartphone makers will do when they adopt this more design in other devices: Just put a bit of bezel at the top of the device. There is no need to intrude into the display.<\/p>\n

But design is about more than just looks. Design also encompasses how a thing\u00a0works<\/em>. And notch or not, Apple needed some space at the top of the device to house the optical elements that were required for the iPhone X\u2019s terrible Face ID technology.<\/p>\n

And Face ID is terrible by any meaningful metric. I\u2019ll get into this more in the Security section of this review. But the short version is that this design is an unnecessary compromise and inconvenience. A rear-mounted fingerprint reader would have been hugely preferable. This is the iPhone X\u2019s version of the missing headphone jack: A mistake disguised as courage.<\/p>\n

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The other design elements are generally well-considered, though the all-glass build\u2014the rear of the device is glass, too\u2014should trigger durability concerns. (Not to mention the cost of replacement: iPhone X repairs are very expensive.) And even among iPhones, which have always been as slippery as a wet bar of soap, the iPhone X is notably slippery. But the combination of materials\u2014that glass, plus steel for the curved side bands and buttons\u2014is at least elegant.<\/p>\n

Put simply, the iPhone X is beautiful but flawed, a problem common to many Apple products. Some will choose it for its looks, and that is a decision I understand completely. The build quality and materials are both beyond reproach. It\u2019s a lust-worthy device, and one that its owners will cradle and appreciate over time. It\u2019s a shame that it needs to be protected with a case. Which it does, given its slippery and non-durable all-glass design.<\/p>\n

Navigation and gestures<\/h2>\n

Thanks to the unique new design of the iPhone X\u2014it\u2019s the first iPhone to not include a physical Home button\u2014Apple has had to rethink some basic navigation functionality. Its solution is surprisingly well-done, and the iPhone X utilizes several easy-to-learn gestures for navigating around the user interface.<\/p>\n

Indeed, assuming you\u2019ve ever used a modern, touch-based smartphone\u2014which is likely, since it\u2019s 2017\u2014these new gestures are almost intuitive.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick rundown.<\/p>\n

First, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen to go home. This makes sense: The iPhone Home button was always located below the screen, so one\u2019s thumb naturally moves to that position anyway. And Apple neatly highlights the possibility of something happening there by drawing a virtual home \u201cline,\u201d for lack of a better term, at the bottom of all non-Home screen displays (like, in apps).<\/p>\n

You can also swipe\u00a0down<\/em>\u00a0on the bottom of the screen. That may seem odd at first, but it makes sense: You do so to access iOS\u2019s Reachability feature, which slides the on-screen display down so that you can access home icons or other on-screen elements that are normally on the top half of the screen more easily with one hand. Smart.<\/p>\n

Accessing and using the App Switcher is, perhaps, the only non-discoverable set of new gestures, based on the confusion I\u2019ve seen from everyone who has tried my iPhone X. (They have routinely asked, \u201cso\u2026 how do I close apps? or similar.) To display the App Switcher, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold. Then, you swipe left and right, as expected, to find the app you want. But how you\u00a0close<\/em>\u00a0an app is unclear: As it turns out, you have to press and hold on an app tile in this view; when you do, little red \u201cclose\u201d buttons appear on each app.<\/p>\n

To access Control Center, you now swipe down from the top right of the screen. This is, of course, different from all other iOS-based devices, where you swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access this interface. But it\u2019s easily learned.<\/p>\n

To access notifications, you swipe down from the top left of the screen. And in most screens, you can swipe in from the left of the screen to go back. This is handier than reaching for the \u201cback to the previous\u201d link that often appears in the top left of the screen, but it also works inside of apps, too, so it\u2019s nearly universal. (From the left-most home screen, you reach the Today view and its widgets when you swipe left, as before.)<\/p>\n

In addition to these gestures, the iPhone X supports a wide variety of shortcuts that are based on button presses or even button combinations. These are generally less obvious than the gestures, though some carry forward from previous iOS versions. Whatever: They are good to know about.<\/p>\n

You can press and hold on the Power button to invoke Siri, double-press the Power button to invoke Apple Pay, and even triple-press (!) this button to trigger some kind of Accessibility shortcut. (I never did get that to work, and the difficulty of doing so is kind of alarming given its purpose.)<\/p>\n

The screenshot shortcut has changed because there\u2019s no Home button: Now you press Power + Volume Up instead. There\u2019s also an \u201cSOS\u201d shortcut: Press and hold the Power button and either Volume button; when you do, the Emergency SOS screen appears so you can call 911 or the local equivalent.<\/p>\n

Display<\/h2>\n

The iPhone X is the first iPhone to utilize an OLED display, a superior display technology that is common in the Android world. (That said, Apple got unusually solid performance out of standard LED displays for longer than should have been possible.) And it does not disappoint: As with other OLED displays, it provides inky-deep blacks, wide viewing angles, and bright, gorgeous colors. It\u2019s basically perfect, which is what I\u2019ve come to expect from Apple displays.<\/p>\n

It also works well outside: Unlike my Pixel 2 XL, whose substandard OLED display fades so badly as to be almost unusable in the sunlight, the iPhone X display holds up quite well.<\/p>\n

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Helping matters, the iPhone X display is also the first in an iPhone to truly warrant the term \u201cRetina,\u201d though Apple marketing calls the 2436 x 1125 resolution display \u201cSuper Retina HD\u201d in a burst of hyperbole. But it\u2019s not just the resolution: The iPhone X display features HDR capabilities plus Apple\u2019s excellent True Tone technologies, which subtly and dynamically color the display to match the light in your surroundings. This is the best implementation of this kind of thing I\u2019ve ever seen\u2014it debuted on the iPad Pro\u2014and it makes reading, especially, delightful no matter where you are at the time.<\/p>\n

The iPhone X display is listed as 5.8 inches on the diagonal, which makes it seem \u201cbigger\u201d than that of the iPhone 8 Plus, which sports a 5.5-inch display, on paper. But that\u2019s an illusion: Thanks to its tall aspect ratio, the iPhone X display, like the iPhone X itself, is, in fact, smaller overall than that of the Plus-sized iPhones. In fact, this device is closer in size to that of the non-Plus iPhone 8. The difference is that the face of the device is mostly (not \u201call,\u201d as Apple claims) occupied by the display.<\/p>\n

Regarding the size, the iPhone X will be a nice step up for normal iPhone users, I think. But it is a bit small, overall, if you are used to the iPhone Plus or other phablet-sized phones, as I am. I feel that the elegance of the design and the superiority of the display somewhat makes up for this, however.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, while tall aspect ratio smartphones feature curved display corners, none are as elegant as those on the iPhone X. I previously noted that the corners of the OnePlus 5T display look more elegant than those on the Google Pixel 2 XL that I normally use. But the iPhone X display, which is, in effect, a rounded rectangle of perfect dimensions, outdoes them both. The way that the display corners map exactly to the curved corners of the device itself is a miracle of engineering and art. Everything looks perfect.<\/p>\n

Even the curve of the notch that intrudes into the top of the display is well done though, again, I find it distracting. But the ultimate effect here is that the display you see\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0the entirety of the display; with the Pixel 2 XL, it seems like Google has basically covered the sharp-cornered display that you know is there with curved tape to make it look curved. Where the Pixel 2 XL is crude and artificial, the iPhone X is not.<\/p>\n

Hardware and specs<\/h2>\n

With only a few exceptions, the iPhone X features the same innards as the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: A 64-bit Apple A11 \u201cBionic\u201d chipset, which includes embedded M11 motion and neural (on-device AI) coprocessors, 64 GB or 256 GB of non-expandable storage, dual 12 MP rear cameras (one wide-angle, one telephoto) with 2x optical zoom, and a single 7 MP selfie camera. (I examine the cameras in the next section.)<\/p>\n

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Like the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the iPhone X also supports wireless charging. (This is one reason for the all-glass design.) But Apple doesn\u2019t yet sell its own wireless charger for some reason, and I long ago dumped all my Lumia wireless gear. So I\u2019ve not yet tested this functionality or, for that matter, fast charging, which requires a crazy-expensive combination of Apple peripherals (a USB-C charger and a USB-C-to-Lightning cable; total cost is $75-ish).<\/p>\n

Maybe I should consider doing so, given the battery life. The iPhone X includes a small-ish 2716 mAh battery, meaning that is more on par with the non-Plus iPhone 8 (which is 2691 mAh) than with a typical phablet, like the Google Pixel 2 XL (3520 mAh). Apple claims that this device will last up to 2 hours longer than the iPhone 7 (which is a curious measurement). But since I wasn\u2019t able to test this formally,\u00a0I turned to the experts at Tom\u2019s Guide, who were not impressed with what they found.<\/p>\n

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According to that publication, iPhone X battery life (10:49) falls between that of the iPhone 8 Plus (11:16) and iPhone 8 (9:54). But it falls\u00a0well<\/em>\u00a0short of my Pixel 2 XL, which delivers 12:09 of battery life. Samsung\u2019s flagships also outperform the iPhone X. Keep a portable charger handy.<\/p>\n

Performance has been excellent\u2014flawless, really\u2014in all cases, with the exception of Face ID, which bogs down what should be a quick sign-in each time you want to use the device. (More on that below.) The iPhone X, like all iOS devices, should not succumb to the performance rot that is common with Android phones, though\u00a0recent reports about Apple slowing devices over time\u00a0to account for battery capacity loss are a bit troubling.<\/p>\n

Cameras and photography<\/h2>\n

Before diving into the cameras, it is worth understanding the subtle differences between their implementation in the iPhone X and the iPhone 8\/8 Plus. After all, camera capabilities are a main selling point for flagship smartphones, and for iPhones in particular. And Apple always holds aside the best camera features for its most expensive iPhone.<\/p>\n

It has does so again this year: The iPhone X rear camera system sports dual optical image stabilization, where the iPhone 8 Plus only offers OIS on the wide-angle lens. That\u2019s important, and while I don\u2019t have an iPhone 8 Plus to test against, that difference alone would be enough for me to upgrade to iPhone X. The front selfie cameras are identical, with a 7 MP sensor, but the iPhone X also features TrueDepth capabilities for Face ID sign-ins and a new feature called Portrait Lighting that I discuss below.<\/p>\n

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Here, the Pixel 2 XL (top) and iPhone X (bottom) shots are nearly identical<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In my tests, the iPhone X provided a superior camera experience that is on-par with the quality of photos taken with my Pixel 2 XL, but for one major exception: Low-light photos. Google remains the king of low-light, and because this has been a great source of joy for me over the past two or three years, the Pixel 2 XL remains the single best smartphone camera.<\/p>\n

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The iPhone X (on the right) sometimes delivered a bit more color pop than the Pixel 2 XL (left)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But the iPhone X comes\u00a0so<\/em>\u00a0close. And in my head-to-head tests in more typical scenarios\u2014outside in various conditions, inside with standard lighting\u2014the two devices are almost interchangeable. The iPhone X cameras are all excellent.<\/p>\n

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Here, the Pixel 2 XL (left) and iPhone X (right) shots are nearly identical<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

To determine how well the iPhone X performed in low-light, I visited Bethlehem, Pennsylvania\u2014the self-described \u201cChristmas City\u201d\u2014with my family right before the holiday, at night. And in taking and comparing the same shots with both the iPhone X and the Pixel 2 XL, I think I\u2019ve come to a great understanding of why it is that the iPhone X falls short.\u00a0Apple, as is so often the case, is making decisions on behalf of its users that\u00a0it<\/em>\u00a0feels are for the best. And in this case, this means overly-lighting dark scenes so that the resulting picture can be as \u201cgood\u201d as possible.<\/p>\n

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The Pixel 2 XL shot, on the left, is more realistic, and shows the yellowing of the keys. The iPhone X, right, overcompensates to create a \u201cbetter\u201d photo that doesn\u2019t match reality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The problem with this approach is that great low-light cameras, like that in the Pixel 2 XL, actually use the darkness to great effect: Instead of lighting up the scene, they let you tap to focus on a lit area and create a much more attractive\u2014and sometimes even surreal\u2014photo in which colors and lights pop in the darkness. With the iPhone X, all you usually get is a scene that is as evenly lit as possible, given the conditions.<\/p>\n

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With the Pixel 2 XL (left), you can tap to focus on a light source with great results. The iPhone X, not so much<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

To be fair, most iPhone X users probably won\u2019t know what they\u2019re missing. And the camera does provide excellent picture-taking modes that will appeal to most, including the best and fastest panorama functionality I\u2019ve ever used. (Panoramas on the Pixel 2 XL are slow and awkward by comparison.)<\/p>\n

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Another light source tap-to-focus example: Pixel 2 XL (left) and iPhone X (right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Speaking of which, Apple debuted a new Portrait Mode with the iPhone 7 Plus last year; this feature used the device\u2019s dual camera system to create a software-based depth effect. But it did so very poorly: Most of the photos I\u2019ve taken with Portrait Mode betray its poor edge detection, with the edges of the foreground object\u2014a person, perhaps\u2014blending into the background. I very much prefer the normal bokeh effect that is common now with smartphone shots, and the Pixel 2 XL takes superior portraits with its own (also software-based) Portrait Mode.<\/p>\n

For the iPhone X, Apple is trying to improve Portait Mode further by bringing it to the selfie camera and adding a new set of Portrait Lighting effects that enhance the foreground subject or removes the background of the shot and replaces it with a dark background. The effect can be impressive, but like Portrait Mode itself, it is buggy and usually results in weird-looking edges.<\/p>\n

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Portrait Lighting only works with the selfie camera. And it is still in beta, Apple says, which suggests that it will improve over time. Could be. But Portrait Mode never got much better on my iPhone 7 Plus, so I\u2019m not convinced yet. So it\u2019s more of a curiosity than a go-to feature.<\/p>\n

The selfie camera also uses its TrueDepth functionality to provide a goofy but fun feature called Animoji in which an on-screen emoji-like cartoon character mimics your facial expressions in real time. It\u2019s the type of thing any adult will try once and move on, but you can send short Animjoi videos, complete with your voice, to others with the Messages app. You know. If you\u2019re 12 years old.<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s also worth mentioning that Apple provides a free app called Clips that let you insert yourself into fun themes in real time; some are photo-realistic, and some are artsy, like paintings or drawings.<\/p>\n

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Some neat effects are available in Clips<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sure, there are some edge issues, as always, but the effect is truly impressive. If you get an iPhone X, be sure to grab this app too.<\/p>\n

Security<\/h2>\n

Apple\u2019s use of facial recognition is inarguably the most controversial aspect of the iPhone X. It is also, I think, the iPhone X\u2019s Achilles Heel.<\/p>\n

Yes, Face ID works as good, if not better than, any facial recognition system I\u2019ve used. But it\u2019s not particularly fast or convenient when you factor in the time and effort it takes to actually sign-in: You also need to swipe up on the screen in order to actually access the home screen or whatever app you were previously using. It\u2019s tedious.<\/p>\n

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Worse, it\u2019s time-consuming: Face ID is not nearly as fast as using the Touch ID fingerprint sensor that Apple placed on previous iPhones. And in denying users that option\u2014it could have, and should have, simply put Touch ID on the back of the iPhone X\u2014it has created an all or nothing dilemma for customers. Face ID is easily the worst thing about the iPhone X. Easily.<\/p>\n

And you will need to use Face ID. To sign-in to your device, over and over again. To use Apple Pay. To approve purchases in the Store. Until of course, you can\u2019t: For reasons I can\u2019t quite explain, I\u2019ve had to type in my Apple ID password\u2014my freaking password, in 2017\u2014more on the iPhone X than I have in years. (And sometimes my PIN.) It\u2019s inscrutable.<\/p>\n

God, I miss Touch ID. Apple had created the industry\u2019s best fingerprint reader and then just removed it from its best-ever iPhone instead of making it available as an option. As always, Apple knows best. And its users suffer\u00a0as a result.<\/p>\n

Software<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve seen a lot of complaining about iOS 11, but I\u2019ve always found it to work reliably and with great performance. And, as noted, the new iPhone X gestures in iOS 11 are easily learned. Overall, I appreciate the clean, crap-free system.<\/p>\n

That said, I have long-standing issues with the iOS user experience, which is far less configurable and less easily personalized than that of Android. You cannot place icons anywhere you want on the home screen, for example; instead, they must fill in from the top left. Always. Because Apple.<\/p>\n

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And iOS lacks an All Apps interface, meaning that the icon for every single app you have installed on the device must appear somewhere, on some home screen. Apple\u2019s only concession to this lack of scalability was to add folders to the home screen a few versions back. But this system is broken. It has been for a long time.<\/p>\n

As bad, iOS app icons cannot provide rich or dynamic notifications about new content. Most icons display nothing at all, but some might display a tiny number in a red circle. That\u2019s it. The whole thing is as sophisticated as the Windows Program Manager, circa 1990.<\/p>\n

Granted, we use an iPhone because of the apps. And here, iOS shines: This system provides the very best app and content stores on earth. Even individual apps seem to look and work better on iOS than they do on Android, almost to a one. Everything just seems more refined. (Well, except Siri. The less said about Siri, the better.)<\/p>\n

The only niggling issue, and this should be temporary, is that many apps have not yet been updated for the new aspect ratio of the iPhone X. And it\u2019s sometimes odd which apps have been updated and which haven\u2019t: Google Calendar and Google Play Music have, but Google Inbox and Google News have not, for example. Those apps that are not updated float in the middle of the display with black bars on the top and bottom.<\/p>\n

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Video playback is problematic too, thanks to the notch. You have two choices: You can let the notch intrude into the video, as shown here.<\/p>\n

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Or you can crop it so that there are black bars on both sides. No, neither is ideal.<\/p>\n

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Pricing and availability<\/h2>\n

There is no way around this: The iPhone X is expensive. Too expensive, I think. The base price, which nets you a 64 GB model, costs $999. Or you can upgrade to 256 GB for $150 more, or $1150.<\/p>\n

Yikes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are two color choices, Silver (e.g. white) and Space Gray (e.g. black), and both are quite elegant looking. You can also buy the device from any major wireless carrier or directly from Apple, either unlocked or carrier-locked. You have to pay for the device upfront if you choose unlocked.<\/p>\n

I chose the unlocked Silver version with 256 GB at a cost of around $1200 including taxes and fees. But I recommend sticking with the less expensive 64 GB version. Spreading out the payments over two years may not be a bad idea: If you buy directly from Apple, you can do so interest-free if you pay it off within that time frame.<\/p>\n

The iPhone X was briefly in short supply. But looking at Apple\u2019s website now, you can get one in any version, from any carrier or unlocked, immediately. You can do this in an Apple or other retail store, or from the web.<\/p>\n

Recommendations and conclusions<\/h2>\n

Should you buy an iPhone X? That\u2019s a difficult question.<\/p>\n

For some, of course, the iPhone X is inevitable. Many people understandably jump at the chance to buy new Apple products, and in particular new iPhones, as soon as they can. But with the iPhone X, I recommend a bit of introspection.<\/p>\n

Compared to other flagships smartphones, the iPhone X is crazy-expensive. You can get an excellent Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+ at a steep discount right now, and these devices feature even more impressive displays than Apple\u2019s offering. Samsung always has sales, and I\u2019ve seen 2-for-1 deals on the S8\/S8+ recently, plus big rebates on older trade-ins. Even Google\u2019s too-expensive Pixel 2 is a much better deal: a 64 GB unit costs just $600 right now. That\u2019s $400 less (!) than an equivalent iPhone X, though, granted, it features a dated design.<\/p>\n

Apple fans will also look to the iPhone 8 and even the iPhone 7 to save money. I\u2019d personally have a hard time buying such a dated design right now. At least you have the option.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the cost. The iPhone X is a new design, and it is highly likely that we\u2019ll see some changes and improvements in coming 2018 models. The question is how dramatic those changes will be.<\/p>\n

If history is any guide, they will not be dramatic. I do not expect Apple to step back from the cliff of Face ID; instead, it will make some subtle (\u201crevolutionary\u201d) improvements, and it will not add Touch ID to the rear of the device as it should. It is also possible that the iPhone X design will be used for the base iPhone in 2018 and that we\u2019ll see a larger iPhone X Plus (or whatever) too. If you prefer phablets, you may wish to wait for that.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, this is a personal decision. If you can afford it, you will not be disappointed by the iPhone X overall, even though I feel that Face ID is a huge disadvantage. The design is amazing, the display is nearly perfect, and the camera is superior. Whether this puts the iPhone X over the top for you will depend on your needs, of course.<\/p>\n

Overall, the Apple iPhone X is recommended, with caveats for the high price and for Face ID. Be sure you know what you\u2019re getting into before you put down your credit card.<\/p>\n

At-a-glance<\/h2>\n

Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Gorgeous design<\/li>\n
  • Superior display<\/li>\n
  • Superior rear camera system<\/li>\n
  • Surprisingly simple learning curve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Crazy-expensive<\/li>\n
    • Face ID is slower and less convenient than a fingerprint reader<\/li>\n
    • That notch<\/li>\n
    • All-glass design necessitates a protective case<\/li>\n
    • More expensive to repair than other iPhones<\/li>\n
    • Fast charging requires an additional $7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n
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