10 reasons why you will regret getting the X over the 8 Plus

[neil74]

I have an X on order but did decide to pick up an 8+ yesterday so am 99% sure I am going to cancel. I ordered the silver one too (after a long run of black/grey) and as a no-case guy I do fear that the SS edge will end up looking like my old iPod classic.

Overall though I do think that Apple got this one wrong, I had a good play with one yesterday and imo the X would have been an infinitely better phone if they had a - not bothered with faceid, lost the notch and just put a FPS on the back and b - used a soft button (similar to the S8) with force touch in lieu of the home button

There is nothing on the X that Samsung has not already done so it is not like they are breaking any new ground here, I actually would have preferred them to refine the 7 and 7 plus lines (trim the bezels, add OLED etc) than try and go big bang with the X like they have

 

[TrueBlou]

You should definitely get a job with Apple, think of the billions they could have saved by not developing the iPhone X because no-one pointed out these issues to them. Frankly it’s ridiculous.

I mean, I don’t have any of the problems you listed myself but if they’d never have made it I wouldn’t have known any different.

We get it, you don’t like the iPhone X, but frankly some of your reasons are silly, perhaps not to you and of course not to others I’d assume. But to those of us willing to embrace the change they probably just don’t apply.

As for calling the notch a flaw, how many timed do we have to go over this. No it’s not, it’s a design. Apple did the rather sensible thing of using the otherwise dead space that everybody else covers with a useless black bar. I’d much rather have a little space either side for the clock, battery and so on than have it use screen space the way it used to.

I guess not everyone is ready for change, I’m all for it, I’ve been waiting for a long time for Apple to shake things up and I like what they’ve done. I suppose you’ll be switching to Android next year when all of the new iPhones have the dreaded notch. Or will you just never upgrade?

 

[Vundu]

Congrats OP. I scored 0/10.

 

[barondebxl]

1 Screen size

If you're upgrading from the 6/6S/7, then the screen size of the X will simply be stretched. If however you're upgrading from a Plus model, your screen will be narrower, albeit longer. This to me is a deal breaker. I am a Plus owner, I don't want to be watching media on a narrower but stretched screen.

2 The notch.

Have you ever had dinner with someone and as they're talking to you you lose focus of what they're saying because you noticed they have sauce or food stuck to the side of their lip? Well the notch is not too dissimilar. My eyes are drawn to it. If it bothers me, it will bother you. To those who say it won't bother you, you haven't got the device yet.

3 It is not edge to edge display

I still see bezels. They may be thinner, but they're still there. Rumours early on suggested the X would be like a slate of glass. Sorry, but it's not. Far from it. There are bezels there. Throw in the notch, throw in the black borders that the software will put in, throw in the narrower screen size to the Plus, and you're not really watching content on this magnifificent edge to edge giant screen, are you? You will be disappointed.

4 No home button

For 10 years you have used the home button. Up until the 5, it was a push and then a slide across. From the 5s, it was simply a push. Worked beautifully. I myself never registered all of my fingers for touch ID, I never registered my two little fingers, so if I just wanted to see the time or a notification without opening the phone, I'd use my little finger. That will be no more with the X. Now you got to get used to making sure the phone sees you, wait a little bit, then swipe up. Don't underestimate how this will force you to change your habits, when you''re driving, when you're in a meeting, when you're half asleep or in any situation when you shouldn't be looking at your phone. You will not be able to discreetly unlock your X. Think about it, for 10 years you touched a button, now you got to look at it, wait a couple of seconds, and swipe up. I'm sure there will be many other instances which will play out when you use the device.

5 Face ID

Following on from point 4, Face ID was not Apple's preference. It is simply the technology Apple had to fall back on when they realised that their preference would not be workable in time for the launch. They wanted touch ID under the screen. This in itself is an admission from Apple that touching your phone is still the best and securest method to unlock your phone, though Apple will never publicly admit it, except of course when screen touch id is available in a future phone and they will spend half the keynote talking about how it pisses all over Face ID. Apple wanted screen touch id, we all wanted screen touch id , but not to be. Instead, you will be getting a product which Apple added as a compromise. Basically, if Apple could have got screen touch ID to work, it would have been in the X. Samsung couldn't get touch screen ID to work, so it put the touch ID button at the back. Apple couldn't get screen touch id to work, so it went with Face id. What's the difference, they are both inferior compromises? The 8 Plus will still have the trusty home button with touch ID that you have all grown to love.

6 Two handed use

When the 6 Plus was released 3 years ago, this place was in meltdown about the iPhone no longer being a one handed device. Well the X will take it to another level. The screen is now longer, yes shorter bezels at the top and bottom, but unbelievably, the X won't come with reachability. Expect to see that back in a future software update or device once Apple realises that they screwed up in getting rid of reachability. But, and this is a huge but, you have to swipe down right of the notch for control centre and left of the notch for notifications. Good luck with your one handed use X owners.

7 Specs

There is alot of similarities between the 8 Plus and the X. Both will have similar cameras, the same glass back, wireless charging, same storage capacity, same water resistant rating, both will have 3 gigs of ram, both will have the same A11 chip and both will have augmented reality. To me, the only benefit you're gonna get with the X over the 8 Plus is a little bit more with the camera and Animojis. But the 8 Plus camera will be a beast and I'm tipping after 2 weeks, if not 2 days, X users will over the animojis. But you see, the 8 Plus will have its own advantages, a wider screen and touch id. Honestly, is the X that much of a superior device?

8 Colours

Not a biggy, but the gold colour the 8s will come in is probably the sleekest colour I have seen on an iphone. It looks magnificent. For those who still see the iphone as a fashion accessory, which I personally don't, you won't get the X in that colour.

9 Price.

The X will be the most expensive iphone in history. If you live in Australia like me, you'll be forking out $1,800 for the 256g model. That is not only insane, it is a rip off. If you want to fork out that much for a phone with a narrower screen than a Plus, a notch which will block your content, a device you cannot use with one hand, no trusted touch id home button and Face Id which was Apple's second choice because it was not good enough to make screen id work, then be my guest, you've got more dollars than sense.

10 First Gen

It is a first gen device. Buyer beware. Beware beware beware. I'm sure in years to come the notch will go, reachability will be back, the bezels will be thinner, the width of the screen will be equal to the Plus and touch id will be back bigger and better than ever, under the screen.. and then I will get myself an X...but until then, beware the X.

You have been warned.

These excuses are so lame for the most part except the price, I'm sorry I'm not trying to offend. It just sounds like you're hating.

 

[ManuCH]

So here's my 2 cents on the topic.

I bought an iPhone 8 Plus on launch day. I loved it. I knew already that I wanted to get an iPhone X as well (call me crazy).

So here I am, with an iPhone X and an iPhone 8 Plus. Which one do I prefer? Hard to say. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

iPhone 8 Plus
Pros
- huge screen real estate
- perfect screen aspect ratio for watching photos and videos
- extremely good battery life

Cons
- heavy
- large and hard to use one-handed
- big bezel

iPhone X
Pros
- much better to handle one-handed
- much lighter
- fits better in pants pocket
- faster unlock with FaceID
- no home button (yes, I grew to like its absence after only 2 days!)
- "cutting edge" phone with all the fancy gimmicks

Cons
- battery life slightly worse
- screen aspect ratio is awkward and when watching photos they're much smaller unless you crop them
- needs to be unlocked with PIN when it's laying flat on the table at a 45 angle from me (typical office use case)


So which one is it for me? As of now, I guess I will keep the iPhone X and sell the 8 Plus. The 2 factors with I miss most of my 8 Plus are the screen aspect ratio (the iPhone X is clearly a phone designed for portrait use!) and the battery life. For everything else, I prefer the iPhone X.

We can probably say that at the end it's up to personal preference, depending on how much all of these factors weigh for each of us, and which ones are more important.

 

[thepyrate]

How hilarious is this list now that the iPhone X is out and FaceID is ridiculously fast and accurate...my 6S with touchID feels pretty archaic - the X is unlocked basically as soon as the screen comes on. It has blown away everyone I’ve shown, and it works in the rain (which we can’t say about touchID). I also rolled my eyes at the comment about unlocking the phone in the car...

 

[malikkamran]

iphone x charges slowly than 8 plus and dies first

 

[MagicTorch]

How hilarious is this list now that the iPhone X is out and FaceID is ridiculously fast and accurate...my 6S with touchID feels pretty archaic - the X is unlocked basically as soon as the screen comes on. It has blown away everyone I’ve shown, and it works in the rain (which we can’t say about touchID). I also rolled my eyes at the comment about unlocking the phone in the car...

Agreed - I was not fussed about FaceID pre-launch, my main interest was in having a larger screen in as small a physical footprint as possible (I have upgraded to X from 5S, the Plus models have always been too large for me to consider). I pretty much thought that Apple had, in all likelihood, opted to go with only FaceID & not a combination of FaceID & underscreen TouchID, as they were struggling to get underscreen Touch ID working. I was not really buying into their explanation that over the course of development, they felt that FaceID had made TouchID redundant. How wrong I was! I have now been using X for just under 24hrs & to my amazement, FaceID has blown me away...it just works & is really fast. The TouchID button on my iPad suddenly feels dated & I am looking forward to having a future model of iPad with FaceID.

Also loving the screen real estate, but in fairness, coming from a 5S, I am going to notice a significant step up when it comes to screen size. Just like the TouchID button, the screen border/outline & bezels on my iPad now appear dated. Overall, I am very surprised by how quickly X has made everything else look last generation!

The only slight downside for me is that I do find X a little more difficult to hold/grip than my 5S (I am 5ft 2in bloke with small hands!)...slightly worried that I am more likely to drop my X than my 5S. Would definitely be interested in an iPhone in the same footprint as a 5S, but with an X style screen & FaceID.

 

[diegonzo]

Coming from a 7+, I can tell you I’m the happiest person with my iPhone X! None of your reasons is really bothering me at all. Before getting it I was concerned about the screen size but now that i have it, I love it!

 

[Adelphos33]

I haven’t played with an X yet, but it seems like reviewers are all saying that the X is awkward in landscape mode when it comes to media, photos, apps, etc. The Plus models excel in landscape mode. The X will likely improve by the next iteration in terms of landscape mode though.

I have an 8 Plus that is upgradable in like April - if most apps are optimized by then, I’ll consider upgrading to the X. Otherwise I may wait for the Xs

That all being said the screen and the design of the X both look amazing, Silver X is one of Apple”s best looking product in years

 

[Ortiz7983]

Ain’t nothing weird about the iPhone X. It’s a bad ass phone. It’s not to be compared to any other apple phone nor is the iPhone 8 or iPhone 7. All Apple has is different options for everyone. You pick what the **** you like and what suits you out of all iPhones they sell. All this stupid 10 reasons bull **** and buyer beware crap is so stupid. ****ing pick a phone you like and shut the **** up. Nobody wants to here a stupid ass story why you didn’t choose this iPhone versus this other phone. Man the **** up and live with what you decided to buy.

 

[lsutigerfan1976]

Or, like most of us that were considering dropping a grand on a new phone, you watched the keynote, and the dozen+ hands on videos posted by youtubers that were there, any one of which you’d see the size of it quite clearly. There also many other videos and pics in the days leading up to the pre-orders that you could see direct size comparisons. Heck even the Apple website gives the exact dimensions.

I mean, you’re about to spend $1k+ on a phone, we all did at least a little research, right? Right?

Some of us work 24-7. I don’t have time to just watch videos all day. But if you do, that’s fine lol.

 

[maflynn]

Some of us work 24-7

You work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

 

[retrospek]

I love the X in every way over the 8plus with the exception of the screen size - really wish Apple had come out with a bigger screened phone...

 

[dstew201]

OP .. I agree with item 3, but other than that I love my X.

 

[walex19]

Love my X!

 

[Parkin Pig]

I think the iPhone X looks 100 times better then the horribly dated 8 and 8 plus design.

100 times?
Not 99 or 101?
Is there some science behind that?

 

[TrueBlou]

100 times?
Not 99 or 101?
Is there some science behind that?

Curious that the poster finds the 8/+ design horribly dated considering the three new phones share the basic, but tweaked design we’ve had since the iPhone 6.

Take away the full screen of the X, turn the camera round and you basically have... A stretched iPhone 8.

And no before I’m accused of being a green eyed monster or some other stupid nonsense. I’m not jealous, I have the X, but I still love the design of the iPhone 8/+.

 

[democracyrules]

1 Screen size

If you're upgrading from the 6/6S/7, then the screen size of the X will simply be stretched. If however you're upgrading from a Plus model, your screen will be narrower, albeit longer. This to me is a deal breaker. I am a Plus owner, I don't want to be watching media on a narrower but stretched screen.

2 The notch.

Have you ever had dinner with someone and as they're talking to you you lose focus of what they're saying because you noticed they have sauce or food stuck to the side of their lip? Well the notch is not too dissimilar. My eyes are drawn to it. If it bothers me, it will bother you. To those who say it won't bother you, you haven't got the device yet.

3 It is not edge to edge display

I still see bezels. They may be thinner, but they're still there. Rumours early on suggested the X would be like a slate of glass. Sorry, but it's not. Far from it. There are bezels there. Throw in the notch, throw in the black borders that the software will put in, throw in the narrower screen size to the Plus, and you're not really watching content on this magnifificent edge to edge giant screen, are you? You will be disappointed.

4 No home button

For 10 years you have used the home button. Up until the 5, it was a push and then a slide across. From the 5s, it was simply a push. Worked beautifully. I myself never registered all of my fingers for touch ID, I never registered my two little fingers, so if I just wanted to see the time or a notification without opening the phone, I'd use my little finger. That will be no more with the X. Now you got to get used to making sure the phone sees you, wait a little bit, then swipe up. Don't underestimate how this will force you to change your habits, when you''re driving, when you're in a meeting, when you're half asleep or in any situation when you shouldn't be looking at your phone. You will not be able to discreetly unlock your X. Think about it, for 10 years you touched a button, now you got to look at it, wait a couple of seconds, and swipe up. I'm sure there will be many other instances which will play out when you use the device.

5 Face ID

Following on from point 4, Face ID was not Apple's preference. It is simply the technology Apple had to fall back on when they realised that their preference would not be workable in time for the launch. They wanted touch ID under the screen. This in itself is an admission from Apple that touching your phone is still the best and securest method to unlock your phone, though Apple will never publicly admit it, except of course when screen touch id is available in a future phone and they will spend half the keynote talking about how it pisses all over Face ID. Apple wanted screen touch id, we all wanted screen touch id , but not to be. Instead, you will be getting a product which Apple added as a compromise. Basically, if Apple could have got screen touch ID to work, it would have been in the X. Samsung couldn't get touch screen ID to work, so it put the touch ID button at the back. Apple couldn't get screen touch id to work, so it went with Face id. What's the difference, they are both inferior compromises? The 8 Plus will still have the trusty home button with touch ID that you have all grown to love.

6 Two handed use

When the 6 Plus was released 3 years ago, this place was in meltdown about the iPhone no longer being a one handed device. Well the X will take it to another level. The screen is now longer, yes shorter bezels at the top and bottom, but unbelievably, the X won't come with reachability. Expect to see that back in a future software update or device once Apple realises that they screwed up in getting rid of reachability. But, and this is a huge but, you have to swipe down right of the notch for control centre and left of the notch for notifications. Good luck with your one handed use X owners.

7 Specs

There is alot of similarities between the 8 Plus and the X. Both will have similar cameras, the same glass back, wireless charging, same storage capacity, same water resistant rating, both will have 3 gigs of ram, both will have the same A11 chip and both will have augmented reality. To me, the only benefit you're gonna get with the X over the 8 Plus is a little bit more with the camera and Animojis. But the 8 Plus camera will be a beast and I'm tipping after 2 weeks, if not 2 days, X users will over the animojis. But you see, the 8 Plus will have its own advantages, a wider screen and touch id. Honestly, is the X that much of a superior device?

8 Colours

Not a biggy, but the gold colour the 8s will come in is probably the sleekest colour I have seen on an iphone. It looks magnificent. For those who still see the iphone as a fashion accessory, which I personally don't, you won't get the X in that colour.

9 Price.

The X will be the most expensive iphone in history. If you live in Australia like me, you'll be forking out $1,800 for the 256g model. That is not only insane, it is a rip off. If you want to fork out that much for a phone with a narrower screen than a Plus, a notch which will block your content, a device you cannot use with one hand, no trusted touch id home button and Face Id which was Apple's second choice because it was not good enough to make screen id work, then be my guest, you've got more dollars than sense.

10 First Gen

It is a first gen device. Buyer beware. Beware beware beware. I'm sure in years to come the notch will go, reachability will be back, the bezels will be thinner, the width of the screen will be equal to the Plus and touch id will be back bigger and better than ever, under the screen.. and then I will get myself an X...but until then, beware the X.

You have been warned.

None of the above points are true. iPhone X is the best iPhone in the iPhone history: perfect size, not too big like plus - happy transition from plus which I cannot wait to sell it, same battery power and RAM as plus, notch is not a big deal and Face ID, which is much better than Touch ID.

 

[eoblaed]

Some of us work 24-7. I don’t have time to just watch videos all day. But if you do, that’s fine lol.

You've posted over 280 comments on these forums since the keynote, which, in aggregate, took quite a bit of time. Some of them even reference videos of hands-on reviews after the keynote (such as this one: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-keynote-updated.2066779/page-2#post-25011649 ). We've all had time to see the exact size of the new phone, and how it compares to the previous models. Considering this is a new form factor, and considering the cost, that really seems like one of the most immediate points of comparison the would interest a prospective buyer.

It's watching just a few videos, anytime between September 12th and the time we place our orders for the $1000+ phone, to see the size, something we all had time for, and something that would be the responsible thing to do for anyone considering dropping that kind of money on a phone.

We're all busy, but the pre-orders for the X went online a month and a half after the keynote presentation. That's plenty of time to have done what little video watching was necessary to understand the size of the X. If others felt ok with committing over a grand for a device sight unseen, that's fine, but they don't have any justification for complaining. I was not ok with that, so I took what little time was necessary to decide if this really was the device I wanted to spend my money on.

 

[Gryzor]

First of all, use one first before spurting verbiage, but let's pick-apart your resentful rant as an Android user, based off what you have read on the internet.

1 Screen size

If you're upgrading from the 6/6S/7, then the screen size of the X will simply be stretched. If however you're upgrading from a Plus model, your screen will be narrower, albeit longer. This to me is a deal breaker. I am a Plus owner, I don't want to be watching media on a narrower but stretched screen.

I'm upgrading from an SE, what do you have to say to that? Besides, saying the X will simply be stretched - wrong, the screen is wider (fact), and the content isn't stretched to fill it. It shows more.

2 The notch.

Have you ever had dinner with someone and as they're talking to you you lose focus of what they're saying because you noticed they have sauce or food stuck to the side of their lip? Well the notch is not too dissimilar. My eyes are drawn to it. If it bothers me, it will bother you. To those who say it won't bother you, you haven't got the device yet.

How do you know that if it bothers you it will bother me? Bit of an egotistical statement there, so let me tell you another fact. I've seen the X in the flesh, used it, and really like the defining feature that it represents.

3 It is not edge to edge display

I still see bezels. They may be thinner, but they're still there. Rumours early on suggested the X would be like a slate of glass. Sorry, but it's not. Far from it. There are bezels there. Throw in the notch, throw in the black borders that the software will put in, throw in the narrower screen size to the Plus, and you're not really watching content on this magnifificent edge to edge giant screen, are you? You will be disappointed.

Nobody ever said it was truly edge to edge. Define the edge on a bezel that curves anyway. Even the Samsung doesn't have a display all the way to the edge, but as curved as the Samsung is, that also brings it's own usability issues.

4 No home button

For 10 years you have used the home button. Up until the 5, it was a push and then a slide across. From the 5s, it was simply a push. Worked beautifully. I myself never registered all of my fingers for touch ID, I never registered my two little fingers, so if I just wanted to see the time or a notification without opening the phone, I'd use my little finger. That will be no more with the X. Now you got to get used to making sure the phone sees you, wait a little bit, then swipe up. Don't underestimate how this will force you to change your habits, when you''re driving, when you're in a meeting, when you're half asleep or in any situation when you shouldn't be looking at your phone. You will not be able to discreetly unlock your X. Think about it, for 10 years you touched a button, now you got to look at it, wait a couple of seconds, and swipe up. I'm sure there will be many other instances which will play out when you use the device.

You know the first thing I did with the X when I saw it in a shop? Swiped up, just like I swipe up on my iPad to switch applications too. I'd say the older iPhones are lagging in that regard. You really do think you are gods gift to all phone users don't you? Telling people what their behaviour and reaction will be like. Grow up. If you knew anything about anything, you would know that you can swipe up and look at it at the same time and it will unlock, so none of the waiting you stupidly state.

5 Face ID

Following on from point 4, Face ID was not Apple's preference. It is simply the technology Apple had to fall back on when they realised that their preference would not be workable in time for the launch. They wanted touch ID under the screen. This in itself is an admission from Apple that touching your phone is still the best and securest method to unlock your phone, though Apple will never publicly admit it, except of course when screen touch id is available in a future phone and they will spend half the keynote talking about how it pisses all over Face ID. Apple wanted screen touch id, we all wanted screen touch id , but not to be. Instead, you will be getting a product which Apple added as a compromise. Basically, if Apple could have got screen touch ID to work, it would have been in the X. Samsung couldn't get touch screen ID to work, so it put the touch ID button at the back. Apple couldn't get screen touch id to work, so it went with Face id. What's the difference, they are both inferior compromises? The 8 Plus will still have the trusty home button with touch ID that you have all grown to love.

Do you have proof that Face ID was not Apple's preference? Sounds like another egotistical statement of verbiage to me. What do I need a home button for when tapping a screen to wake it is far easier, and swiping up is more natural? Sounds to me like you are scared of change. I'd hate to live in a world run by yourself, one that never moves on and stagnates like the stinking awful breath from your verbiage!

6 Two handed use

When the 6 Plus was released 3 years ago, this place was in meltdown about the iPhone no longer being a one handed device. Well the X will take it to another level. The screen is now longer, yes shorter bezels at the top and bottom, but unbelievably, the X won't come with reachability. Expect to see that back in a future software update or device once Apple realises that they screwed up in getting rid of reachability. But, and this is a huge but, you have to swipe down right of the notch for control centre and left of the notch for notifications. Good luck with your one handed use X owners.

I think you'll find that this statement right there validates the fact that you don't own an iPhone at all and are just here trolling like a prick. X has reachability. Deal with it. Mind you, at least with the X it is slim enough to not feel like I'm carrying a tablet around with my everywhere.

7 Specs

There is alot of similarities between the 8 Plus and the X. Both will have similar cameras, the same glass back, wireless charging, same storage capacity, same water resistant rating, both will have 3 gigs of ram, both will have the same A11 chip and both will have augmented reality. To me, the only benefit you're gonna get with the X over the 8 Plus is a little bit more with the camera and Animojis. But the 8 Plus camera will be a beast and I'm tipping after 2 weeks, if not 2 days, X users will over the animojis. But you see, the 8 Plus will have its own advantages, a wider screen and touch id. Honestly, is the X that much of a superior device?

Yes, the X is technically a superior piece of kit to the 8 plus. Objectively. End of debate.

8 Colours

Not a biggy, but the gold colour the 8s will come in is probably the sleekest colour I have seen on an iphone. It looks magnificent. For those who still see the iphone as a fashion accessory, which I personally don't, you won't get the X in that colour.

Now you really are scraping the barrel, resorting to colour! LMFAO! Mind you, the way you are harping on about the iPhone X and ripping it to pieces next to the plus phone you don't own, you are the sort of person who absolutely sees it as a fashion accessory, and more than that, one that you expect everybody else to believe is best. Grow you fool.

9 Price.

The X will be the most expensive iphone in history. If you live in Australia like me, you'll be forking out $1,800 for the 256g model. That is not only insane, it is a rip off. If you want to fork out that much for a phone with a narrower screen than a Plus, a notch which will block your content, a device you cannot use with one hand, no trusted touch id home button and Face Id which was Apple's second choice because it was not good enough to make screen id work, then be my guest, you've got more dollars than sense.

Hahahahahaha!!!!! So you are happy to fork out for a plus phone that you admit is technically inferior, but woe betide anybody who spends a bit more on an X?! lol I think you'll find the notch doesn't block any content because the screen goes AROUND it. Still, the fact that you can't afford the X is no reason to rip into people who can and want to. Let me guess? You spend your life comparing your earnings and disposable income level to everybody else instead of just getting on with your own life and enjoying what you have without feeling the need to justify your spend to yourself. Too sad.

10 First Gen

It is a first gen device. Buyer beware. Beware beware beware. I'm sure in years to come the notch will go, reachability will be back, the bezels will be thinner, the width of the screen will be equal to the Plus and touch id will be back bigger and better than ever, under the screen.. and then I will get myself an X...but until then, beware the X.

The original iPhone was a first gen device. Guess what? People upgraded! Guess what?! People will upgrade either next year or the year after that or the year after that! I live my life for the now, not what might be. I buy stuff that meets my needs now, not in the future.

You have been warned.

Indeed, I am sooooooo scared. So when Apple release the next iPhone XS or whatever, and you go ahead and buy it because you seem to know that it will be the best thing since sliced bread, what kind of idiotic post are you going to make then when everybody else here has upgraded to the same phone as you?

 

[pat500000]

You work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

It’s possible.....maybe unless it was an error.

 

[eoblaed]

Just picking a couple of points out of this huge list because, frankly, I don't have time today to go through every single one.

Also, this is in no way an attempt to get Deeds500 to change his/her mind on anything; the X is clearly not the phone for them! I'm just addressing some of these topics in the interest of providing some feedback from 'the other side'.

1 Screen size

If you're upgrading from the 6/6S/7, then the screen size of the X will simply be stretched. If however you're upgrading from a Plus model, your screen will be narrower, albeit longer. This to me is a deal breaker. I am a Plus owner, I don't want to be watching media on a narrower but stretched screen.

It's not stretched, that's not the right word. Everything keeps proper proportions. I'm coming from three years of Plus models (6 Plus, 6S Plus, 7 Plus), and I don't find the slight narrowing of the screen to be of consequence, especially when I get a taller, more immersive display to go with it.

2 The notch.

Have you ever had dinner with someone and as they're talking to you you lose focus of what they're saying because you noticed they have sauce or food stuck to the side of their lip? Well the notch is not too dissimilar. My eyes are drawn to it. If it bothers me, it will bother you. To those who say it won't bother you, you haven't got the device yet.

I've had my X since early launch morning. It doesn't bother me. Honestly, I rarely, if ever, notice it. First of all because it's really not that bad and secondly because human brains are cool like that; they're adaptable.

now you got to look at it, wait a couple of seconds, and swipe up. I'm sure there will be many other instances which will play out when you use the device.

Untrue. Firstly, it's a lot faster than 'a couple of seconds' and secondly, you don't have to wait. You can swipe up before it unlocks. The phone will 'remember' the swipe and the instant the phone unlocks the swipe will happen. Most of the 'delay' is waiting for that unlock animation to play out. Once you get over the instinct to wait for the padlock to do its animation, it turns the unlock/open process into a very fast, smooth procedure. Sometimes I don't even see the padlock animation.

Face ID was not Apple's preference. It is simply the technology Apple had to fall back on when they realised that their preference would not be workable in time for the launch. They wanted touch ID under the screen.

This runs contrary to what Apple themselves are saying on the matter.

7 Specs

It's weird that so many people that compare the specs of the 8 and the X leave out the OLED display. This is a huge difference. And while the OIS on the telephoto lens may not be important to some people, it's very important for a lot of us. There's also the ability to do portrait mode photos using the front camera. Again, maybe not important to some, but rather important to others. The on-silicon neural network engine in the X is pretty cool, too.

8 Colours

Not a biggy, but the gold colour the 8s will come in is probably the sleekest colour I have seen on an iphone. It looks magnificent. For those who still see the iphone as a fashion accessory, which I personally don't, you won't get the X in that colour.

The gold of the 8 phones is very cool looking, I will agree. I'm not a gold type of person, at all, so it held no interest for me as a serious choice, but it is a great looking color.

My matte black 7 Plus was, up to that point, my favorite color/texture of an iPhone since the original (I've had every model since the first), and I was somewhat sad to see that go, but the silver X is super-classy, IMO, and I love it. While things like colors are super subjective (which is why I'm not sure that it should be included in this list at all), for me personally, the matte black of the 7s and the silver of the X are my favorite colors ever done. I don't feel like I took a step down moving to the X from a color perspective.

10 First Gen

Sooo not an issue. I've seen a lot of 'first gen bogeymen' fears for every major iPhone update since the original and those fears have never been justified. 'Antenna gate' was so overblown as to be ridiculous. 'Bend gate' was similar. I don't recall the others, but the whole 'beware of first gen!' warning people give, as if we will suffer at the hands of some as-yet-unknown qualitative flaw in the device is just not something that needs to be given any kind of real weight. If you like what you see/read/feel on the device, and you feel it's worth the money for you, then do it.

I always have, and I've never regretted it.

 

[Gryzor]

I guess not everyone is ready for change, I’m all for it, I’ve been waiting for a long time for Apple to shake things up and I like what they’ve done. I suppose you’ll be switching to Android next year when all of the new iPhones have the dreaded notch. Or will you just never upgrade?

Amen to that. Thing is though, he can't switch to Android because he already has such a device. Even if the phones don't have a notch in the future, he'll find some silly way to bash iPhone. Little does he know that most people don't give a crap about iPhone vs Android, and simply just go with what they are used to because they all do pretty much the same job at the end of the day now.

 

[Sean76]

Ok I do miss the screen real estate, Yes you got that at the moment because everything is calibrated to run perfectly from YouTube, 3rd party apps, etc.

However that will change in a few weeks when everything is set to run in the dimensions of the X and at that point everything will run beautifully on the X, I don’t want to hear the notch, it doesn’t bother me at all.

Battery life is where the plus wins in every single argument. I won’t even get into a debate because quite simply the plus has a larger battery and is built for a power user.

Handling one hand is not of a concern for me as I have big hands.

And the cameras are about the same for the exception of the front camera and some tweaks here and there. I took amazing pics with my 7plus, and the 8 is ever better, and than to the X and things get even a little better, sometimes it depends on who’s taking the picture rather than what they are using.

Either way, I do miss my plus a little bit, but most likely I’m sticking with the X and will just decide on whether to keep the silver or exchange it for a Space Gray...3rd world problems.