Apple Introduced the iPhone X With Face ID Five Years Ago Today

[MacRumors]

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Apple introducing the iPhone X during its first-ever media event at Steve Jobs Theater.

iPhone X introduced an all-new design that replaced Touch ID and the Home button with Face ID and swipe-based navigation. It was the first iPhone with an OLED display, a notch, dramatically thinner bezels around the display, a polished stainless steel frame, and animated emoji known as Animoji. Alongside the iPhone 8, the iPhone X also ushered in wireless charging support and the Neural Engine for machine learning.

"For more than a decade, our intention has been to create an iPhone that is all display," said Apple's former design chief Jony Ive, in a September 2017 press release. "The iPhone X is the realization of that vision."

"iPhone X is the future of the smartphone," added Apple's former marketing chief Phil Schiller.

Apple CEO Tim Cook teased the introduction of the iPhone X as "one more thing" before Schiller took the stage to discuss the device's new features.

As the first event at Steve Jobs Theater, Apple began its presentation with a touching tribute to Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011.

Apple said the iPhone X represented "the beginning of the next ten years for iPhone." While the notch has been replaced with a new pill-shaped Dynamic Island cutout on the iPhone 14 Pro models, the overall design of the iPhone X and Face ID live on.

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[I7guy]

Game changer. Face ID was a pivotal technology and set a high bar for form and function.

 

[HeavenDynamic]

The best iPhone design ever and no doubt the one I was the most hyped for.

 

[phill85]

Ahead of its time... one of my favorite iPhones ever! Still remember just having received it, and then taking my first trip to Europe and photographing everything possible with it. Still some of my favorite photos in my camera roll!

 

[psxp]

Was this the last time we had a " ...one more thing" ?

 

[Steve121178]

And each year since Apple has drip-fed the all important advancements to software.

 

[Rogue AI]

I miss the rounded edges of the iPhone X. Sigh.

 

[Andy-V]

Looking forward to a return of the rounded edges at some point in the next couple of years. Felt better in the hand.

 

[LoveTo]

Credit where credit’s due. It was a good futuristic design. As I recall, it had the highest screen to body ratio back then. It paved way for other manufacturers to aggressively go towards hole puch and other designs for main lineups. Apple is lagging behind currently and the dynamic island is a promising feature. Can’t wait to see what the design for 20th anniversary edition would be for next decade.

 

[xserret]

A great design indeed in a time where we all though the Android had the total edge for the future

 

[Rudy69]

It was so good that I’m typing this up n mine right now!

Super excited to get a new 14 Pro Max on Friday though. My iPhone X is the first time I didn’t get a new phone every second year, I just couldn’t justify it when it worked so good

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

iPhone X is one of my favorite iPhones at all times. This iPhone was revolutionary!

 

[JCCL]

That bright OLED screen covering almost the whole surface was impressive, it felt like a leap when compared to my iPhone 7 Plus. Haven't felt that level of excitement for any new iPhone since.

 

[doobydoooby]

I still have my iPhone X, and it works perfectly. I was thinking to myself today why I was so apathetic about the new phone, and perhaps it's just because my X works so well. I would feel like an idiot buying a 14 right now!

 

[waquzy]

It was so good that I’m typing this up n mine right now!

It was so good that I’m typing this up n mine right now!

Super excited to get a new 14 Pro Max on Friday though. My iPhone X is the first time I didn’t get a new phone every second year, I just couldn’t justify it when it worked so good

Really? What’s the battery health at?

 

[SD449]

Beautiful iPhone!

Only 5 more years for the next redesign…

 

[dannys1]

Absolute gem of a phone. I've had every iPhone since the first one and this is up there with my favourite of all time.

 

[bigboy29]

This was the best phone size for me, IMO... I'd love to have a "Pro" model of that size!

 

[CrazyForCashews]

The iPhone X/XS are among the best and sexiest smartphones ever made.

Especially the silver models. The stainless steel sides with the glass backs and good looking camera bump made these phones real spectacles, and they felt great in the hands too!

 

[xxFoxtail]

That bright OLED screen covering almost the whole surface was impressive, it felt like a leap when compared to my iPhone 7 Plus. Haven't felt that level of excitement for any new iPhone since.

I had plans on using my 7+/2016 SE combo for a few years. Then the X came out and replaced both of them for me.

 

[infinitejest]

Still rocking mine 💪🏼

 

[Veinticinco]

The last “wow” iPhone launch.

It’s been incremental since.

 

[Kram Sacul]

The last unique iPhone. Everything since then has been a souped up X.

 

[Kuskah]

It's crazy how it's been 5 years already and the accuracy and speed of Face ID is still unmatched, as well as the smoothness of the gesture navigation.

 

[Rogue AI]

Let's not forget that it was also five years ago Apple introduced AirPower.