Early Adopters Unbox iPhone X and Share Overwhelmingly Positive First Impressions

[esdunbar]

You can add the battery percentage widget to Notification Center for quick access with a right swipe.

Just swipe into Notification Center, scroll to bottom of page, click edit and add battery percentage. If you don't see battery percentage as an available widget make sure the battery is nearly fully charged...strange but true.

I think swiping all over the place just to see my % remaining is silly. The battery icon is worthless. Just give me the option to replace it with the %.

Everyone at work was complaining about the same thing. Who thought this was a good idea? It’s a simple thing they should have included.

 

[blackdogaudio]

I think swiping all over the place just to see my % remaining is silly. The battery icon is worthless. Just give me the option to replace it with the %.

Everyone at work was complaining about the same thing. Who thought this was a good idea? It’s a simple thing they should have included.

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

 

[Williesleg]

Just some quick observations from today-

- The Apple store had a bunch of people "in line" around 60 or so for the iPhone X. Inside the store, absolutely none on display
- There were only 2 salespeople setting up and delivering iPhones to customers, and from what I saw they were taking their time with each customer
- There were a lot of other salespeople in the store, just wandering around
- There were a lot of people getting things fixed, the whole back of the store was filled with people getting things fixed. I guess it was normal but it seemed a lot to me
- The Verizon store had an iPhone X on display, no one around, got to spend a half hour playing with it
- The Target store had an iPhone X on display, same as Verizon
- No AR demos preloaded on any phone, whether it was a 7, 8, or X series
- No face demos preloaded on any X

- I wish Steve Jobs was back. Really miss him.

 

[Techwatcher]

Absolutely amazing phone. This is the best phone Apple has ever made. This is the best phone on the planet. Face ID absolutely destroys Touch ID. Touch ID was hit or miss, depending on if the phone was wet or dry, fingers sweaty, etc. Face ID never messes up and it is FAST.

Message to everyone: If you're planning on upgrading - avoid the 8, get the X. Not even up for debate.

 

[IJ Reilly]

I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt. The specificity is probably related to Apple's contention that some polarized lenses cause issue. Listing the brand and model that succeeded or failed helps everyone over the long term.

Sorry, but, no. The point is they paid $200 for their sunglasses, not that they're polarized. That can be had for $20.
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Love my Maui Jim’s

But do they love you back?

 

[69Mustang]

Sorry, but, no. The point is they paid $200 for their sunglasses, not that they're polarized. That can be had for $20.

That's quite cynical, but hey, you do you. The point never was that the sunglasses are polarized. The point was that particular style of that particular brand of polarized sunglasses does not inhibit Face ID. Surely you're not saying the $20 polarized sunglasses are somehow automatically exempted from blocking Face ID? Unless you know the style and brand how would you know if they can be used with Touch ID?

Besides, we're in a thread talking about a $1000 phone. How's $200 sunglasses supposed to be any more of a status symbol?

 

[Baymowe335]

The phone is gorgeous in space gray.

I am 6’4, so I have large hands and my only complaint is it’s too skinny. The screen actually seems small because of this and IS small from a width perspective compared to my Note I switched from.

FaceID is the best tech I’ve seen on a phone. Insanely good.

Incredible build quality.

Fast.

Beautiful screen, notch and all.

Butter smooth.

Best phone I’ve ever used.

There WILL be an iPhone X plus...it’s like this form factor is begging for it.

 

[doelcm82]

I see, so somebody who spent $1200 on a phone wants to justify their purchase? What a surprise!

So, all in all, good news for Apple. Whether users are motivated by the need to justify their purchase or by genuine satisfaction, the iPhone X is a hit. Most of the criticisms come from people who feel the need to justify why they aren't getting one.

 

[Chillenoutkr]

Meanwhile... "preordered" my iPhone X 256GB Kevin Spacey Grey at 12:06am a week ago ... 2-3 week estimates......................[/QUOT

I think you're rather lucky to only have to wait 2-3 weeks.
I ordered the same exact phone a week ago from Verizon and have a Dec 13 ship date.

 

[valleian]

I see, so somebody who spent $1200 on a phone wants to justify their purchase? What a surprise!

I see, so the iPhone X is receiving positive coverage and reviews, so it must all be lies and psychological justification. The iPhone X must be terrible, you’ve already decided that. What a surprise a person who is rapidly seeing other’s weariness and uncertainty fade away is desperate to dig down into coverall explanations as to why the iPhone X is still obviously horrible.

Give me a break. It’s a fantastic phone, the best Apple has ever made imo.

 

[Karma*Police]

I see, so somebody who spent $1200 on a phone wants to justify their purchase? What a surprise!

Yes, because a phone that costs $1,200 can’t possibly be good, right? Kind of like anyone who buys an expensive car over a Honda Civic needs to justify their purchase?

 

[DancinDatzuk1]

Funny how when people were saying how much better OLED looks on other phones over 5 years ago, all the fans were saying OLED was crap.

Yes, it's a stunning screen. Years behind, as only Apple can.

Yes, and as media outlets highlight~ Apple waited and fine tuned their Samsung oled so it was not over saturated and cartoonish.

 

[spitcoff]

Wish you could see battery percentage on main screen not just control center. Other than that love this phone.

 

[valleian]

I’ve been dreaming of something like this for YEARS. I’ve been yearning for it since September. It finally arrived today, and I’m even more impressed and in love than I had thought I’d be. Truly a groundbreaking phone.

I was never worried about the notch, and actually came to like it quickly. It gives the iPhone a distinct look. It’s what helps the iPhone stand out in a sea of thin-bezeled Androids (**cough cough Samsung—LG—Pixel—OnePlus AllLookTheSame cough cough**) and I really don’t notice it in minute to minute use. Even videos and pictures look good to me. The notch isn’t really cutting anything serious out, and I can always crop the resolution back to 16:9 if I want.

The screen is magnificent, truly a beauty, and coming from a 7, really really easy to use. Big, refined, colorful, and easy to manage.

The cameras are fantastic, I’m loving portrait mode. And Animoji ARE SO FUN. I can see myself spamming everyone with Animoji over a regular old message any day. No matter what, they make you laugh.

Face ID is “top notch”. Has recognized me in many different light settings and is so darn quick. I knew it would be quick, but this is absolutely exceeding me expectations. Swiping up is practically the same as having to press home to open, it’s no big deal and it lets me read my notifications.

The home bar gestures and control center are really intuitive and quick to get used to, especially the quick app switch one. How I ever lived without it I’ll never know. Control center was probably the oddest thing to adjust to, and I’ve pretty much got that down now.

Basically the only thing I can gripe about is the apps that have not been updated. UGH THIS IS CRAZY. Major app developers like Snapchat and Google should’ve had their stuff ready way ahead of time. This isn’t the phone’s fault, devs had well over a month and a half to get thier sh*t together, lots did, some didn’t and it’s dissapointing to see big guys like those above and others like CNN and BuzzFeed putter around. This is annoying. Also, the kinda big space below the keyboard is a slight adjustment, but that’s easily forgotten within seconds of use.

 

[Doc C]

...
- I wish Steve Jobs was back. Really miss him.

So I assume you knew him well?
Perhaps had him over for dinner regularly?

 

[legacyb4]

Playing with the demo unit in store, I was visibly impressed with the video trailer samples in letterbox mode; didn't feel particularly "wrong" and the notch virtually disappears against the black background. Even in full screen mode, I quickly became blind to the presence of the notch.

 

[FriendlyMackle]

Really? I have the same issue, swiping up doesn’t work. You have to press, hold and hit the red dots.

No, you swipe up, hold until the dots then appear, and THEN you can swipe up to close that app.
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Just got the phone and really like it. I’m a bit gutted that although the phone is bigger all the font size is smaller everywhere. For example Mac Rumors text is larger on my iPhone 7. There are less words per line but text size is bigger. Does display zoom have anything to do with it. It’s missing from the X. Any solutions? My eye sight is getting worse and hoping to avoid wearing glasses

Update; display zoom (the one that makes your icons larger) is responsible for the larger text. It’s not an option on the X. Any ideas why it’s gone or anyone know if it’s back in any betas etc?

On the plus side. It’s beautiful. The battery should be a huge improvement on the 7. Love reachability on it. Would have almost been a deal breaker for me not having it. Face ID seems ok. I dont think it’s better than Touch ID. In a perfect world I would like Touch ID as well but seems to be the only real compromise atm. (Apart from the tiny font)

Display zoom is an option - go to "Accessibility" and that's where you will find the additional text sizing options. Although I don't see an option to make the icons themselves larger. This is a separate option from the "Display" setting for text.

 

[woogy12]

So far.....this is a great phone and interface. Enjoying day 1!

 

[BritishApple]

I’m a hater of the notch and couldn’t understand it when people that had used it said ‘you don’t notice it’, but you really don’t notice it as much as you might think. It still isn’t great on landscape with things like videos. The camera bump isn’t terrible.

I’ve quoted your post but this entire reply isn’t aimed at you, I just picked it out ... so please don’t take offence.

That’s the kind of apologist outlook that allows Cook to get away with shipping this thing. The notch is a joke, and deflections like “Well I guess you don’t notice it” or “You just get used to it” or “Do you really use your device in landscape that often” are utter deflection; it shouldn’t be there in the first place and Apple banning developers from designing their apps to hide the notch tells me that the notch is here to stay, it’s the new home button, aka the “striking visual feature”.

I’m just dismayed at the price hike also, I can’t see where Apple can justify it. Touch ID didn’t come at a premium so why should Face ID? The move to Retina Display didn’t come at a premium, so why should OLED (which other inferior phones have used for years so it’s not “new” tech).

The only real premium we seen was the £100 difference between the standard and plus models, but £300 hike on an entry level of the latest iPhone model?

The fact is people will buy it and it’ll send a message to Apple that prices starting £999 are acceptable.

I upgrade every two years on O2, I’m on a 7 now so I couldn’t take this device cycle anyway, but when you see the monthly tariff cost in the UK (£82 vs £45 for the 7) it’s just galling.

And before any trolls go on about “not being able to afford one”, I absolutely can but I can’t justify myself to do so, I don’t see where the extra £300 goes; OLED, new design, Face ID. I didn’t pay £300 more for Retina, new design or Touch ID, so ...

I always felt that the £699 entry level cost of an iPhone was expensive but value, and the iPhone X (notch aside) as good as it looks ... I just don’t see £300 of extra value.

And, for what it’s worth, Cook turning the iPhone into an Android in terms of back-to-home (swipe up gesture) sickens me. The home button was and remains iconic, but then I suppose that was Cook’s plan, use the 10th anniversary to end Steve’s iPhone legacy and give us the Tim “vision”.

I don’t know, I just don’t like the direction the iPhone is headed, it feels like an unnecessary hike to milk users of a device who happily upgrade every year anyway.

 

[MH01]

Or others are simply sharing their experiences and satisfaction with their money spent on this new iPhone X that has met their expectations. Considering the thread title is talking about positive first impressions.

Actually the title suggests everyone is overwhelmingly positive. Reality is that majority are happy while highlighting pros / cons. I get to use mine today, and I am very underwhelming towards the price .

 

[joejoejoe]

I love mine, but have definitely had some problems with faceid. It has failed frequently while moving, at angles, and low light. Sometimes even when my face is dead on.

I’m middle eastern, medium brown skin, and I wonder if skin tone has an effect.

It’s also going to take me a minute to get used to this smaller keyboard. Coming from a 7+

 

[MH01]

I’ve quoted your post but this entire reply isn’t aimed at you, I just picked it out ... so please don’t take offence.

That’s the kind of apologist outlook that allows Cook to get away with shipping this thing. The notch is a joke, and deflections like “Well I guess you don’t notice it” or “You just get used to it” or “Do you really use your device in landscape that often” are utter deflection; it shouldn’t be there in the first place and Apple banning developers from designing their apps to hide the notch tells me that the notch is here to stay, it’s the new home button, aka the “striking visual feature”.

I’m just dismayed at the price hike also, I can’t see where Apple can justify it. Touch ID didn’t come at a premium so why should Face ID? The move to Retina Display didn’t come at a premium, so why should OLED (which other inferior phones have used for years so it’s not “new” tech).

The only real premium we seen was the £100 difference between the standard and plus models, but £300 hike on an entry level of the latest iPhone model?

The fact is people will buy it and it’ll send a message to Apple that prices starting £999 are acceptable.

I upgrade every two years on O2, I’m on a 7 now so I couldn’t take this device cycle anyway, but when you see the monthly tariff cost in the UK (£82 vs £45 for the 7) it’s just galling.

And before any trolls go on about “not being able to afford one”, I absolutely can but I can’t justify myself to do so, I don’t see where the extra £300 goes; OLED, new design, Face ID. I didn’t pay £300 more for Retina, new design or Touch ID, so ...

I always felt that the £699 entry level cost of an iPhone was expensive but value, and the iPhone X (notch aside) as good as it looks ... I just don’t see £300 of extra value.

And, for what it’s worth, Cook turning the iPhone into an Android in terms of back-to-home (swipe up gesture) sickens me. The home button was and remains iconic, but then I suppose that was Cook’s plan, use the 10th anniversary to end Steve’s iPhone legacy and give us the Tim “vision”.

I don’t know, I just don’t like the direction the iPhone is headed, it feels like an unnecessary hike to milk users of a device who happily upgrade every year anyway.

Great post. Only thing I would change is "Tim's vision" he ain't got one, it's just how to maximise profits - Apple ballmer. As long as he can raise the price he does not care if the notch an awful design, he just plain does not care about the user experience, it's just about $$$.
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I love mine, but have definitely had some problems with faceid. It has failed frequently while moving, at angles, and low light. Sometimes even when my face is dead on.

I’m middle eastern, medium brown skin, and I wonder if skin tone has an effect.

It’s also going to take me a minute to get used to this smaller keyboard. Coming from a 7+

Interesting , it's suppose to have issues in bright light . Thought it would work great in low light. Maybe do the setup again

 

[IJ Reilly]

That's quite cynical, but hey, you do you. The point never was that the sunglasses are polarized. The point was that particular style of that particular brand of polarized sunglasses does not inhibit Face ID. Surely you're not saying the $20 polarized sunglasses are somehow automatically exempted from blocking Face ID? Unless you know the style and brand how would you know if they can be used with Touch ID?

Besides, we're in a thread talking about a $1000 phone. How's $200 sunglasses supposed to be any more of a status symbol?

It isn't cynical, and easily less so than what you are arguing. The very concept that a high-priced brand of sunglasses would have a different result with FaceID than another brand is silly (on the very face of it). I wouldn't be any more tempted to brag on my sunglasses than I would on anything else I owned. People who do, well, they might just find themselves being judged by others on their priorities. It ain't a virtue, my friend.

 

[jimbo1mcm]

The speakers on the X are really, really good. They have about 25% more volume( to my ears ) than my Iphone 7 which were pretty good. Both speakers work on calls, as opposed to some other phones that only use the top speaker. This is a huge advancement from the Ip7.

 

[FriendlyMackle]

The speakers on the X are really, really good. They have about 25% more volume( to my ears ) than my Iphone 7 which were pretty good. Both speakers work on calls, as opposed to some other phones that only use the top speaker. This is a huge advancement from the Ip7.

YES! I just played a video on YouTube...the sound from this phone is excellent!