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Me either..and I still rock an iPhone 6 Plus. I may keep it yet another year.

Me too...I was totally planning to upgrade my 6s, but the changes don't seem worthy of an upgrade. I'm sticking with it until there is something completely different that makes what I use the phone for better.
 
Didn't expect to say this, but I'll probably go for the 8 plus. Bezels don't matter to me, Face ID and the OLED screen are first generation technologies that are bound to be buggy and since the 8 plus has the same CPU and RAM as the X, it'll outperform the X easily because of it's screen. And most apps, apart from the really big ones, are going to take forever to update to the new screen on the X anyway.
I'm in the same boat. Going with iPhone 8 almost exclusively to keep Touch ID rather than face id. I constantly unlock my phone on the sly in meetings. Touch ID is great at that. I can do it below the table, or while my phone rests on the table. Face ID seems to mean I either enter the passcode or have to hold the phone up. Net loss for me.
The other features, including the lost bezels, don't do it for me.
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^Same. I can't say the X appeals to me much right now. I'd rather still have TouchID and get the 6SSS 8 :D
Yup. That's where I'm at.
 
I can't believe I am saying this, but I feel Xiaomi got this better (obviously I only mean the design, not tech specs and Hair ID)

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Not just the design. The price.
 

It's funny you posted the same screen shot of how I think this screen shot looks tacky with the "chin" of the sensors. The blue glowing sphere button and what I'm assuming is the menu button (three white lines) look so awkwardly placed here for it being the demo to wow us. I think I would like it better personally if those areas got black barred or something when playing a game or watching some thing full screen. It appears it may all get awkwardly clipped. What's it look like when you flip the X 180 degrees? I'm curious how this will work on the daily. Seems like a nightmare for UI design.
 
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Wonder what they'll call the phones next year? The iPhone 9 and 11? But then the year after that the iPhone 9 couldn't be followed by an iPhone 10 because that's already out. Hmmm...
I'm guessing the iPhone 9, during this transitionary period, and the iPhone X (2018 Edition).

Following that one, only the iPhone X for the forthcoming years, perhaps renamed to just "iPhone".

I think they're moving to the same nomenclature as with the rest of their products, like the iMac, or Macbook. We don't call them iMac 6s or Macbook 7. If we want to be specific, we call them iMac Late 2015, etc.

Why that change? Because with the iPhone X design, Apple will be hard pressed to do any major, outstanding design changes for the foreseeable future. All they can do is adjust how the edges or back feel, how the cameras are aligned or look, the size of the device. Not much more.

iPhone X is the first in a series of iterative releases, mark my words.
 
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The glass blends into the sides of the phone incredibly well, better than we've seen on other phones.

Don't worry, people will soon ruin that by wrapping the front and back in some naff Chinese plastic they got off eBay or Amazon.
 
So what happends when you drop an iPhone 8 or X?
If the glas on the back shatters, then it cannot be replaced like on the iPhone 4, I guess. So you need a new phone as they would have to dissamble it entirely otherwise.
 
So what happends when you drop an iPhone 8 or X?
If the glas on the back shatters, then it cannot be replaced like on the iPhone 4, I guess. So you need a new phone as they would have to dissamble it entirely otherwise.

You could replace the glass back on the iPhone 4, and it wasn’t that expensive to replace. I actually think that the X will be the most repairable iPhone in a while (minus the cost of repairing the OLED display). You’ll no longer have to worry about dented aluminum. The stainless steel can be polished, but I’d think it would be much harder to dent it.
 
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So that iphone X always has a black shape that masks out a part of the image?
so watching a movie or pictures is not possible with 4 straight sides?
When Craig was doing the demo on stage and he turned it landscape on a video it looked awful with that cut out. No thanks. I prefer bezels. Otherwise I will constantly touch the screen with my fingers when holding it.
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Didn't expect to say this, but I'll probably go for the 8 plus. Bezels don't matter to me, Face ID and the OLED screen are first generation technologies that are bound to be buggy and since the 8 plus has the same CPU and RAM as the X, it'll outperform the X easily because of it's screen. And most apps, apart from the really big ones, are going to take forever to update to the new screen on the X anyway.
You’re exactly correct. Plus the X’s battery is at least one hour less than the 7+ and 8+.
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I'm in the same boat. Going with iPhone 8 almost exclusively to keep Touch ID rather than face id. I constantly unlock my phone on the sly in meetings. Touch ID is great at that. I can do it below the table, or while my phone rests on the table. Face ID seems to mean I either enter the passcode or have to hold the phone up. Net loss for me.
The other features, including the lost bezels, don't do it for me.
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Yup. That's where I'm at.
Yep. The 8+ will be faster and have a better battery than the X too.
 
Pretty much in the same boat as others. I've got the iPhone 6 so it's definitely time for an update...but given the fact that the X and the 8 have the same processor, and the fact that it's pretty much guaranteed that Face ID isn't going to be any faster - and may be slower and more unreliable - than Touch ID, I'll gladly go with the 8 to save $300.
 
Pretty much in the same boat as others. I've got the iPhone 6 so it's definitely time for an update...but given the fact that the X and the 8 have the same processor, and the fact that it's pretty much guaranteed that Face ID isn't going to be any faster - and may be slower and more unreliable - than Touch ID, I'll gladly go with the 8 to save $300.
The 8 and 8+ will be faster than the X too. Plus the 8+ already is showing it’ll have one hour better battery than the X per Apples own spec sheet.
 
I don't like the size of the plus, so the battery might be the biggest differentiator. Two extra hours for the X over the 8 is tempting. Though you can get a lot of portable external batteries for the extra $300. :)
 
Didn't expect to say this, but I'll probably go for the 8 plus. Bezels don't matter to me, Face ID and the OLED screen are first generation technologies that are bound to be buggy and since the 8 plus has the same CPU and RAM as the X, it'll outperform the X easily because of it's screen. And most apps, apart from the really big ones, are going to take forever to update to the new screen on the X anyway.

That was the one thing that bugged me when the 6 and 6 Plus were released. Some apps took forever to update to the bigger screen sizes.

If I wasn't due to update my series 0 Apple Watch, I probably would get the iPhone X. But I'll stick with the 8 or 8+. Plus, I'm used to the bezels and they don't really bother me. I'm sure once I get the next gen iPhone X, I won't be a fan of bezels, but for now they don't bother me.
 
I don't like the size of the plus, so the battery might be the biggest differentiator. Two extra hours for the X over the 8 is tempting. Though you can get a lot of portable external batteries for the extra $300. :)
Per Apple’s spec sheets the X will get one hour less than the 7+ and 8+. It’ll be more I. Real time. I’m getting the 8+. It’ll be completely optimized and perfected compared to the newer X which will be much better next iteration.
 
I certainly don't mean this to be inflammatory, but I wonder if everyone would still be so bummed if they had called it 7s instead of 8? It seems as if its incredibly similar to what an "s" cycle refresh would be for any given model, and that is (historically) what this year would usually bring. I would certainly understand the negative sentiments if they hadn't also just unveiled the X, but low-and-behold we have a brand new, flagship device. So why all the outrage?
 
I want an iPhone SE update with latest processors and fast charging. Fast charging (not wireless charging) is about the only feature I care about.

The new phones, all of them, are too big/heavy -- the 8 is heavier than the 7 (which had tried to improve on the 6s)
5.22 vs 4.87 vs 5.04.
And 3D Touch!
 
I certainly don't mean this to be inflammatory, but I wonder if everyone would still be so bummed if they had called it 7s instead of 8? It seems as if its incredibly similar to what an "s" cycle refresh would be for any given model, and that is (historically) what this year would usually bring. I would certainly understand the negative sentiments if they hadn't also just unveiled the X, but low-and-behold we have a brand new, flagship device. So why all the outrage?
Exactly. It’s a good upgrade even from a 7plus I’m coming from. Twice the storage, better processor, camera, Trutone, portrait, wireless charging etc etc
 
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Has anyone seen any hands on video showing how responsive the iPhone 8 camera is? I am hoping it will at least match the Galaxy S8 (or even the S7), but I'm having doubt.. You don't know how sluggish the iPhone 7 camera is until you've tried the Galaxy :(
 
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What will we get next year? 9? X.1? X2?

The high end will get Roman numeral (X, XI) while the lower end gets numeral version number (8, 9).
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Has anyone seen any hands on video showing how responsive the iPhone 8 camera is? I am hoping it will at least match the Galaxy S8 (or even the S7), but I'm having doubt.. You don't know how sluggish the iPhone 7 camera is until you've tried the Galaxy :(

Autofocus speed is #1 thing Apple need to fix. You can post correct a lot of things except for out of focus.
 
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