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iPhone X First Look: Unboxing, Face ID Setup, Gestures, Design and More
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I've had my X for about 15 hours now and have mixed feelings. I was initially surprised by the weight of the X compared to my 6. It just feels heavy and I haven't put a case on it yet. It's 2 ounces more? I guess that can be a lot when it comes to a phone.
Build quality seems really strong though, makes me think of the original iPhone when I look/hold my X. Face ID seems to work great and is MUCH faster as I noticed with Touch ID that if my thumb was wet (sweaty or washed hands) it wouldn't always work and sometimes it just stalled for awhile whereas Face ID has been flawless so far. However, some of my banking Apps don't have this integrated yet so have to go back to logging in with user/pw for now.
I am slowly getting used to no home button, definitely takes awhile to retrain your brain. My friends are already tired of me texting talking emoji's
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All-in-all, it's fast and is working just fine but don't like the extra weight and worry that this form factor will be with us the next 3-5 years as Ive doesn't seem keen on changing things much. *Don't notice the infamous notch, so doesn't bother me at all.
Build quality seems really strong though, makes me think of the original iPhone when I look/hold my X. Face ID seems to work great and is MUCH faster as I noticed with Touch ID that if my thumb was wet (sweaty or washed hands) it wouldn't always work and sometimes it just stalled for awhile whereas Face ID has been flawless so far. However, some of my banking Apps don't have this integrated yet so have to go back to logging in with user/pw for now.
I am slowly getting used to no home button, definitely takes awhile to retrain your brain. My friends are already tired of me texting talking emoji's
. All-in-all, it's fast and is working just fine but don't like the extra weight and worry that this form factor will be with us the next 3-5 years as Ive doesn't seem keen on changing things much. *Don't notice the infamous notch, so doesn't bother me at all.
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Stick with it for a bit. I had a few failures yesterday. None at all today so could just be a training thing.
Multitasking:
You don’t have to tap the red icon to close apps. When you tap and hold, you can swipe them up and away once the red icon appears vs having to tap the red icon.
You don’t have to tap the red icon to close apps. When you tap and hold, you can swipe them up and away once the red icon appears vs having to tap the red icon.
I expected better support. People are dropping over $1k on this device so yeah expectations are high.
I can see your point about Apple pay. Having used Android pay on the pixel 2 XL a few times. Pre prepping pay function makes sense.
OK, the double tap on the power button for Apple Pay and the App Store must go. Bring back a button at the bottom of the screen to verify like the red fingerprint image.
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Sorry to hear that. You really need to look at your options vs your initial negative emotions. getting upset will not bring about a positive change - and you're getting upset at an in-animate object you have yet to own. Place an order with your local store for pickup. cancel the one Apple has online. no harm no foul and you'll have your iPhone X in hand! The bonus is you'll confirm successful activation and quality of the device in your hand and working.
Definitely intentional and reminiscent ... I love it.
God you're one of THOSE users I support at work. Always complaining unsatisfied EVEN if the solution works (not a work-around a true solution). You're complaining and you're NOT even one of the QA team since you stated it was for them.
Harder to hold because of bezel less design.
- Same curved hardware design as the 6/6S/7 and 8. Glass back allows for better grip than those supposedly from what I can tell from several reviews vs yours. Opinions are valid though.
When using the keyboard it felt small and what is with the massive space under it? Drove me nuts.
- um ... keyboard should be the same size of your iPhone 6S. Space under it is for accurate navigation of the home screen and application switching. This is set and advised by Apple to developers as part of WWDC2017 update videos.
Usable screen is smaller then Plus models.
- physical screensize yes. Display of content differs based on application chosen. You needed days to review before coming forth with this opinon, but yours matters. Macrumors did show content viewable with Safari several days back.
Some of the gestures felt janky and didn't work a few times while trying them.
- janky? could be based on touch sensitivity or recognition. I say this as over time my fingers arent recognized on touch screens as accurately as before (worn ridges in my fingers). It's possible familiarity in the gestures or your preference for the Pixel/Google Android.
The lack of home button has made usability more complicated. Things that used to take a single step now take 2-3. For example closing a hanging app takes 3 steps instead of 2 now. Reachability, which I used, takes a weird gesture to trigger.
- So closing an application (iPhone 7: Double Tap Home Button, Select Application you wish to close (if not already in direct view), Swipe running application up. iPhone X: Swipe up & pause/swip up & right, select application you wish to close (if not already in direct view), press red close button. Seems like the same 3 steps for each yet iPhone X makes if a LOT more fluid and faster - I have a hunch much is the same on the Pixel you have so I don't understand why you're not seeing this.
Reachabilty I had been curious about and nobody has reviewed that yet so I'm VERY interested how this can be used.
Using Apple pay has to be intentionally triggered via the power button.
- Really? Seriously you're picking on this? It's the same with using an iPhone previously except you have to do 2 steps: Lock the phone, then double press home button. I'm sure it's faster on iPhone X. Heck you have to press the action button on Apple Watch for Apple pay. Seems you're just looking for things to complain about with this topic.
Many apps not optimized for this display yet. Big black top and bottom borders if they are not. Look like standard iPhone app sizes.
- same thing occured with iPhone 6 Plus too when it debuted. Give it some time before you make a final decision.
PS: Why is the QA team at your office reviewing first before the I.T. team? Do you have internally managed security protocols for intranet site, file servers, and email??
Either way ... consider The Pessimists mug ... you choose how you view things.
Cheers.
People complaining about the gestures, they’re really not difficult imo. Getting to multitasking is not hard at all; moving your thumb an inch upward from the bottom is all it takes. Don’t have to exaggerate like I’ve been seeing in videos. Reachability is pretty easy too. Not to mention quickly going through apps by swiping horizontally at the bottom. Overall after 10 mins with the phone the gestures felt like second nature, to me.
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Not that upset. Just annoyed, over it. Cant pickup near me. No stores are carrying stock that i can see. There is one apple store within 500 miles and it doesn't seem to have any pickup stock.
Because the screen is still too big for my small hands
I can't use the 8 with only one hand; heck I can hardly use my 5S. Yes, the bezel is smaller, but it still has a screen almost the size of the 8 Plus in the form factor of the 8 = too big for me.I'm not complaining, just sad.
Also, come on guys (because several of you pointed this out to me), of course Apple didn't make FaceID so you don't have to use your thumb. I'm not stupid
However, because thanks to FaceID you do not - theoretically - need to use your thumb for unlocking. Before it was one movement: put your thumb, press, unlock + get to home screen. Now you look at it = unlock, but then you still manually have to do something to get to the home screen.But I get it, I'm in the absolute minority who finds this counter intuitive
Oooh. Damn then yeah I get being frustrated for certain. If you own their stock hopefully a jump on Monday brings a smile to your face whilst the wait. Curious to know if cancelling and reordering gets to you sooner than the December date.
it does is a lot smaller than I thought, I don't even notice it doing most tasks. Definitely noticeable and irritating when watching videos in zoomed mode. But I never watch video on small screens anyway.
[doublepost=1509967442][/doublepost]I think its going back. If I didn't have a 6s or I needed a new phone, then the X is fairly solid. But I'm disappointed in the screen. I love the form factor but the colors and text looks almost exactly like the 6s, just a little sharper. Look at the Galaxy S8 screen and how sharp and detailed the text is compared to the iPhone. I'm sick of iOS it just looks dated with the the rows and rows of icons and small text. I don't like iOS 11 AT ALL. Everything on this phone feels a little "harder" than necessary with all the swipes needed to do anything. The cameras are truly disappointing, I don't think they are that much better than the 6s and battery is meh. I do love having the larger HardDrive, wireless charging, form factor, and face ID is awesome. It's going to be hard going back to touchID.
Overall, I just don't think this is a phone that's worth $1,300 especially when you can get a Galaxy S8 that has a better screen for $700. I'm curious to see what Samsung does with the S9. Unfortunately, I hate Android but maybe I'll spend this week recreating my playlists in Spotify so I can finally not be tied to iTunes.
Value is somewhat subjective, but at $1,200, with the current feature set, I really think the X is not a good value. That said, if you really need to animate a poop emoji while mobile, I guess it's quite a bargain.
Because the screen is still too big for my small hands
I'm not complaining, just sad.
Also, come on guys (because several of you pointed this out to me), of course Apple didn't make FaceID so you don't have to use your thumb. I'm not stupid
But I get it, I'm in the absolute minority who finds this counter intuitive
I've been using touch ID all weekend. I can definitely say without a doubt that its very intuitive. I get into my phone much faster than with Touch ID now. Before with Touch ID I would have to wait for it to authenticate, and something it wouldn't. Now with touch ID my face works more often than Touch ID and I can slide up while its detecting my face so that it's almost instant. You would need to try an iPhone 10 to see how well it really works.
Today I got my hands on an iPhone X. What shall I say...
I really really really really really wanted to like it. But as I'd feared, it's already borderline too big for my hands and the position of the control center is a deal breaker for me.
Who tested this beforehand? I thought they do have women working at Apple, too?
Disappointed
I really really really really really wanted to like it. But as I'd feared, it's already borderline too big for my hands and the position of the control center is a deal breaker for me.
Who tested this beforehand? I thought they do have women working at Apple, too?
Disappointed