iPhone X Impressions: 'Striking' Display and 'Sensational-Looking' Design Make High Price Worth It

[Len Banks]

Is this really strong glass strong enough to go without a case?

 

[Jmausmuc]

SE sized version of this please, Apple

The most amazing would be: screen size like the Standart 6/7/8 but with no bezels.
The best of iPhone SE and iPhone 7 in one device.

 

[Kavu33]

What the "The Verge" guy brought up is also very disturbing about face id, that someone can just point the phone at you and it's already unlocked

why does that guy have your phone in the first place? but it is true this can have privacy issues for example if police takes your phone and point it to your face to unlock your phone .. i guess you have to close your eyes in that case or wear sunglasses. I think next year they find a way to implement touch id in the glass .. then you will have hopefully face id and touch id in tandem .. that would be extremely secure

 

[imran5720]

That pricing is Insane though, they even increased $50 on normal phones?

 

[WilliamG]

I cried a little when FaceId failed during the demo

And literally nobody but troublemakers care. Face ID is going to be great.

 

[Mike Haas]

The glass back is going to be a finger and palm-print magnet. But you'll have it in a case, right?

 

[GuitarMan0121]

Here I sit with my iPhone 5s wondering when Apple is going to get back to making phones I actually want to buy.

No headphone jack? No Touch ID?

Seriously. I bought an SE a year ago and haven't been interested in anything Apple's made since.

 

[DevNull0]

So yeah, when you consider the yearly cost increase, it's not as huge. Still pricey, but that's Apple.

I just don't understand the logic some people have that $2/month is not as huge as $24/year. Somehow $1/day in added cost for something is nothing but $3652 (which you'll have if you throw a dollar in a box every day for 10 years instead of adding that extra cost) is serious money.

 

[jamesrick80]

No, FaceID did not fail. The phone had just booted or timed out and needed a passcode. Rather than fussing, he switched to a phone that was ready to go.

The general public will know it failed and I believe it did.

http://people.com/home/apple-face-i...doesnt-work-the-first-time-during-big-reveal/

 

[chumpy34]

On the first face unlock try it failed on stage for Craig - not worth it to me. I think I'll wait and let them get that fingerprint scanner integrated into the display on a future generation.

In the mean time pick up an 8 and enjoy saving a couple of hundred dollars...

As many have said here, it didn't fail for Craig, that phone had been rebooted so the first time you use it, you have to type in your passcode (just like touch-id now), so it did what it was supposed to do.

 

[mark34]

here is a movie being watched.. no notch. This is from TomsGuide.com

 

[BB8]

Again, everyone wanted it to look like this:

Instead we get a hindrance on screen ****ing come on.. this is your anniversary phone. It would've been flawless that way.

If I recall correctly, this is actually how it looked during the demo when they had the Music app open. Makes me wonder if they couldn't decide which way to go themselves.

That said, the real sin is that the notch covers up video in landscape mode.

 

[canadianreader]

He pointed at the guy’s the face and the phone unlocked. Security nightmare!!!

 

[Kwstas]

Steve would have fire them all. What the f is that screen? meta-goth?

 

[imran5720]

Why don't I love this thing?

Because of pricing

 

[kemal]

about privacy and face id .. now anyone can take your phone put it in front of your face and unlock your phone .. police will love this!

Just keep your eyes shut.

 

[grobik]

This will not be easy to use in the car while driving at all. Nobody is even mentioning that.

Good. No one should be even glancing at their ****ing phone in the car. It angers me to no end.

 

[timme]

Still not tempted by iPhone "Notch" @ parity with USA $999 = UK £999 with exchange rate currently at £1.00 = $1.33
price should be £752.44p NOT £999.00

A grand for a phone, you've gotta be kidding.

Its even worse here. 1330€
That's about 1600$

 

[Serelus]

Have we seen a picture of the X with Music open? Do we know it doesn't look like this?

It shouldn't look like that with just music open. It should be universal.

 

[mkeeley]

An insane amount of money for a phone. Wouldn't dream of spending that much.

 

[agdcustoms]

And exactly why are you looking at your phone while driving?

LMAO exactly.

 

[ballyhoos]

What's with that fridge magnet attached to the back of the phone?

 

[madKIR]

The last paragraph baffles me! "...starting at $999 for the 64GB version and rising to $1,149 for the 256GB version." Why on earth introduce the 256GB version if it is $150 more expensive?! I don't need 256 GB of storage, but I do need 128 GB. Apple's logic is absolutely convoluted here! Keep the 128GB if you can charge only $100 more for it. Jeez!

 

[GyroFX]

can't they just have a software fix and block the usage of the top of the notches for connectivity activity only?

 

[ACNMember]

Is this really strong glass strong enough to go without a case?

Likely not. It's still glass, even if it is incredibly scratch resistant. I drop my phone disturbingly often.