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iPhone X is small and a little disappointing
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It’s interesting that for the 6, 6S and eight months of the 7 I tried to like the Plus but couldn’t get past the overall size. Then four months ago I finally accepted it and now am used to it. I guess I won’t truly know until Friday. It’s going to take actually putting the X through gamut to truly know for me. Hope you enjoy yours.
Went into a Verizon today and checked out the cases for the 10. Held a couple and the size felt amazing to me. I can’t wait to have the smaller device back. I think people will be pleasantly surprised.
I share the same belief. It's a definite downgrade for me. That's why I didn't buy it.
By no means am I trying to force my belief on others.
No it is not. The plus has a noticeably larger screen especially when watching videos in landscape.
The misconceptions about this phone continue to spread. Even early reviewers (and some here) are still saying "it's similar to a Plus display in a regular iPhone body"). No, it's not. It's different than both of those prior models in several ways.
Here are the facts:
Here are the facts:
- The X has more display area (square inches) than the Plus, BUT
- The X display (not the body, just the display) is 8.5% narrower than the Plus display
- It's a significant change in height to width ratio from all prior iPhones.
- The increase in display area will only benefit web page viewing in the vertical direction, ie. you'll see another thread or two when looking at MacRumors forums.
- A single column of text (a website article or an e-book) when zoomed to full screen width will have a font size 8.5% smaller than you are used to on your Plus (or more word wrapping). It's not a lot but it will be noticeable at first.
- The keyboard will also be 8.5% narrower than the Plus.
- It's nearly edge-to-edge, OLED, and Tru-Tone. It will look very different from prior iPhone screens overall.
I need to enjoy mine. I'm using this right now, as I destroyed my iPhone 7+ on vacation and got a check from insurance instead of a replacement phone... so I got a cheapie phone until Friday. :
It's okay to be jealous.
Facts don't mean anything on paper. You wouldn't really notice an 8.5% loss or gain in weight but you first have to feel both in order to make that determination. On paper an 8.5% loss of width sounds huge, but then again you might not even notice it, we don't know. It seems like you need to convince yourself to be happy not owning an X lol.
It's not THAT terrible because I have an iPhone 7 through work that I put some of the major apps I need on a daily basis... however it's not the same as having my personal device, with my stuff. My company keeps their devices pretty secure, so there's a lot that I cannot do on my work phone. I cannot even use "hey siri", which I use several times a day, every day, for an array of tasks.
I also miss having my Apple Watch work properly.
That being said, even though I said it's not that terrible... it's terrible. I cannot wait until Friday.
Other apps/functions that potentially benefit from more vertical space:
- Email inboxes
- Messages
- ToDo / Reminder Lists
- Artist/Songs
- Contacts
- Calendar Today view
- Notifications
- Files
... and other better-with-more-vertical-and-not-width-constrained use cases we just haven't discovered.
But in Plus you will see 2 black bar on each side with cameras and home button. In X you won't see black bar on sides. you will all full screen that wide in landscape.
Can someone answer these questions please?
1) Do the icons on the home screen rotate when you turn the iPhone X into landscape mode, like the 6+ thru 8+?
2) With the Plus models of the iPhone many apps support landscape mode that simulates the same split view as with an iPad (mail, notes, settings, etc). iPhone 6-8 non-Plus models do not do this. How does the iPhone X behave in landscape mode?
3) Has there been any rumor that Apple will improve the aweful letterboxing in the web browser when using it in landscape mode?
4) They were able to change the color of the interface in iTunes based on the colors in the album art, so is it possible that are also going to adjust the colors of the letterboxing to match the primary colors or background colors of webpages?
These are my primary concerns of going from my 7+ iPhone X.
I’m not quite as worried about in vertical reading mode with text wrapping more on the X.
Also, with landscape videos the iPhone 7+ already letterboxes anamorphic movies, and zoom removes too much of the video on both ends. I suspect the wider screen on the iPhone X will handle anamorphic movies better, and the zoom looks like it loses less content on the left and right, other than the notch.
1) Do the icons on the home screen rotate when you turn the iPhone X into landscape mode, like the 6+ thru 8+?
2) With the Plus models of the iPhone many apps support landscape mode that simulates the same split view as with an iPad (mail, notes, settings, etc). iPhone 6-8 non-Plus models do not do this. How does the iPhone X behave in landscape mode?
3) Has there been any rumor that Apple will improve the aweful letterboxing in the web browser when using it in landscape mode?
4) They were able to change the color of the interface in iTunes based on the colors in the album art, so is it possible that are also going to adjust the colors of the letterboxing to match the primary colors or background colors of webpages?
These are my primary concerns of going from my 7+ iPhone X.
I’m not quite as worried about in vertical reading mode with text wrapping more on the X.
Also, with landscape videos the iPhone 7+ already letterboxes anamorphic movies, and zoom removes too much of the video on both ends. I suspect the wider screen on the iPhone X will handle anamorphic movies better, and the zoom looks like it loses less content on the left and right, other than the notch.
Completely true. Though the reduced width will translate to less height in landscape mode than the Plus models. So, pros and cons.
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I don't know answers to all your questions, but my understanding is you will see landscape behavior similar to the non-Plus models. That means no landscape home screen.
I’ve had the 6 plus, 6s plus and the 7 plus because I want that big screen size but to be honest many times it’s uncomfortable to hold and do things one handed. I’ve been waiting for this iPhone ever since the 6plus came out and there were rumors they were developing a phone that was all screen. Finally the home button and those giant bezels are gone.
Big screen iPhone in small form factor. The wait is finally over!
Big screen iPhone in small form factor. The wait is finally over!
I'm not sure why the first "fact" in your list is already false.
iPhone X: 5.32" x 2.46" minus 0.27 in² notch area = 12.82 in²
iPhone Plus: 4.79" x 2.69" = 12.89 in²
I share many of you concerns about the X. I will say that it is not as bad as I thought playing with the simulator
Fair point. I was relying on numbers provided by others and didn't check for deduction of the notch. I haven't checked your numbers either, but makes sense.
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Rumors say yes but they are just rumors.
I always felt Apple reluctantly released the Plus, after years of touting how the iPhone "felt great in the hand". The Plus has a nice large screen but was always a compromise to handle. The X may be the perfect size in their eyes.
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Once again, it's not, strictly speaking. Screen area, yes. Screen size, no. But close enough for me, you, and many others.
Well that's very disappointing, because a lot of the things I love about my 7+ are missing. I use my 7+ mostly in landscape mode, and my 256GB 7+ is plenty fast on iOS 11.0.3 so I'm not needing an upgrade.
So I'll probably cancel my AT&T iPhone X pre-order that's due here in 2 week, play with one at the store this weekend, and if I do like it then I can wait for a SIM free version with both GSM and CDMA included (better re-sale and flexibility if we change carriers).
