iPhone X Space Grey is a fundamentally flawed product

[lenard]

I am retired and I still don’t have this much time for nonsense...

 

[jamin00]

oh My

 

[Septembersrain]

You can feel the camera bulge.

You can feel the notch.

This is a non-issue.

 

[Gryzor]

He's obviously never heard of raise to wake and find it hard to rotate a phone.

If I had my Jet Black 7 plus in the same situation, it would be the same issue you bring up. You state that you shouldn't have to "feel" for the camera bump to orient the phone but in the original post you mentioned the home button. 🙄

Haha, exactly!

 

[jamin00]

If it’s dark how did you find the phone in the first place?

 

[Juan007]

But feeling around for the home button is OK as per your OP which implies that is how you orient your previous iPhones:

🙄

The difference is that I need to press the home button anyway, and it's a button! Are you seriously suggesting feeling around for a camera lens is the same thing? Because fingerprints make camera lenses work great, right? 🙄

 

[shooter03]

Jesus, talk about finding any little thing to bitch about.

 

[fokmik]

I shouldn't need to feel around for a camera bump to orient my phone. This was something simple to do with all previous 9 iPhones, now it's a big step back. I do feel this is a fundamental design flaw and I will be exchanging my space grey for a white phone or returning it altogether.

On front you have the notch on back the camera
The back is like before
But hey you must be intelligent to figure it out by yourself

 

[Mikeeee]

If you have a space grey iPhone X, try this test at home. Turn off the lights, fumble around with your phone so you lose track of its orientation, then try to turn it on.

PROBLEM: You have no idea which side is front or back, which way is up or down. There is no home button to orient the phone. You have a 75% chance of getting it wrong on the space grey. So here is what happens:

25% chance - You guessed right, good job.

25% chance - Screen turns on but upside down, flip it over. Ok, not so bad.

25% chance - You're staring at the back of a phone, oops. After a while flip it over, you're oriented correctly now.

25% chance - You're staring at the back of a phone, oops. After a while flip it over, now it's upside down! So rotate again. It's not your lucky day.

This is a DISASTER for usability and I frankly can't believe Apple released the space grey version of this phone. Apple probably knows about this flaw, that's why they gave our white phones to reviewers during this cycle.

It's less of a problem if you use a case, but you shouldn't need to use a case to make your phone not terrible.

Unless your constantly watching porn and you do it in the dark to hide from your mammy, I can't see this as being a problem. 😉

 

[teeshot44]

This is almost as bad as putting on your underwear backwards.

 

[iapplelove]

In the dark just feel for the camera bump .

 

[jamin00]

Why not feel for the power button or simply turn on “raise to wake”problem solved

 

[dave006]

The difference is that I need to press the home button anyway, and it's a button! Are you seriously suggesting feeling around for a camera lens is the same thing? Because fingerprints make camera lenses work great, right? 🙄

Well if it dark how are you going to find an invisible "White" iPhone X? Currently Apple only offers the Space Gray or Silver and if is as dark in the room as you claim then you will have the same problem with the "White" iPhone X.

Since this is a personal limitation, just return your iPhone X and grab an iPhone 8.

Dave

 

[mazdamiata210]

I don't know how people like this survive in this world.

 

[D.T.]

I'm confused how the color of a phone you can't see helps the situation ... ? Maybe a glow-in-the-dark case?

 

[TheSteves]

I shouldn't need to feel around for a camera bump to orient my phone. This was something simple to do with all previous 9 iPhones, now it's a big step back. I do feel this is a fundamental design flaw and I will be exchanging my space grey for a white phone or returning it altogether.

Definitely it should have screen on both sides with 2 notches each. How could they not think of this case??

Btw. Case. Put one on and know where is the back immediately

 

[Bazooka-joe]

Jeez, is this guy for real? It seems that he has had one lollipop too many. It amuses me that people try to find faults no matter how ridiculous they are.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Why not feel for the power button or simply turn on “raise to wake”problem solved

The easy thing to do for the OP, is to touch the middle of either side of the phone, which will wake the phone when he touches the screen.

 

[skillwill]

What? Can't you feel the mics, speakers, and lightning port along the bottom? Volume and side buttons? Protruding camera?

 

[44267547]

I think for some, their expectations are not in line with things that are relevant to something as minuscule as this topic is. 99% of iPhone X owners would likely never even think to complain of something of this nature.

 

[chabig]

is this a serious post?

No. He's a troll. Just look at his other threads.

 

[Gryzor]

The difference is that I need to press the home button anyway, and it's a button! Are you seriously suggesting feeling around for a camera lens is the same thing? Because fingerprints make camera lenses work great, right? 🙄

Hahaha!!! Come back when you've actually got an iPhone X, Mr Troll.

 

[NoBoMac]

You're holding it wrong.

Or, more to the point, should not be putting the phone down. Should be in one's hands at all times: it is the acme of perfection. So says the Spirit of Steve Jobs.

 

[ReeseATPH]

So when you’re banging the neighbors wife and have to run out of a dark bedroom (when he gets home) you won’t be making any calls on your way out.

 

[Lucifer666]

Thats ok, I can work on it while I'm looking for the bathroom.