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Carrier Is the iPhone X that good?
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Then don’t buy it. Only you can decide if it’s worth it for you....
Yes worth every damn penny. If you love touchID then looks like you’ll be sticking with old tech for awhile. FaceID has been fantastic for me.
It’s worth it. Have you used Face ID or the gestures? Once you do, it becomes very natural. And yes, they will stop making new phones with a home button, but the 8 should sell for a few years likely. Or SE.
What exactly are you afraid of? It's just a different method Of navigating the iPhone with gesture controls. You can put your trust in a company that sells millions of iPhones across the world and has the most successful phone in the world valuing the consumers security.
It has a premium price, but I can see myself using this phone two years at least and maybe three. I’m really happy with the size of the phone, Plus-sequence screen size in a much smaller overall device. Battery life is insanely good, even better than my Plus. At work, my poor cell-signal and crappy WiFi really ate into my battery life, I had to use low power mode all day and still would use half the battery with moderate use. With the X, I’m hard-pressed to fall below 60% even with heavy use all day.
I do miss Touch ID in some ways, but Face ID has its advantages as well (faster loading of passwords, better to use with gloves that have touch-screen capabilities, etc.)
Absolutely don’t miss the home button otherwise, I’m very used to all the gestures, camera is awesome, storage space is (256GB) is great....
My only issues are with iOS... still a few lingering bugs (mostly with iTunes syncing) and I wish you could stretch apps out to fill the screen, but as far as the hardware and overall experience, it’s worth a few hundred dollars extra.
I do miss Touch ID in some ways, but Face ID has its advantages as well (faster loading of passwords, better to use with gloves that have touch-screen capabilities, etc.)
Absolutely don’t miss the home button otherwise, I’m very used to all the gestures, camera is awesome, storage space is (256GB) is great....
My only issues are with iOS... still a few lingering bugs (mostly with iTunes syncing) and I wish you could stretch apps out to fill the screen, but as far as the hardware and overall experience, it’s worth a few hundred dollars extra.
I think the suggestion touchid is ‘old tech’ is laughable. It’s included in a 2017 iPhone and included in lots of current tech. It’s just a different method of unlocking or verifying than faceid. I sometimes have to laugh how persuasive Apples marketing department is and how easy it is to get consumers onboard with a feature.
Yes, absolutely. I don't miss the home button at all (wish I did not have one on my iPads, in fact), and Face ID is awesome. I actually think it works best "inside" the phone, after it unlocks, for passwords, and for, yes, Apple Pay.
Why are you "afraid" of losing the home button in the future? I am curious as to whether you have actually used an X, yet, for any measurable amount of time (playing with it in store does not count).
Why are you "afraid" of losing the home button in the future? I am curious as to whether you have actually used an X, yet, for any measurable amount of time (playing with it in store does not count).
Not worth it. I returned mine. If you wanna spend $1000 on a beta test go ahead. If you want the best experience get a 8+
I was devastated when they stopped making 8 track players for cars. 
It's so buttery smooth that i don't miss the home button. Very easy to get used to. I think faceid is worthless though so you would have to get around that.
If Apple stops producing iPhones with Touch ID then you can make a call at that point. What’s the point in stressing now?!
I was devastated when they stopped making 8 track players for cars.
Except that was replaced by something better, more efficient, better sounding and cheaper. The X is replacing features and being different just for the sake of being different. It doesn't do anything better, faster, or cheaper than previous generation iPhones.
Let's use Face ID as an example. This wasn't something Apple wanted to do, but without a home button it was their only option. They didn't make Face ID to solve a problem for the consumer (like Touch ID was made for) they made Face ID to solve their own problem. What's the right solution? Well you have both. Face ID for some people, and Touch ID in the side button like they have on the Razer Phone now... Assuming they couldn't really put it behind the display.
If anyone has used a Galaxy Note 8 then you'll know that even though it doesn't have a physical home button, you still don't have dumb gestures to navigate the UI. Why? Because behind the screen there is still a type of physical button, that no matter what orientation the phone is in you can 3D Touch into the screen (where a home button would be) and it will take you home. Why couldn't Apple do this? We have 3D touch. It seems like it would be very simply to dedicate an area of the screen where a 3D touch there would activate home button features. You already have a giant gap of wasted space in every app down there anyway.
As I said before, the iPhone X is different for the sake of being different. It's not better or revolutionary in any way. It's still the same old iOS that does the same tasks the same way as any other iPhone... In some ways even slower due to more steps or poor UI choices too.
You’re going to get a lot of mixed answers to that sort of question. But the end result is that only you can decide if it’s worth it for you.
Go to the store, try it out and see how you get on with it. Though I will say it takes a little time to adjust. Probably took me an hour or so before it all became second nature.
I think it is worth every penny, I love how it works, it all just feels so much more natural and quicker using gestures. But not everyone will like that, though we all better get used to the idea, it’s where all future iPhones are headed.
End of the day, it suits my needs perfectly and I really like the improvements it has over the 8 series. But your mileage may/will vary.
Go to the store, try it out and see how you get on with it. Though I will say it takes a little time to adjust. Probably took me an hour or so before it all became second nature.
I think it is worth every penny, I love how it works, it all just feels so much more natural and quicker using gestures. But not everyone will like that, though we all better get used to the idea, it’s where all future iPhones are headed.
End of the day, it suits my needs perfectly and I really like the improvements it has over the 8 series. But your mileage may/will vary.
Whether Apple keeps touch id or not is their decision to make. If you prefer touch id, then, stick with the iPhone that uses that technology. There's really no need to over think this one. Go with what you prefer while you have a choice.
We don’t touch any more. We raise and pay. I use my watch mostly for Apple Pay but Face ID is quicker on the X. When using Apple Pay. When you hold the X in the hand. You know you have the best. Full screen , just enough bezel to hold in your hand and to house camera with sensors. OLED TRU TONE Display. All day battery. Front facing and rear cameras are Top Notch. If you want the home button and LCD screen then don’t buy.
Well, I still miss my 8 in my '67' Mustang.
The X is better and revolutionary. First with Face ID---
Face ID is there to make more room and no bezel design. I don't care for capacitive buttons and the less we press on the screen the better. I read somewhere Samsung is already perusing it. Within 7 years it will be standard.
Although companies do look for ways to differentiate, Apples changes are part of a long-term, planned evolution.
I found the X to be easier and more fun to use. My 6s Plus seems old now and boring now.
Of course all IMHO---
The X is better and revolutionary. First with Face ID---
Face ID is there to make more room and no bezel design. I don't care for capacitive buttons and the less we press on the screen the better. I read somewhere Samsung is already perusing it. Within 7 years it will be standard.
Although companies do look for ways to differentiate, Apples changes are part of a long-term, planned evolution.
I found the X to be easier and more fun to use. My 6s Plus seems old now and boring now.
Of course all IMHO---
Then your worst fears are realized in the future.
Apple's objective for the iPhone has been and will continue to be a drive to eliminate buttons, ports and extraneous items.
That's the future.
Some people choose a point in their lives to remain stuck at technologically. It's comfortable for them because it's what they know and they resist change - sometimes at any cost.
There will always be a phone or device for that segment of society. It just won't be an Apple device.
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The way you’re talking you’d think that Apple were the first to do facial recognition.
I watched another review of the X (flossy carter) and he said that Face ID was equal to the facial recognition on the note 8. Facial recognition on the note 8 is quite good but not good enough to be the only method of unlocking.
I just hope it’s better. Touch ID worked extremely well when it first came out so I have hope.
Kiss home button goodbye.....8 and 8plus will be the last ones.
Eventually. Apple will no longer produce iPhones with a home button.
I have the iPhone X and really love it. I don't miss the home button at all.