This "iPhone X first look" from the Verge is super interesting. For one thing, it will take a day or two to get used to the new swipe up on left/right side of the screen and learning the new app gestures. But more importantly... Face ID.
It seems like all you have to do to unlock somebody's phone is point it at the person, and it will work, no matter what, as long as they have their eyes open. 😨
@nivo0o0 Re: what if someone steals an #iphoneX and points it to the owner's face? All it takes for Apple is pairing fingerprints ID of the hand holding the phone with the FaceID.
@rrhoover I'm still wondering how to unlock it without Face ID (let's say something is broken); the back to home seems intuitive, but I'm curious to try the multitasking, knowing how I'm (we, I guess) using the phone with fast gestures I may end up in the Home all the time. Btw, it looks definitely cool and honestly I thought it was more expensive (same for the 8). I think the camera part at the top it will be super annoying when watching videos in landscape tho. Also, I'm wondering one more thing, where's the iPhone 9?
@calebulf ah you're right, I remember something weird happened when the demo started. So from now on is either face or type your code. I'm not sure is that great compared to Touch ID. I'm talking to someone and need to unlock the phone "ehm sorry let me watch my phone instead of you so I can show you pics of cute cats"
@scotty_mcq Yes. Apple making a big deal out of wireless charging even though Samsung has had that for 2 years now? (or more, correct me if I am wrong) Not buying the Animoji gimmick and I don't know if they realised that Snapchat has been doing face filters for 2 years now. Switching from TouchID is also a huge risk. As an iOS developer, I am worried
@alexgoodison well during the keynote Craig Federighi pulled up Snapchat and was playing with the face filters, I think to demonstrate AR on the new iPhone.
I get the bezel-less edge-to-edge screen appeal, but that top-notch is a bit annoying in video playbacks. Is it just me or do I just have to just get use to it?
@webjoe pretty sure there will be black bars in video playback. It's mostly with ar/camera where that will get in the way.
That being said, I DO think Steve would have found a way to hide that.
@falchook just hold it upto a speaker when the Trump is talking.. you know this is going to be the hottest thing on youtube for well.. maybe a few months until someone works out a way to get him out of the hot seat! haha
The appeal of the iPhone X compared to the iPhone 8 Plus if you have a 7 Plus:
1) Face ID (which seems to be fallible)
2) TrueDepth camera... for better selfies and animated emoji.
3) Nicer back camera
4) Full screen design in smaller form factor*
To me, the only reason you'd choose the X over 8+ would be *#4*.
The rest are nice, but don't represent that much more of a justification. The biggest downside? The notch. It covers video, photos. It just seems weird. Not much you can do about it, but to me... its a deal breaker for the extra $200 (considering I'll also be buying accessories and stuff).
Almost all of the rumours turned to be true. Much different than what we're used to and it seems a lot futuristic. Can't wait to see how people react to this new iPhone.
Impressively underwhelming.
Design-wise, I don't find the black front camera strip appealing. I perceive it as negatively disrupting the way we look at screens. The borders look thick and not really giving you that infinity screen experience like the Samsung S8.
Don't get me started on the protruding camera on the backside.
In terms of hardware and tech, this might be the best phone ever made but I'm also an aesthetics guy and this just doesn't do it for me.
@mdnahom the headphone jack is not coming back to iPhone. It looks like it's going away on Android phones too. The Essential doesn't have one. I give it 5 years and you probably won't see a headphone jack on phones at all.
I'd have to use it, but I have some reservations about Face ID. First off, I was just getting used to TouchID, and it's gotten a lot better since they first released it.
Second, you have a lot less control over who has access to your face than your finger tip. Someone could easily pick up your phone, point it at you, and then they would have access to your device. Also, if you're near a checkout but not quite ready to pay, or some popup appears asking for authentication and you're already looking at your phone, I hope they have some way to confirm you actually approve the action.
I also don't know how I feel about that black bar at the top, but again I'd have to hold it in my hands to really know.
EDIT: also, in the status bar there doesn't seem to be any room for the Bluetooth indicator…?
Unless they plan on squeezing it in on the left next to the time?
Here's a useful hands-on from The Verge: that mentions the issue I raised here with being able to unlock someone else's phone by pointing it at their face.
Relevant article from MacRumors discussing Face ID further: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/0...
Works with most sunglasses because of IR, have to stare at phone to unlock, and can temporarily disable Face ID quickly by gripping the buttons on both sides of the phone
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Pros:FaceID
Cons:It finally has features Android had 5 years ago.