To create a continuous surface, with nothing to get in the way of your experience, Apple replaced the Home Button with new yet familiar ways to navigate.
iPhone X is Apple’s new flagship 10th anniversary iPhone featuring a 5.8-inch OLED display, facial recognition and 3D camera functionality, a glass body, no Home button, wireless inductive charging, 3GB RAM, animoji, and an A11 Bionic processor. iPhone X includes a large, high-resolution, rounded, edge-to-edge display that delivers an immersive, content-rich experience like never before.
The iPhone X, pronounced “iPhone 10,” was introduced at Apple’s September 2017 event. The iPhone X represents the biggest technological leap forward since the original iPhone was introduced 10 years ago, and it sets the path for the next decade of iPhone development.
No Home button also means no Touch ID, so unlocking the device is done with a new Face ID facial recognition system. Face ID uses the TrueDepth front-facing camera system to create a 3D map of your face that’s used much like a fingerprint for unlocking the iPhone, authenticating Apple Pay purchases, making App Store purchases, and accessing passcode protected apps.
Apple’s aim with the iPhone X was to create an iPhone that’s all display, blurring the line between physical object and experience. The 5.8-inch front screen melts into a highly polished curved-edge stainless steel band that encircles a durable all-glass body available in two pearlescent finishes: Space Gray and Silver. Both feature a black front panel.
At 5.8 inches diagonally, the iPhone X has the largest display introduced in an iPhone yet, but with no bezels aside from a notch housing the camera and sensors, it fits comfortably in the hand. At 143.6mm tall by 70.9mm wide by 7.7mm deep, it’s not much bigger than an iPhone 8, and it’s smaller than an iPhone 8 Plus.
In portrait orientation, the width of the display on iPhone X matches the width of the 4.7″ displays of iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, and iPhone 8. The display on iPhone X, however, is 145pt taller than a 4.7″ display, resulting in roughly 20% additional vertical space for content.
Face ID
Face ID uses infrared camera technology so it works in the dark. It also uses machine learning and detects your face with hats, glasses, beards, and other objects that obscure your face. Because it uses a 3D map of the face, Face ID cannot be fooled by photos, masks, or other facial replicas. As an added layer of security, Face ID is “attention aware” and unlocks your iPhone only when you’re looking at it.
Face ID won’t work when your eyes are closed, when you’re sleeping, when you’re unconscious, or when you’re looking away from your phone. If a thief demands your iPhone, Face ID can be disabled quickly and discretely by pressing on the side button and the volume button at the same time. Do this before handing your phone over, and a thief won’t be able to scan your face. The Face ID also turns off after two failed facial recognition attempts and a passcode needs to be entered for it to be turned back on.
Camera
Apple’s TrueDepth camera also introduces Portrait Mode for the front-facing camera and enables Portrait Lighting, a new feature for adjusting the lighting in a portrait image taken by the front or rear camera.
In the back, the iPhone X features a vertical 12-megapixel dual-lens camera arrangement with an f1.8 wide angle lens and an f/2.4 aperture telephoto lens. Both lenses support optical image stabilization and have improvements like a new color filter, deeper pixels, better low light zoom, and improved video stabilization. Between the cameras, there’s a new quad-LED True Tone flash.
With the individually calibrated cameras, a new accelerometer and gyroscope, tuning for ARKit, and the powerful A11 chip, the iPhone X has been designed for a better augmented reality experience. Developers can take advantage of both the rear camera and the TrueDepth camera to create unique AR apps with unparalleled face tracking capabilities.
Animoji
The TrueDepth camera also enables a fun new feature called “Animoji,” aka animated, 3D emoji characters that you control with your face. To create Animoji, the TrueDepth camera analyzes more than 50 muscle movements in different areas of the face, detecting movement of the eyebrows, cheeks, chin, eyes, jaw, lips, and mouth.
There are 12 different Animoji to choose from, modeled after existing emoji characters: monkey, robot, cat, dog, alien, fox, poop, pig, panda, rabbit, chicken, and unicorn.
Wireless Charging
The iPhone X adopts the Qi wireless standard and can charge through the glass back using any Qi-certified charging accessory. Apple is making an “AirPower” accessory to charge iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, and AirPods simultaneously, but it won’t be out until 2018.
Fast Charging
The iPhone X is “fast-charge capable,” which means it can be charged to 50 percent battery life in 30 minutes. Fast charging requires the iPhone X to be plugged into Apple’s 29W, 61W, or 87W USB-C Power Adapters, which are sold alongside its USB-C for MacBook and MacBook Pro models.
A USB-C to Lightning cable is also required to go along with the USB-C Power Adapter.
The iPhone X display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.85 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
iPhone X is splash, water, and dust resistant and was tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP67 under IEC standard 60529. Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty.
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Battery life varies by use and configuration; see www.apple.com/batteries for more information.
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Best iphone ever
Hello Effionge, I couldn’t agree more.
This is the best iPhone ever! Though it takes some getting used to but the screen is so sweet.
I agree with you Tolu. A remarkable milestone achieved with the technology packed into the iPhone X. Wonderful experience entirely.
Nice write up. ? I hope for iPhone X Plus next year.
Than you Kenny. There are rumors of larger screen iPhones next year with the look and build of iPhone X.
Very nice write up. iphone x is simply the best phone. Samsung is terrible
IPhone is not user friendly. I prefer Samsung but I agree the phone is fine
Hello Elizabeth, the iPhone is user friendly and intuitive. Give it a try if you have not used an iPhone before and express yourself with it’s Multi-touch/3D Touch; it will feel so natural like you have known the iPhone for a long time. Most importantly your privacy and security is a top priority to consider. Cheers.
Thank you for the compliment Sola and I agree with you about iPhone X being the best Smartphone currently in the market.
Fantastic gadget and I hope it gets bigger. Nice post too
Thank you for your remark Ade and I agree with you about the iPhone X. It sets the technology precedence for the future of iPhone.
Nice post and excellent phone. Yh nailed it
Thank you.