Forbes tech reviews are meaningless and a waste of time.
Yep. Forbes is a clickbait trash hub.
Forbes tech reviews are meaningless and a waste of time.
"BGR" is best if you want real reviews, they're more accurate and honest.Yep. Forbes is a clickbait trash hub.
Forbes is terrible... When I am doing research on something and I see a Forbes article I move along to the next without ever clicking their link..
I do not put a lot of stock in others reviews.
Apple gives us all the ability to do our own 14 day review
Actually that’s consumer law NOT Apple allowing that, and in the U.K. we get 28 days to try it out![]()
I’ve never used a phone and returned it but some retailers expect tags and packaging to be returned in its original condition under the return policy. Could you actually use an iPhone daily for 28 days and return it with signs of daily wear and tear I wonder?
It’s good we get a statutory 28 days on purchases though as a lot of countries don’t have that long or even any period at all. In Dubai I think the only excuse for returning anything purchased is due to a fault. We do get 24 months to return faulty electricals too with good reason even though manufacturers state 12 months.
My thoughts exactly.I don't know if it's the worst iPhone ever but I do know it's the only one I've had no interest at all in buying.
I'm sure it's going to lead to better phones in the future but for me personally it feels more like a way for Apple to bridge the old and new worlds than a true leap forwards and I'm happy to wait until all the compromises have been removed
Actually that’s consumer law NOT Apple allowing that, and in the U.K. we get 28 days to try it out![]()
Actually that’s consumer law NOT Apple allowing that, and in the U.K. we get 28 days to try it out![]()
Sorry but being from America it is Apple’s policy along with the 14 days in my country.![]()
I'm guessing at one point the author was denied a seat at a keynote, or denied an early review device.
I just read this "review", more of an opinion piece really, and thought it really doesn't describe accurately the user experience of the iPhone X. Has anyone else seen it?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanba...hone-x-is-the-worst-iphone-ever/#1af2ede57dde
I've only had mine a few days but I am overall very pleased with how Apple has implemented the gestures. I think Face ID is great and find it magical that it works in complete darkness.
There is, as Jean Babtiste Su notes, an extra step to have to swipe up to come to the home screen but I have a feeling that will be made optional in a later iOS update; some might like that, others might prefer to get to the home screen directly.
However, I certainly don't relate at all to Babtiste Su's view that it takes 2-3 seconds for Face ID to work. On my phone it is as fast as Touch ID, if not actually faster. Touch ID, on the other hand, would repeatedly fail if I my fingers were either too cold, too warm or a bit wet. Face ID has never failed to recognise me.
I also don't understand the problem he has with swiping up; that has never failed on mine but then again I have no notifications on the home screen (which he says causes the delay) because I find them distracting.
There is also a comment in the piece about the tap to wake function which he writes "hopefully" will work. I don't know if he has actually tried it but tap to wake is very effective. And it is not necessary to "fly" one's head over the device; mine unlooks at a distance of about 40cm and a 45 degree angle. That's pretty amazing tech at work, imho, and a very userfriendly implementation of the function.
Babtiste Su has a point about how Control Center is invoked; that is less than ideal on a taller phone. What I do is use the "reachability" function (activated in apps too) and then swipe down at right on the middle of the screen. Works extremely well.
What also works well I find is the swipe up and hold for the app switcher. I was initially quite reluctant to this function but I quickly became used to it. Contrary to what he writes, it has never failed on my phone.
Don’t own an X so I can’t comment on everything else but definitely hate how control center is setup on the X.
I plan on getting the plus sized X and it definitely would be annoying having to reach to the top for CC.
Sorry but being from America it is Apple’s policy along with the 14 days in my country.![]()