This happens pretty much every time Apple brings out a new product. I get excited, I read the MacRumors forums, I read endless threads complaining about what a disaster the new product is, and I worry that the new product is a complete lemon.
Today I saw an iPhone X in real life. One of my friends bought one. I was expecting it to have a number of flaws. I expected the screen to be weirdly narrow. I expected the colours to go weird if I moved the phone or my head. I expected the notch to be so distracting I wouldn’t be able to concentrate. I expected the lack of a home button to make the phone an unqualified disaster. I expected horrifying grey strips all over the place that would ruin the visual appeal.
I should have known better. It’s a beautifully designed phone with a great screen and terrific user interface. I saw no change in colour when I moved the screen around. The proportions seemed fine. It fit great in my hand and my pocket. The screen seemed very similar in overall size to my iPhone 7+. The notch is beautifully integrated and not remotely distracting. It’s not even ugly. Gestures were easy and effective. I didn’t miss the home button at all. The keyboard looked fine.
I’m still not going to buy one. It’s a thousand pounds. For a phone. When I already have a great phone. But I’m not scared about buying one (or its successor) in the future.
To coin a phrase, these forums do often seem filled with fake news.
(Sadly my friend had the phone in a case, which made it look awful. I didn’t ask him to remove it, so I can’t speak to the aesthetics of the phone in the nude. I imagine it’s great. The rest of it is.)
Edit: He’s had the phone for a week. He had two negative comments. First, not all apps have been optimised for the X, which is annoying. Second, he has the case because he’s just too scared that the glass will shatter when he inevitably drops it.
Yes, agree with you. The thing is, if there were less overly dramatic posts and presenting everything as a scandal, we could have a real discussion about the benefits and flaws of a certain product. We could get informed.
The battery issue is the perfect example. There are questions I have about batteries in general - but I can’t have that discussion because if I asked any question, there would be 100 “Apple is a crooked company” answers and I honestly don’t want to add fuel to that fire. Or, I would love to hear some experience of Galaxy S8 users, because I like how that phone is built but really dislike how its software looks and the screen looks garish to me. But I’d love to hear from people who do like it, and how do they compare it to the iPhone X. Instead, half the replies would be “Apple is not innovating anymore, Galaxy is so obviously better. Fact.”
So, most of the time spent here I just argue with all the haters, because I find that kinda fun, but that really defeats the true purpose of this forum. I don’t really understand it - if you dislike an Apple product, get something else. If you want a different Apple product, write an honest feedback and send it to them (and no, “fire Tim Cook” is not feedback). But if you really believe their flagship product is a disaster - why are you here? I don’t get it.
Anyway, back to your post - yeah, iPhone X is a great device for a lot of people. I certainly love mine. Just as you said - you already have a great phone and one day you’ll upgrade to something like the X and have a new great phone. It’s better to avoid certain comments here, they can spoil your enthusiasm
Still, there are good posters here and people can be great help, the reason I still stick around.
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Although being spaniard, I believe to correctly understand what “rumor” means.
I also understand “forum” is a place to share opinions.
I suppose people tend to post something when they’re in trouble or find an inconvenience; no real need in “everything ok here”.
I like picky questions and moaning, as they help to make our loved Apple dispositives even better. Recently, a guy felt angry when he realized his phone was working slower than expected, because of a non new battery. Now, Apple offers cheap battery replacement for all affected users. We win with every well reasoned complaint.
It didn’t happen at MacRumors Forum... but it could.
That’s why I’ll keep reading all these diverse questions & opinions (as you do).
There is a VAST difference between “everything is not ok here, let’s talk” and “Apple is a crooked company that makes really crappy stuff to con you out of your money and anyone who doesn’t see it is a sheep, a zealot and they drink Kool-Aid #firetimcook” kind of attitude. I’ll let you decide which type of criticism is prevalent here, but keep in mind that people like the OP are not against criticism in general or genuine discussions with different opinions.
