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iPhone X iPhone X a month later... What's your stance?

anubis1980 said:
I'm beginning to wonder if my face id has something against fat ugly people. it shudders when I look at it and refuses to open. all you people who have no issues, do you look like George Clooney? I look like Hagrids left testicle after a hard night drinking and no matter how many times I reset face id, it doesn't work as well as others are making out.

Don't get me wrong it does work sometimes, not if I'm lying down. guess it cant differentiate between the folds of my neck and cheeks. The screen is ok, doesn't pop as much as I was hoping for. but for me the best part of the phone is also the worst... face id. I love how it doesn't show notifications until I look at it, but as stated above its too hit and miss.
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Well I might be able to help here. I've found when lying in bed holding my phone on my chest that my phone won't unlock. I realized that in this lying position, my chin is against my chest, and I do have a bit of extra flesh under my chin that "spreads out" when I'm chin-down. FaceID is probably measuring an increase in dimensions around my chin and jawbone when I do that.

The solution I've found is to raise my chin up (so I'm basically looking towards the ceiling) and hold my phone directly above me. Then it reads my face.

So I think if you pay attention to how your head is positioned when you train FaceID, you may need to duplicate that when you unlock.
 
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I actually think 2018 will be a bigger year for the iPhone X. Because the current iPhone X will be discounted most likely, followed by offering a 6.1 LCD with iPhone X like features, then the new 2018 5.8/6.5 iPhone X. So the diversity will continue to expand will more color options.
 
eye.surgeon said:
Hate Face ID
it's too heavy
did I mention I hate Face ID
battery life is amazing
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I like Face ID more than Touch ID, less failed inputs.
What I've (surprisingly) experienced is that all those Face ID machine learning talk wasn't marketing ********, it really improves over time.

What I would change about Face ID:
Wider angles
Option to disable the swipe up and go directly to home like Touch ID

I can understand the weight issue as I'm coming from a 7.
Was a bit shocked at first, but after using it for a while my mind has adjusted.
Now X feels normal and 7 light and toy-ish.

Battery life is amazing.
Friends coming from a 7 Plus said it's comparable to the Plus model.
For me as a small iPhone user it's a huge improvement.
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Do you really though? Really?
Up until a month ago navigating an iPhone via the home button was standard practise for all of us. Even 2 of the latest iPhones still use this technology, yet it’s talked about like it’s inferior and almost prehistoric.

I’m sure people like me with my ancient 6S are hilarious to the elite, but it’s still just a different method to achieve the same outcome. iOS still looks the same beyond these super cool features.
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It's hard to describe if you haven't tried it, but he's right.
To me the old input method started feeling weird.
Of course you could adjust back after using your old iPhone for a few weeks, but it's crazy how intuitive the swiping up and left/right for quick app changing are. Control center could be improved though.
 
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As a follow up to my previous post about face id failing. Im now on Beta 11.2.5 PB 2. I reset all settings as it was horrendously slow and wow my phone including Face ID has never been so quick. So if people are having issues with face id like me, try resetting all settings (didn't even make a difference when i reinstalled the firmware so not sure why it did by doing this!)
 
Relentless Power said:
I actually think 2018 will be a bigger year for the iPhone X. Because the current iPhone X will be discounted most likely, followed by offering a 6.1 LCD with iPhone X like features, then the new 2018 5.8/6.5 iPhone X. So the diversity will continue to expand will more color options.
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This, I think, is what will happen. TouchID fades, either locked into sales of the 8 and earlier or possibly gets a non-upgrade with a few spec changes in an iPhone 9. Apple proceeds to expand and develop the X branch of the product line with more sizes, more colors and (apparently) an LCD display alternative. That's just a guess but I think it's a safe guess.
 
iosuser said:
Sorry to be a party pooper here, but I bought the X on day one release day and returned on day 14. Doing the gesture controls instead of the home button got very tiresome for me. Yes loved the screen and the form factor. I didn’t mind the notch on the screen one bit. Face ID worked well enough although Touch ID is faster. Missing the home button was the deal breaker. I actually just went and bought an 8+. First time plus size, having owned the 6/6s/7. I can deal with the huge size better than the missing home button.
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New ipone X! bud it really bugs me to have to swipe up to get to the home screen. So slow with touch id in same move to the home screen
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JohnSFO said:
I love my X more and more each day. Definitely my favorite iPhone to date.

Swiping is incredibly smooth and intuitive.
Size feels perfect.
Chrome and glass for the win.
Love the larger side button.
Best camera yet (portrait selfies!)
Tap to wake is so useful for checking for notifications.
That screen!
Face ID works.
And I'm personally loving iOS 11 on this phone.
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Are you working for Apple?
 
Relentless Power said:
I actually think 2018 will be a bigger year for the iPhone X. Because the current iPhone X will be discounted most likely, followed by offering a 6.1 LCD with iPhone X like features, then the new 2018 5.8/6.5 iPhone X. So the diversity will continue to expand will more color options.
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I think a price drop would work wonders to move units. Sorta like 7 now
 
Apple went from being an god level product designer to a great product designer. Faceid is only 80% baked and the os is like 60%. If this was college they’d get a C overall. Still don’t get how my 7 plus is generally smoother than my iPhoneX in real use being 2x faster in the cpu department. It gets 90% in looks tho. Sad that I put in an ugly case so I don’t care if they sold it to me with the picture of timcook’s sh****** d*** on the back.
 
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thope said:
Apple went from being an god level product designer to a great product designer. Faceid is is only 80% baked and the os is like 60%. If this was college they’d get a C overall. Still don’t get how my 7 plus is generally smoother than my iPhoneX in real use being 2x faster in the cpu department. It gets 90% in looks tho. Sad that I put in an ugly case so I don’t care if they sold it to me with the picture of timcook’s sh****** d*** picture on the back.
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I could never sleep at night with a picture of that on the back of my
Phone, even if covered by a case.
 
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schoff0310 said:
Love it! I never liked the fingerprint thing. I had Iphone 6plus and or never worked.
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Wait until you see the Q1 Sales numbers for your X. You'll see very little difference between it and 8+ unit sales. iPhones combined won't even make 35 million for Q1 due to low demand in general. I know, I know.......

Just wait for the numbers. ;)
 
I love the form factor. Thin and relatively light. I have a minimalist cover on it to keep the weight low. The speakers are nice and loud and everything on it works very well. Had a bunch of iphones and androids. This is now my primary phone.
 
I was super sceptical about the X, but sold my 8 Plus 256 for a 64GB SG X and am super happy. Face ID works way way better than I thought it would with awareness features turned off.

And now I really like the 10.5 Pro for media consumption and the more compact X for travel and whatever.
 
love the X since Nov 3! love FaceID. soooooo much better than my failure rate with TouchID.
 
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Christian 5G said:
I'm just wondering how's the face recognition after having the X for some time now for you guys?
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Was always good, has gotten better, partly because I think I've learned how to improve its scanning. My issues with the X are more related to the UI than FaceID.

jimbo1mcm said:
I love the form factor. Thin and relatively light. I have a minimalist cover on it to keep the weight low. The speakers are nice and loud and everything on it works very well. Had a bunch of iphones and androids. This is now my primary phone.
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I'm still going back and forth between my 7 and my X and one thing I wouldn't say about the X is that it's thin or relatively light - at least not compared to the 7. Perhaps if you're coming from a Plus-size phone?
 
newellj said:
Was always good, has gotten better, partly because I think I've learned how to improve its scanning. My issues with the X are more related to the UI than FaceID.



I'm still going back and forth between my 7 and my X and one thing I wouldn't say about the X is that it's thin or relatively light - at least not compared to the 7. Perhaps if you're coming from a Plus-size phone?
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I personally like the heft X offers

Feels really solid and adds to the premium-ness
 
thadoggfather said:
I personally like the heft X offers

Feels really solid and adds to the premium-ness
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Yes, I agree with what you just said - it feels very dense, very solid. But at the same time, my 7 feels, I dunno, svelte...something like that. LOL. The weather has met thinking Nordic.
 
I'm very impressed with the iPhone X, Face ID works brilliantly well the new gestures are also great, in fact i used my mothers iPhone SE yesterday (showing her the iMessage feature) and it felt old outdated with Touch ID also i kept trying to use gestures on it. What impressed me was the fact that the iPhone X quickly makes you forget about Touch ID by replacing with Face ID and easy to use gestures. Brilliant device that i'm glad i brought, oh and that screen when watching HDR content such as Wonder Woman, DeadPool and so on is just amazing! Love it.
 
happyhippo1337 said:
I was super sceptical about the X, but sold my 8 Plus 256 for a 64GB SG X and am super happy. Face ID works way way better than I thought it would with awareness features turned off.

And now I really like the 10.5 Pro for media consumption and the more compact X for travel and whatever.
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How did the move from 256gb to 64gb affect you? Do you miss bigger storage or no?
 
I ended up switching from a 7 plus to a X unexpectedly. The X does have good battery life but I think my 7plus was better. I also didn’t realize while the X is a ‘bigger’ screen horizontally the plus screen really was for me significantly bigger. That being said the 7 plus, while over all was my favorite iPhone since the 4s, was physically unwieldy for me. I often cramped my hand using it. The X is delightfully sized and a joy to use. And the camera is staggeringly ‘neat’ for lack of a better word.
 
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