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Re: iPhone X

#11

Post by bspn » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:26 PM UTC

Face ID. I'd swear this was satire if I wasn't watching it with my own eyes.

Re: iPhone X

#12

Post by sccxy » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:26 PM UTC

Keynote is quite boring after so many leaks.

Re: iPhone X

#13

Post by chris_7 » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:26 PM UTC

I unlock my phone in my pocket with Touch ID all the time - ready to go and on the home screen by the time I've flipped it around in my hand. Feels like a straight downgrade in usability.

also, some engineer at apple had to continuously grow a beard to test this

Re: iPhone X

#14

Post by thsowers » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:26 PM UTC

capkutay wrote: post #4

I have a suspicion that removing the home button and relying on swipe-interactions might be a step back in usability for the non-tech savvy people who have made up a large share of iPhone users.

The presenter claims that once you've tried it for the first time you will realize that it was the best way. I agree with you and think that it's quite an assumption. Sure the homebutton may of created problems when it needed repair etc, but I really love having actual hardware buttons on a phone.

Re: iPhone X

#15

Post by aetherson » Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 6:27 PM UTC

pfisch wrote: post #9

This is what it looks like when people game HN. An article with no content submitted 3 minutes ago has 24 Upvotes. Seems legit... Now it has 32 upvotes in the last 30 seconds... 38 now. 41... 44. These are less than 30 second intervals. 48 55