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Can anyone enlighten me as to why Apple are still using the Lightening connector here?
I am not interested in the X model without TouchID. FaceID provides a less secure authentication method than TouchID. * Sleeping victims * Attacker holds the phone to your face Its not as simple as using the 'wrong finger'. You only have one face. This is awful, Apple. What were you thinking?
If you have people in your physical space while you sleep that you cannot trust to not mess with your phone, then you have other serious security problems.
That being said, I also prefer Touch ID because it still appears to be much faster. But it offers no additional security over Face ID, and based on what was said, Face ID is more secure in other ways.
All this time I'm wondering... Why should I buy this phone? Honestly, there's noting convincing in it.
Probably not a good sign that FaceID failed on stage for Craig on his first try (had to use a passcode to log in) during the demo.
Bill Gates got a BSOD during a big demo. Shit happens.
$1000 for higher fidelity snapchat features. I love my iphone camera, and if the upgrade program isn't too terrible, I will get the iPhoneX, but call me underwhelmed. The implementation of faceID seems really poorly thought out. I can unlock my phone, and navigate it before focusing my attention on it. I feel like "attention to unlock" is going to cause an increase in distracted driver related incidents.
> I feel like "attention to unlock" is going to cause an increase in distracted driver related incidents. Aren't you not supposed to use your phone when driving, and it is specifically against the law to do so in a lot of places? In any case, it's as distracting as using your phone currently because it seems that it doesn't have to be pointed directly in front of your face, as long as it gets a decent look at it.
Yes, but while laws say one thing; 80% of your users say a different thing.
Unless Apple is being purposeful to work to reduce texting while driving.
FaceID seems pretty impressive, if it works as advertised, and it sounds like they've thought of a lot of edge cases. I can't get over the black bar at the top of iPhone X though. It looks like it has devil horns...
I'm looking forward for the CCC hack of this. Maybe you can now tape the picture around your face.
I really don't see the extra $300 justification between this and the regular iPhone 8. A slightly better screen and better camera with otherwise similar specs. Edge to edge and face scanning emojis are neat , but I just can't justify that kind of spend for it. That, and I'm not all that jazzed about Face ID. Seems less secure than touch.
> between this and the regular iPhone 8. A slightly better screen ... with otherwise similar specs The screen is a fair bit larger
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/06/iphone-8-compared-to-iphone-7...
More PPI sure, but I think we reached the point of diminishing returns a while ago.
(Ignore the headline - the opening image is an X set next to a 7+)
Can't help wondering what the next model will be called given what a dead end "X" is. After OS X they never went to 11. They codenamed the 10.N versions but it doesn't seem likely with a "iPhone X 10.2 mushroom badger"-type name. Best guess: they'll just call it the iPhone next year. Like some other products they'll just use the model year to distinguish. Guessing we won't even see the "iPhone XS", it'll just be "iPh…
Another reason to keep using my iphone-5s. New phones are way too big, and I love the home button. If I was forced to upgrade I'd get the iphone 7 se (the mini one)