We didn't notice this at the start, but when flipping between the X and an older iPhone, you'll really see there's less space for your digits to tap onto. Due to its different screen layout, iOS developers are required to update their apps to make full use of the additional screen real estate. A lot newer Android phones, including the OnePlus 6, copy this style, though even newer phones such as the OnePlus 6T are offering much smaller notches. LTE (bands 1 to 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17 to 20, 25 to 30, 66), TD-LTE (bands 34, 38 to 41), UMTS/ HSPA+/ DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100MHz), GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), Wi-Fi ( 802. Compared to the LCD screen of the iPhone 8 Plus, there are times when you can see less of the action, but compare them side by side and you’ll see that the overall richness, depth and quality for watching movies is just higher on the iPhone X.

Did it change the direction of an industry where many of the specs Apple has put in – fast charging, wireless charging, bezel-less displays and face recognition – are already on the market? There are now very few apps left that have these bars above and below, with most expanding the screen to fill the whole front of the phone and curve around the notch. Learn more about Apple’s dedication to reducing the environmental impact of our products and process. The iPhone X does not feature the variable 10–120Hz "ProMotion" technology used in the displays of the second-generation iPad Pro until the launch of the iPhone 13 Pro in 2021.Apple's latest operating system brings many upgrades, like a customizable lock screen, improvements to Focus mode, and tweaks and changes to numerous other apps and features. It's impossible to give a perfect score to something that costs this much - but this is the closest to smartphone perfection Apple has ever got. Along with the iPhone 6S, its Plus variant, and the first-generation iPhone SE, the iPhone X was discontinued on September 12, 2018, following the announcement of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR devices.

We've had the iPhone X in our grasp for years now, and while it's no longer one of the best smartphones around, it's still an excellent handset - especially considering its age. Apple stated that they will repair the affected devices free of charge, so long as the device is under 3 years old.

Or read our Product Environmental Reports for detailed information on the environmental performance of every Apple product. The iPhone X is the huge leap forward that Apple's handsets needed after ten years, and it's even better in 2022 thanks to its iOS 16 upgrade and continually-added new features. In tests conducted by MacRumors, the iPhone X's charging speeds varies significantly depending on what types of cables, powerbanks, adapters, or wireless chargers are used. Introductions are limited to motor finance, CarMoney Limited will pay us a fixed commission per paid out deal. However, the overall idea of letting developers access sensitive facial information was still not satisfactorily handled, according to Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the ACLU, with Stanley telling Reuters that "the privacy issues around of the use of very sophisticated facial recognition technology for unlocking the phone have been overblown.

United States Senator Al Franken asked Apple to provide more information on the security and privacy of Face ID a day after the announcement, [87] with Apple responding by highlighting the recent publication of a security white paper and knowledge base detailing answers. However, it’s inherently harder to make out detail in darker scenes in HDR movies – that’s something you’ll need to adjust to. The iPhone X used a glass and stainless-steel form factor and " bezel-less" design, shrinking the bezels while not having a "chin", unlike many Android phones. Apple has taken this little chunk out of the top of the screen to house the new TrueDepth camera, and it encroaches on the display. In fact, at the beginning of 2023, we hit a milestone for preventing 1 million tons of carbon emission(CO2e) from entering the atmosphere.

The phone can show movies encoded in the HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats, and combined with the OLED display the images offer so much more depth and realistic color reproduction. As opposed to the space gray and silver color options that the iPhone X ships with, it was divulged that there were initial plans to release a gold option for the device.

Cellular technology support is based on iPhone model number and configuration for either CDMA or GSM networks.

The iPhone X contains Apple's A11 Bionic SoC, ( system-on-chip) also used in the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which is a six-core processor with two cores optimized for performance (25% faster than the A10 Fusion processor), along with four cores optimized for efficiency (70% faster than the previous generation).