Poll: ** The Official iPhone X Thread **

[jonneymendoza]

I think a lot of the haters just cant justify the price or cant afford it most likely. Its a lot of money but if you want the best phone then you pay out for it, same for the one buying the titans Xp's

You be surprised. Many people here can

For a month or two before a new API update comes from a mishandled tweak of the AOSP and demands that the kernel stack needs another 4GB of RAM otherwise it'll segfault.

puh-lease.

It's a dogs breakfast, always will be.

Nonsense as always.

The S7 for example is over a year old and still going strong plus other similar devices.

 

[Hater]

Nonsense as always.

The S7 for example is over a year old and still going strong plus other similar devices.

The open-ended model's biggest issue is trying to combine code from many sources, a lot of it done by people who aren't paid, therefore there's no consistency. Go read up on some of the shambles based around the AOSP.

 

[jonneymendoza]

The open-ended model's biggest issue is trying to combine code from many sources, a lot of it done by people who aren't paid, therefore there's no consistency. Go read up on some of the shambles based around the AOSP.

Thats if you root your device and install that. Some AOSP are actually amazing. But any default google android releases run amazing every day .

Im a seasoned android developer for almost 10 years now and also do some objective C programming so know my stuff. Both iOS and android run the same. You dont choose either OS based on stability and speed. You choose it for other user preferences.

 

[Broken Hope]

Thats if you root your device and install that. Some AOSP are actually amazing. But any default google android releases run amazing every day .

Im a seasoned android developer for almost 10 years now and also do some objective C programming so know my stuff. Both iOS and android run the same. You dont choose either OS based on stability and speed. You choose it for other user preferences.

There’s multiple YouTube videos showing Samsung phones with 6GB of RAM having to reload apps because they are removed from memory where’s an Apple phone with 3GB of RAM doesn’t.

So running the same is debatable.

 

[Marky]

Am happy to wait for the release of the iPhone X - I'll be pre-ordering for sure

 

[smokedog]

You already have face id?

No, but have used Face unlock on Android and Iris scanner on S8. They are quick and reliable but I just don't like the method. Others maybe be ok with it, but its not for me. I don't like to point my phone to my face every time I want to do something.

 

[UberTiger]

lol what benchmark? show me a phone that can crunch a 4k video footage in premier pro faster than a laptop...

come on now

The X beats a MacbookPro in some benchmarks

Obviously this isn't everything, but it's pretty crazy what they've managed to pack into that chip.

 

[Shadowness]

I really don't like the idea of this being a two handed device. Would you really be able to pull down to show the control panel with one hand?

 

[NeedAUsername]

Yet they all run just as smooth as a iphone with similar specs.

Are you comparing a £10 android phone vs an iphone X? Yea of course the £10 is not as smooth as your iphone X but vs say a note 8? neck and neck i believe and couple of 100 quid cheaper with more specs/features.

Each to their own when it comes to ios vs android but please, smoothness is all the same in all these devices

Androids really don't run as smooth as an iPhone, not even the S8. Pixel is the only one that can match the speed of iOS and even then, months down the line it won't stay smooth like an iPhone. Samsung's are garbage.

 

[Captain]

Androids really don't run as smooth as an iPhone, not even the S8. Pixel is the only one that can match the speed of iOS and even then, months down the line it won't stay smooth like an iPhone. Samsung's are garbage.

Lol

 

[Hater]

Thats if you root your device and install that. Some AOSP are actually amazing. But any default google android releases run amazing every day .

Im a seasoned android developer for almost 10 years now and also do some objective C programming so know my stuff. Both iOS and android run the same. You dont choose either OS based on stability and speed. You choose it for other user preferences.

All base manufacturer kernals are based off the AOSP so I'm not exactly sure what you're going off here, not to mention the fact is runs AOSP is why people keep saying the Pixel/Nokias are apparently so good due to vanilla, yet here you are contradicting all that?

OK...

 

[Tunney]

I’ve been playing around with the iPhone X simulator this morning. The rounded corners are causing just as many layout issues in our apps as the sensor bar. Suddenly I’m glad that the release date isn’t until November!

I think quite a few apps are going to look pretty ugly on the iPhone X until companies have a chance to design from the ground up for odd-shaped displays.

Im a seasoned android developer for almost 10 years now and also do some objective C programming so know my stuff. Both iOS and android run the same. You dont choose either OS based on stability and speed. You choose it for other user preferences.

This is not true. You only have to look at how Google keep changing background services on Android to know that they’re playing catch-up in terms of stability and performance.

 

[Phemo]

Androids really don't run as smooth as an iPhone, not even the S8. Pixel is the only one that can match the speed of iOS and even then, months down the line it won't stay smooth like an iPhone. Samsung's are garbage.

Well, as someone who has had an S8+ for a few months now, I disagree with you - mine runs nice and smooth just like it did from day 1. At the same time, my nearly 3 year old iPhone 6 Plus which has never been factory defaulted is still running just as good as it always did.

I was hoping for more from the X, something that would tempt me back to Apple because although I really like my S8+, I also really like Apple's ecosystem. I have a MacBook Pro and iMessage/message support from the phone is a really nice feature, amongst other things.

At this stage it isn't even so much the price that I have a problem with (even though it is steep) - it's more the fact that the X just doesn't do anything new. Other than the nicer screen, wireless charging and improved CPU/GPU, what can the X do that my 6 can't? Actual features that would benefit my phone use, that is. I can't think of anything other than 3D touch and the better camera, which I could already have got from upgrading it to a 7/7 Plus if I wanted. To be honest I even remember thinking the same thing when I upgraded from an iPhone 5 to a 6 - other than gaining a larger nicer screen and TouchID, it didn't actually let me do anything new.

 

[Broken Hope]

Some apps such as TopCashBack still don’t even support the Retina HD screens properly so I imagine it’s going to take a while for apps to properly support the Super Retina display.

 

[Faustus]

The OS. I'm not saying iOS is perfect but it's a lot more fluid than Android, the apps are better and there are many reported bugs with the S8.

Well as an owner of both an iPhone and a Galaxy I don't recognise those comments about being more fluid. I find Android and especially Google's apps, which I have loaded on the iPhone too work really smoothly on both devices. That of course is just my personal opinion.

 

[chroniclard]

Personally I find iOS a bit clunky and dated. X isnt going to tempt me back to Apple.

Will see if the wife wants one though to replace her 6.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I can easily justify this as I keep the phone for 4 years compare to most people who are on 2 year contract and I can afford the sticker price. I just feel like it is too indulgent and almost irresponsible spending this amount of money on a phone really. The most productive thing on it are the apps and all smart phones runs the same app basically between a £200 or £1000 phone. The extra main hardware features over say the one I’ve ordered (£160) so….for extra £840 I get:-

1- Water resistence
2- Wireless charging
3- NFC
4- Face ID tech
5- Apple eco system
6- Dual camera (but the one in mine is 21mp and tbh….couldn’t careless about phone cameras)

I am sure the tech above, if broken down separately can be argued that each one is worth say £100 more in R&D but the main thing I am or will be missing is the NFC and Apple eco system, and I am thinking if that is worth £840….in terms of the value I get from it, and let's not talk about Emoji FFS.

If you do then I'd advise getting a phone that runs stock or near stock Android. Don't just go get a Samsung and assume their version of Android is the only version.

From the reviews, the Elephone S8 I’ve ordered runs near (almost) stock android, and reviews says very snappy and basically no bloat to the OS.

 

[labbby]

Probably not really the place to ask but oh well. Has anyone used the android version of Find My Friends ? I think its called Trusted Contacts..If so (and especially if you have used both) is it any good and does it have the same features as find my friends ?

I come from a cycling family who all use iphones... its the main reason i haven't switched back to android.

 

[Faustus]

£1k for a phone that you use for hours every day is stupidly high yet there are people on here who wouldn’t bat an eyelid spending that on a GPU, a lens or a camera.

I suspect you may convince yourself if you say it often enough. Not me though - about £400 cheaper and it it may be a consideration. I can put with some minor alleged slow down and an apparant lack of fluidity from other brands if I'm saving £400.

 

[Phemo]

£1k for a phone that you use for hours every day is stupidly high yet there are people on here who wouldn’t bat an eyelid spending that on a GPU, a lens or a camera.

It's a tricky one, and I do agree with you on that. In some respects I don't have all that much of an issue with the price as if you keep it for 3 years then the phone is costing under £1 a day which isn't really too bad when it's put like that.

The difference is that to get high-end GPUs, a high-end lens or high-end camera, you have no choice but to spend a lot of cash. With a phone you can get a high-end device for what is still a lot of cash, but at the same time it's a lot less than the price of the iPhone X. I guess people are a bit surprised because the price tiering has been raised again.