2 months from the iPhone X: personal experience
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Ergonomics and Design
iPhone X with a mass of 174 grams seems quite weighty. Due to the unconventional proportions and a more elongated shape he was able to maintain the impression of a compact 8 Plus seems significantly more.
iPhone X narrow enough that the thumb touched the opposite edge of the screen, but it is too high, so that the same finger can reach the top quarter of the screen. Fortunately, Reachability function, or "Easy access" developers left. However, it is now switched uncomfortable and non-obvious swipe down from the bottom of the screen.
iPhone X is available in two colors: white and black (silver and "gray space"). I managed popolzovavshis "dozens" of each color, and I still can not say with certainty what looks cooler. In an embodiment of the "gray space" advantageous looks black steel frame, but the back side looks nowhere near as interesting as the white version.
The use of covers
Another question, which is guaranteed to rise to any owner of iPhone X: whether or not to wear a smart phone in the bag? There are arguments for and against.
First, iPhone X simply afraid to break. The glass gives the impression of a very strong, but the realization that his replacement will cost an amount comparable to the cost of Android-smartphone quite good, makes you want to play it safe. In addition, iPhone X is strongly slides on the tissue surface, people run the risk of double gloves.
Second, iPhone X without cover doomed to picking up traces of cosmetic operation. Not only is the type of glass leaves the marks of every touch, so also steel frame with time collects barely noticeable micro-scratches and roughness. It absolutely does not affect the experience of a smartphone, but it may affect the iPhone X price in the sale.
Thirdly, iPhone X lyuftit on a flat surface due to the camera projection. Cover helps to get rid of this unpleasant for a lot of nuances.
Despite all the arguments, I wear iPhone X without cover. He's so handsome and pleasant to the touch, that to abandon it would not be desirable.
Face ID
Face ID - it's convenient. Yes, face detection requires compliance with certain conditions and some fractions of a second to trigger, but now I do not even notice that all involved in the process of unlocking. I just take the iPhone and use it without making additional operations. Unlocking requires no facial effort - to confirm the contactless payment via Face ID in a crowded supermarket can comfortably and without embarrassment. It is convenient to go to the bank applications: authentication step takes place very quietly, with the money are protected from intruders.
How does Face ID
When the iPhone X is locked, press the power button or just tap on the screen. Now we need to look at the screen, and the lock icon indicates that the unlock was successful. Swipe up will bring us back to the desktop, or the recently used applications.
To activate Face ID after turning on iPhone X, you need to enter the passcode. If someone does not understand this has played a cruel joke with Craig Federighi at the presentation of Face ID in September last year. Face ID simply is not turned on after a reboot.
I like how the notification system is implemented. Now they are displayed on the screen is locked, but the message in the notification is only open when triggered Face ID. iPhone X also automatically mutes the volume of alarms and timers, when he realizes that you wake up and look at the screen.
restrictions
Face ID implies limitations: only one user, only the vertical orientation. A large part of the face should be open, and opinion - sent to the smartphone (if the setting "Require attention to Face ID»). Most of the difficulties of creating a need to maintain the correct angle. iPhone X is difficult to unlock when it is on the table, but in the car it is necessary to use a special attachment, the guide screen smartphone user.
Face ID vs. Touch ID
Together with the Home button disappeared and sensor Touch ID. Apple could meet the needs of all users, add a fingerprint scanner on the back of the case, but did not, so we'll compare.
Security
It is alleged that Face ID is 20 times safer than the Touch ID. Of course, there are reservations regarding twins and children, but in this round score still want to give iPhone X. At least, because no one will unlock your phone when you sleep, and does not force you to do it by force - just do not look at the camera.
Working in different circumstances
Touch ID depends on the condition of your fingers: if they are slightly wetter than usual, the sensor does not work. Unlock scenario gloves also excluded. At Face ID such restrictions less: the system constantly learns and adapts to changes in appearance. However, the need to look to the smartphone more or less right angle balances the balance of power. Draw.
Speed
face recognition systems require quite appreciable fraction of a second to find you some more time is spent on swipe up. This does not spoil the experience, the more Face ID still a fairly new technology that is sure to learn how to run faster. But while victory in this round wins Touch second generation ID.
Screen
iPhone X received a record screen diagonal of 5.8 inches. This distance from corner to corner cutout excl sensors, so the amount of usable space remains about the same as that with 8 Plus 5.5 inch diagonal display.
iPhone X - Apple's first smartphone with OLED-display. There is a qualitative change: the screen was the contrast. To the picture there are no complaints. Excellent color rendering, brightness and readability. In OLED-displays has its drawbacks: a slight color shift when viewed at an angle, and the need to comply with certain conditions. For example, do not leave the screen for a long time enabled and if possible not to watch high-contrast images at maximum brightness.
Also in the new Apple smartphone will mode True Tone, the screen automatically adjusts to the temperature under the environment. The availability of this function when there is a long operation, especially if the change between the X and the iPhone gadget without True Tone. The main thing - do not forget to leave this mode when the image processing and the filter is selected in Instagram.
Cutout sensor
The main subject of discussion iPhone X - is, of course, "monobrov". And the attitude towards it - a matter of taste. Personally, I do not care, or even suddenly the empty space at the bottom of the screen when typing initially seemed much more critical.
The appearance of the front area of the sensor affected the video playback. Now the user is doomed to choose one of the compromises either watch the entire video, but to put up with unused portions of the screen, or lose precious millimeters frame in the "monobrovi" and edges.
More autumn some applications on iPhone X screen look strange and crooked. Now this is all right, and even the program, leaving a space near the black cutout, are becoming increasingly rare.
Most notable losses towards frameless touched status bar at the top of the screen. Now there is only the time, signal strength, Wi-Fi, and the battery icon without interest. Everything else - in the "control points".
Camera
The main camera
"Ten" is equipped with a flagship dual camera - the best of those presented in the iPhone. Here are the key specifications for the numbers of fans.
Lenses | A wide-angle and a telephoto lens |
Resolution | 12 MP |
Aperture wide-angle lens | ƒ/1,8 |
aperture telephoto lens | ƒ/2,4 |
zoom | Twice optical and digital 10x |
video Resolution | 720p, 1 080p, 4K |
Vertical frequency | From 24 FPS (at a resolution of 4K) and 60 FPS (at a resolution of 080p 1 or 4K) |
Resolution and frame rate slow motion video | 1 080p, 120, or 240 FPS |
Under normal conditions, special qualitative leap not noticed: iPhone X inherited many software solutions previous Apple-devices cameras. The same pretty and recognizable color correction, minor flaws in the white balance, high quality photos and stable operation of regular application. Rear lenses received optical stabilization, it is noticeable when shooting handheld. New flash with Slow Sync feature allows you to take pictures in low light, which equally will be highlighted as an object, and the background picture.
Comparison with other flagships
Most often, iPhone X compared Google Pixel 2 XL and Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Supporters have chambers of each of the smartphones and unequivocal answer here is difficult to give. IN tested Tom's Guide «dozen» defeated Note 8 with a score of 6: 4, and CNET authors comparison Apple smartphone with Google Pixel 2 XL did not give a clear answer: Pixel good when shooting static objects, but the iPhone camera is more versatile.
Interesting experiment held mobile bloggers Moment photo equipment store. They tightened all three smartphone to one tripod and used them for shooting photos and videos under different lighting conditions. The results below.
None of the leaders can not be compared with the profile technique even the middle class by the number of either setting or on the hardware component. What is required from a smartphone camera? Stable operation of the application, more or less correct equipment and acceptable to the social networking quality photos. IPhone X have all this is.
portrait lighting
Frontalka has not changed since the iPhone 7 (7 M, ƒ / 2,2 and 1 video resolution 080p). But in the two chambers appeared improved portrait mode that simulates various lighting conditions. Benefit from it is not very much: when choosing a contour lighting person acquires shades corpse, in imitation of the stage - mercilessly eaten up by the hair and skin.
The developers claim that the function Portrait Lighting on iPhone X represented in beta mode, so it makes sense to wait for correct operation in future updates. But a favorite with many classic portrait mode with a nice bokeh on the spot. And it is possible to revert to the portrait after the shooting, even with not the best chosen lighting.
Camera True Depth: Animoji and applications
Animoji - innovation, which is difficult to speak clearly. Animated images with funny faces can not shoot in the dark, their record is really responsible front-facing camera, while it does not recognize the movement of the nose and tongue. And all of these disadvantages would be of significance if by Animoji would really be good.
Animoji - addition, available only in iMessage. To send a funny animation in another messenger, will have to record the video in the "message", exported to video and have it attached to the message. Needless to say that the joy of such features little more than from any stikerpaka in the Telegram? However, some people like.
Animoji - this is not all that is capable front camera and sensors iPhone X. For example, some in masks began to lie down on Snapchat face much more plausible, and mobile video editor Clips obzavolsya regime "Scenes". With it you can capture panoramic video on the background of various locations with acidic filters.
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The potential of high-tech stuffing, hidden in the "monobrovi» iPhone X, may not be implemented until the end. Face Detection and a pack of entertaining interactive applications - is just the beginning. Try to consider the layers portrait in Focos App, or watch the movement of facial muscles in MeasureKit. If this was available without chromakeying and special sensors, one can imagine the prospects iPhone X video editing technologies, the development of applications, games (even from indie developers), and more other.
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new gestures
Two months later, new gestures not perceived as being more comfortable, or vice versa, they just get used to it. The absence of the Home button does not affect the speed with the device or the ease of navigation. But some details can be noted.
I'll start with the fat plus: Switching applications with finger movement along the lower bound - it superudobno.
It became a little more difficult to close applications in the App Switcher. Now you need to svaypnut up and hold your finger, and then release the hold again. It becomes more complex algorithm of actions for the forced reboot iPhone X: now it complicated and not intuitive. However, to resort to it never had.
Only the new gesture, which is really hard to put up with - the opening of the "Control Point" with the swipe from the top right corner of the screen. When I hold the smartphone familiar and convenient way to reach the coveted corner without using the "Easy Access" does not work. But the need to open the "Control Point" has become more than ever: there is now only displayed charge interest icons of connected headphones or, for example, the regime "Do Not Disturb".
Batteries and charging
In terms of autonomy iPhone X praise and blame especially not for that: the active use will have to charge it every day. When you are not very active - every two days.
Smartphone Batteries excellent feel in the cold. For two months, dropped for the winter, the temperature effect on the work of iPhone X only once. This was preceded by 20 minutes of shooting in the cold and without a cover, and the phone came a few minutes after a sudden blackout and worked just as quickly, as well as warm.
The new nutrition standards
New iPhone received support fast and wireless charging. These technologies have their own characteristics.
Interesting test conducted in the edition MacStories: having the presence of a bunch of different zaryadok - classical (from 5 to 12 watts), fast and wireless - we found the most effective way to charge your smartphone for an hour.
All four leaders were of the type fast charging: they charged the battery is 70-80% for 40-55 minutes, then continued to replenish the charge at a slower rate.
The worst result showed the wireless power supply, only garnered 30% charge in one hour. Qi-charging not yet ready to compete with the powerful wired counterparts, but in front of them, and you should not do this. Qi-platform help to reduce the number of wires on the table, pretend workplace more neat and comfortable in those situations where the phone will periodically have to use it, removing it from the charging. Now recharge the battery percentage by simply putting the iPhone next to a tablet with Belkin Samsung or inscription.
As can be seen from the test results, the standard plug "out of the box" is no good and barely ahead of wireless counterparts. You want speed? Be prepared to shell out a couple of thousand for a more powerful adapter and cable with more capacity. Sad but true.
ARKit
ARKit - innovation rather iOS 11 instead of iPhone X. But augmented reality - one of the main areas to be addressed potential new CPU A11 Bionic, so mention ARKit opportunities in the context of the review of the "tens" quite appropriate.
Benefit
Objective benefits of ARKit until slightly. The App Store offers apps, replacing measuring instruments or, for example, a program for the selection of furniture from IKEA. My favorite among the relatively useful applications - Night Sky, projecting the map of the starry sky.
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Entertainment
But fun and spend time aimlessly using ARKit - it easily. You can add characters to the video with Snapchat, or Holo, «paste over» the wall GIFCA in GIPHY World or play in AR-version of "Alice in Wonderland."
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Myths and facts
Here I would like to answer in advance on the most common comments that pop up almost at each Notes on iPhone X. Some of them are valid and proper, the other - a lie.
iPhone X constantly heated
Really hot, but not critical, and certainly not all the time. Usually heating is noticeable when working with heavy programs, in particular ARKit-applications.
The touch screen does not respond to the touch of the cold
This problem was, but it was removed with the next update iOS.
High risk to get an iPhone with a defective screen
Certain risk associated with the factory marriage really is. The problem is solved by replacing under warranty, so the serious Feil it still does not pull.
Face ID is not safe
There are in the course of special cases of incorrect operation of Face ID: history of twins, babies, Vietnamese specialists created the 3D-printer mask and so on. Precedents truth is. This is an occasion to catch Apple's small cunning, but not a reason to doubt the safety technology for the average user.
Speaker bursting at maximum volume
It was the case. Correcting it in the near updating iOS.
All of this has been in the Android-smartphone
Fair. Qi-charging, face detection, lack of framework, OLED-display, augmented reality - all this is really to varying degrees of success has been realized in smartphones from other manufacturers.
conclusions
Conclusions ambiguous. All the benefits of iPhone X beat shamelessly high price of the smartphone in Russia. It is not necessary to write off the fact that the architecture of iOS and Apple philosophy is not all to their liking. If you value the custom systems consume pirated content and vital need two Simcoe, this mostly laudatory review only cause irritation.
"Yabloko" is given by a single question: 8, 8 Plus or X? I, in turn, is ready to safely advise the "top ten" all those who are not accustomed to compromise and can buy top-end smartphone without incurring loans. Another option - to trust leaks and wait for the presentation of the new iPhone this spring.
In autumn, many Apple fans angrily talked about gestures inconvenience ugliness "monobrovi" and that the iPhone is not the same. A few months later subsided scandals: it seems all accepted standard X iPhone as an integral part of the future and the basis for future smartphones from Apple (and, to be honest, not only on her). My impressions after two months with the iPhone X also smoothed out, and cause unusual sensations, rather, other smartphones, most of which were perceived as gadgets of the past.
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