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Early iPhone X video roundups examine build quality, Animoji, gestures

Early examinations of the iPhone X have started to pop up on YouTube, with everybody who has seen the device as a result of early delivery or at retail commenting on build quality and speed of the phone.

YouTube "Soldier Knows Best" notes that he was invited to an Apple facility in New York City to handle the phone, with the company "nailing the design."

Channel "Highsnobiety" appears to have used the device in a retail store, and tested it with ARKit-compatible applications, and demonstrated the Animoji feature on video.

For French speakers, "The iCollection" got hands-on time with the device in white and black.

YouTuber "Booredatwork" examined gestures more in-depth than the other channels at what appears to be the same venue as "Soldier Knows Best," and commented that the device was a natural fit for those with large hands.



22 Comments

dotcomcto 128 comments · 18 Years

Wired has first impressions posted:

https://www.wired.com/story/iphone-x-first-impression

Eric_WVGG 969 comments · 8 Years

“a natural fit for those with large hands” lol so me and all women and president babyhands are SOL

noelos 127 comments · 17 Years

Eric_WVGG said:
“a natural fit for those with large hands” lol so me and all women and president babyhands are SOL

Yes, I find that worrying; I have an X on pre-order but already things are at the limit of comfort for one-handed use with the normal-sized iPhone 7.

I totally trust Apple to nail something like FaceID but not necessarily to make a one-handed phone bigger than the SE.

foggyhill 4767 comments · 10 Years

dotcomcto said:
Wired has first impressions posted:

https://www.wired.com/story/iphone-x-first-impression

Half of the comments, are 100% androidite crapping their pants in public.

Some say,,. ohh, confirmed its "shit" (sic) you need to look at the screen for it to work...
Well, is't that the fracking point. Do you want it to unlock as soon as your in view?

The reactionary comments on the internet about Apple products are ludicrous in their "loserness".

They're offended that somehow, someone has the money to spend on this product. It fouls their sensibility that we exist!
Can we not see like them that his "overpriced" (aka, I'm too poor to buy it and actually would if I had the cash, so I am going to bitch about it).

cpsro 3239 comments · 14 Years

Not even counting the notch and rounded corners, which remove even more display area, the X has a slightly smaller display area than previous Plus phones, despite the X having a longer diagonal measure. This is because the horizontal:vertical aspect ratios are different between the designs.

IMHO: nothing yet beats the look, feel and probably resilience (aside from scuffing) of the Space Black 7 series. It's Darth Vader morphed into a smart phone.