I Have an iPhone X: AMA!

[Rene Ritchie]

I've got my silver iPhone X 256 GB review unit in hand. I've spent a day with it. I've written 10,000 words:

http://www.imore.com/iphone-x

Now it's AMA time! If you've got questions, I'll do my best to answer them!

Let's do this!

 

[TripleOne]

How’s Face ID?
Is it fast? And does it work in the dark?

 

[Lyall Demorrow]

Do you miss the home button?

 

[Rene Ritchie]

How’s Face ID?
Is it fast? And does it work in the dark?

So fast it's often unlocked before I realize it. Works fine in the dark.

 

[Rene Ritchie]

Do you miss the home button?

I did for about 15 minutes. Now I miss the gestures when I go back to iPhone 8.

 

[TripleOne]

So fast it's often unlocked before I realize it. Works fine in the dark.

That’s great to hear!
How’s the new OLED display?

 

[gdruin74]

Does the silver back work well with the black face.

 

[Paul Ellis1]

Has the notch caused any issues other than aesthetics?

 

[Lyall Demorrow]

I did for about 15 minutes. Now I miss the gestures when I go back to iPhone 8.

I can’t wait to get rid of the home button. I much prefer gestures.

 

[Rene Ritchie]

Does the silver back work well with the black face.

Yeah, you can't ever see both at the same time

LOL, seriously, shiny steel gives it a great OG iPhone vibe.

 

[Rene Ritchie]

Has the notch caused any issues other than aesthetics?

Not that I can think of, like what?

 

[Lyall Demorrow]

In your review, you say that there is a setting to make Face ID quicker and it works at more of an angle. How much of an angle are you talking about? If I’m sitting in a normal position at a table, and the phone is sitting flat on the table, will Face ID still work at that angle? Or would I need to lift the phone slightly?

 

[Paul Ellis1]

Not that I can think of, like what?

Any kind of frustrating disability/visibility in apps/safari etc

Also, do screenshots show the horns?

 

[Alex Rodriguez Jr.]

Using Apple Pay, is there any issue switching between payment methods when using Apple Pay in an app. For example, we can currently change before putting our thumb down. If we look to change, is it going to authorize the default card before we can stop it to switch payment?

 

[EagleFox007]

Hi Rene, I love watching you in MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte. I’m a big fan and you’re the smartest man in that show. My question is not technical but more of your experience using the phone. Anyway, what is your first impression as soon as you hold the phone in your hand? Does it really look good? Does it feel really nice when you hold it in your hand? Does the “horn” bother you? Did it live up to your expectations? Looking forward to seeing you in MacBreak weekly today!

 

[bamf-hacker]

Thanks for getting the device early Rene and answering the questions of the masses.

 

[bamf-hacker]

And I do have a question, when you send an AniMoji to a non iPhone X what do they see? Is it a video or is it the animated emoji ?

 

[gdruin74]

How is Face ID when phone is sitting on a desk?

 

[Merecat]

How’s the battery life? Also, I’m coming from an iPhone 7 Plus, will I miss the size of the Plus model?

Thanks for answering our questions!

 

[Abu Khadija]

Hi Rene, I love watching you in MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte. I’m a big fan and you’re the smartest man in that show. My question is not technical but more of your experience using the phone. Anyway, what is your first impression as soon as you hold the phone in your hand? Does it really look good? Does it feel really nice when you hold it in your hand? Does the “horn” bother you? Did it live up to your expectations? Looking forward to seeing you in MacBreak weekly today!

Is Macbreak Weekly on podcasts or somewhere else?