Yay, capitalism.
Picked up my X earlier (nice surprise - was told by O2 it wouldn't be available until the 17th) thanks to the O2 refresh package. Spent a couple of hours playing around with it; some thoughts:
- Lovely screen
- The material is great; very comfortable to hold and non-slip (he says, putting it in a case)
- Face ID works well so far....
- No battery percentage shown on home screen now. WTF?
- The face ID attentive stuff (i.e. dimming the screen, lowering notification volumes etc.) when you're looking at the phone is pretty cool
- Wireless charging takes FOREVER
Anyone else pick one up today?
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My phone is provided by my employer, we're still on iPhone 6
Why would they disable battery percentage in X?
From Apple:
To show the battery percentage in the status bar, go to Settings > Battery and turn on Battery Percentage. When you have Low Power Mode on, the battery percentage will always show in the status bar.
If you have an iPhone X, you can only see the battery percentage from Control Center. Just swipe down from the top-right corner of your display
Might get a Sim Free and buy one...
To be fair, modern phones are significantly different from the old days though. I remember paying something like £500 for this back in '98.
My feedback thread is here.
Face ID seems a genuinely daft gimmick (for all manufacturers, not just Apple). Fingerprint readers are incredibly convenient and instant. The one on my phone is the least convenient type (pad on the bottom bezel rather than where your finger lands when you hold the phone on the back) and it's still super convenient. Of course, you don't have to use face ID at all, but it seems a strange thing for Apple to push so hard.
I really like the X, upgraded from the 7.. would have hurt me paying £1k+ for one either buying outright or monthly contract but I got a very VERY nice retention deal through Virgin (the power of having 5 phone numbers through them I guess)..
I think it is a step forward size wise and no home button... screen is amazing camera is pretty darn good. Face ID is super impressive I thought I would miss fingerprint but no I have clicked with Face ID immediately
beast of a price tho no denying that.
Battery life is great too.