The Apple iPhone X benefited from Apple developing a completely new design.
Why the iPhone X marks the spot!
The iPhone X is one of the most talked-about smartphones in years and, for once, it isn’t because it’s simply the latest Apple handset.
It’s because it heralds several firsts: it’s the first time Apple has used OLED technology in one of its smartphone screens; it’s the first time it has removed the home button; and it’s the first time the firm has used facial recognition as a means of authentication. A true ground breaker for Apple and the iPhone line.
What makes it so special?
The stunning and sleek screen is the main attribute that makes the iPhone X so special. It’s the first time Apple has applied OLED technology to one of their iPhones, with it also being the first iPhone to remove the big bezels from above and below the screen.
Inside is Apple’s A11 Bionic processor, which we’ve already seen in the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, a choice of 64GB or 128GB of storage and dual cameras on the rear of the phone, too. Aside from the removal of the click operated home button and the power button, which has moved around to the right edge, the majority of the basic phone components all in the places you’d expect them to be on an iPhone. Other features from previous generations have made the cut even with the new removals are the dust and waterproofing, the IP67 standard and lack of 3.5mm headphone jack.
Why is it ideal for me?
It has a high screen-to-body ratio, which essentially means more screen real-estate for a smaller size of phone. So, while it might have a larger 5.8in screen than anything we’ve seen on an iPhone before, it’s considerably smaller and lighter than the 5.5in design Apple has been using for the past three years, making it more compact and easier to carry. Additionally, the trademark rounded corners and edges mean the iPhone X is just as comfortable to hold and slide into a tight pocket. You won’t need to be messing around for 5 minutes with your pocket with this phone! The big consequence of filling almost the entire front of the iPhone X with screen is that there’s no longer any room for a home button on the front nor, surprisingly, a fingerprint reader. Instead, Apple is moving to a new biometric approach, with Face ID the primary means of unlocking the phone and using Apple Pay.
Face ID works by using the phone’s “True Depth” camera to project infrared dots onto your face – 30,000 of them, in fact – and producing a 3D model of your face that it stores internally alongside a two-dimensional infrared image. It then uses the same sensor to scan your face, match it against the stored model and unlock your phone – in a fraction of a second.
