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Face ID failed here. The preliminary results are in my video. This is by no means a final test, but the bottom line is that most of the "real world" tests worked and showed me that Face ID is more resilient than I expected. Face ID didn't mind my sunglasses. Scarves presented some challenges, but that makes sense if they're pulled up over your mouth since they're hiding essential aspects of your face. All the tests worked far better than Samsung's face unlock feature on the Galaxy Note 8 -- though Samsung kept its fingerprint reader on, as an easy backup.

The iPhone 8 (left) has a 4.7-inch screen; the iPhone X (center) doctor who? iphone case has a 5.8-inch screen; and the iPhone 8 Plus (right) is 5.5 inches, At first use, the bigger screen feels great, I've wanted more screen real estate on the iPhone, and the X comes closest to all-screen, Picture quality improvement isn't immediately noticeable over previous iPhones, but that's a testament to how good Apple's previous TrueTone displays are, The larger screen gives the iPhone a more current and immersive feel, I'll need more time to compare the screen to other iPhones -- and to other OLED phones, such as Samsung Galaxy models..

Many current apps aren't yet optimized for the iPhone X. These outdated apps end up filling the same space as on an iPhone 8, leaving a lot of unused area. That'll certainly get fixed for some apps over time, but it's a reminder that the extra screen room here might not end up meeting your needs, until or unless the apps are optimized. A number of new gestures take the place of the old home button. I kept reaching for the phantom button over the first few hours, feeling like I'd lost a thumb. Unlike phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which adds a virtual home button to create a "press for home" experience, the X remaps familiar gestures completely.

Meanwhile, there's a new, large side button that brings up Siri and Apple Pay, I instinctively pressed and held it to shut down my phone, then I doctor who? iphone case realized that is not what that button does, (To turn off the phone, you now hold that same side button *and* the lower volume button at the same time, which feels far from intuitive.), Those gestures added up to some difficult maneuvers as I walked Manhattan streets in the Flatiron between my office and a local barber shop, At the end of the first day, I admit: sometimes I missed the simple home button..

Double-clicking the side button brings up Apple Pay, but an additional face-glance is needed to authorize a payment. I tried it on our vending machine at the office and sometimes it worked great. Sometimes Face ID didn't seem to recognize me. Maybe my timing was off. We tested Apple Pay on our in-house vending machine. I'm definitely going to need to check this out at more places in the days ahead. The bottom line: you don't want to be the guy holding up the line at the drugstore because your double-click-to-Face-ID-to-NFC-reader flow was off.