- Yo guys, Johnathan here, and this is iPhone 10.
Now to clear things up, yes it is spelled out iPhone X,
but the correct pronunciation, Final Cut,
just like Logic is iPhone 10, the number.
Now this was the first Apple event at the brand new
campus too, and it was a little bit crazy.
Honestly, this was probably the hardest event
to actually get your hands on a device
with the iPhone 8, the 8 Plus, and of course, the iPhone X,
so huge shout-out to Mark, Marques, Judner, Justine,
this was kind of like this little
collab tech team to get any kind of
footage we can using all of our resources.
I did manage to get some hands-on footage
of both the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus,
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So, as far as the iPhone X, it is a really pretty phone.
There's two colors, Space Gray and Silver.
I'm kind of leaning toward Silver right now.
It looks super classy, but regardless of whatever
color you go with, both of them have black fronts,
which makes sense with that edge to edge display.
Now, as far as that edge to edge panel,
it is a 5.8 inch display packed inside
what is really closer to and iPhone 7,
now, of course, iPhone 8 body,
so you're getting a much larger display
and much more screen real estate
than even the iPhone 7 Plus or 8 Plus,
but it's sandwiched inside a smaller container.
So, that's a little deeper into this display.
It's what Apple is calling their Super Retina Display.
It's packing a resolution of 2436 by 1125,
and for you pixel nerds out there, that is a ppi of 458.
Nothing really groundbreaking here,
as far as resolution goes, but what is pretty
impressive is the fact that we finally
have and OLED panel to the iPhone.
That was maybe rumored to happen in 2018,
so the fact that it's here now is awesome, and if
you've ever experienced OLED, it is a beautiful thing.
Now, the one thing you're probably thinking is
that is a giant display, where is the home button?
And unfortunately, or maybe fortunately,
depending on how things work out,
that home button is no more. Rest in peace.
That is completely gone from the iPhone X.
So, the way you unlock your iPhone X is simply
just swiping up, and this also double functions
to go back home, so if you're inside an app,
swipe up, and it's going to bring you right home.
Now on top of that, if you actually swipe up
and pause slightly, that's going to
bring you into multitasking mode.
It's a little weird to get used to at first,
but once you do, I can see it being pretty fluid.
Conversely, if you now want to access Control Center,
that is definitely a little different.
It's actually a downward, diagonal swipe
from the top right-hand corner.
Again, definitely gonna take some time to get used to, but it
works really well with the bigger form factor display.
So, you're probably wondering, how do I
unlock my phone, now that touch ID is gone?
Apple's replacing that with what they are calling Face ID.
Essentially, it is facial recognition to unlock your phone.
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Trust me, I fully realize this isn't anything new.
I know Samsung pushed it last year with Note 7,
then this year with the S8, S8 Plus, and now Note 8,
but it does look like Apple took some
time to really execute this well.
They threw some number out there,
like the change of breaking through
randomly through touch ID was 1 in 50,000,
and I believe Face ID, the chance of
breaking that was like one in a million.
So, if it is that accurate, it is definitely a good thing.
Now, as far as what's packed inside the iPhone X, it's
what Apple's calling their A11 Bionic Chip, which sounds --
(white noise)
In a nutshell, that is six total cores,
two and then four, and that's paired with
a tri-core GPU, so this thing is
supposed to be really, really powerful.
What's interesting, though, is this is actually
the same exact processor packed
inside both the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
So, even though you are kind of getting
a downgrade there at a lower price point,
it's still nice to know you do have that
power packed inside those, as well.
Now as far as the cameras on the iPhone X,
this is a dual camera system laid out vertically
as opposed to horizontally in the iPhone 8 Plus.
Dual 12 megapixel sensors, but what's
unique here and actually isn't new
because Samsung just rolled this out
with Note 8 is both lenses feature OIS.
Now, why that's important is because
it's going to help in stabilization, obviously,
but more importantly, low-light and just
getting an overall cleaner, better image.
A really big thing for Apple at this event
for both the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X
because of those dual lenses is Portrait Mode.
On top of the improved optics,
there's also improved software.
So with both the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X,
Apple's introducing what they're calling Portrait Lighting.
It's kind of hard to really explain and demonstrate
with just a couple minutes with the phone,
but the general idea is you now have control
to mess with the lighting and adjust it,
just like you would in a studio,
and this applies both pre- and post-photo.
Beyond that, there is now Portrait Mode on the
front-facing camera, which I think is actually a huge deal.
It's a seven megapixel shoot, so
you're getting increased sharpness,
but the big thing here is because of their
True-depth technology for the facial unlock,
that's going to reap benefits for the
front-facing camera in photos, as well.
So, this is also something that applies to the
iPhone 8 Plus. Here's a quick demo of how that looks.
You can see how you can adjust things post-photograph,
and I'm actually really excited to
check this out in more detail.
From there, with the power of both the cameras
and the actual power inside these iPhones, the big
thing this year and the focal point was augmented reality.
Got a little bit of a chance to check things out.
It's a little bit crazy. I've never been a big fan of VR,
but I can really see myself digging in
and having fun with augmented reality,
and both the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and the iPhone X
seem to pull it off really well
because they are all using that A11 chip.
Now, I don't have exact specifics as far as
the battery capacity goes with the iPhone X,
but Apple's claiming two more hours than the iPhone 7.
So, it's nice to know that you're kind of getting
iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus battery life
on a much smaller form factor, but with that
bigger display. You're getting the best of both worlds.
Now, one huge implementation across the board,
across all iPhones whether it's 8, 8 Plus
or the iPhone X, as a wise man
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson once said
finally, wireless charging is here
through the wireless Qi standard.
Now I get it, I am bracing myself for
you keyboard warriors out there
who are going to yell at me and say, "What the hell?
That's been around for 58 years. That's not new."
For the record, I am not stating this is new
or some kind of witchcraft or Apple invented it.
I'm just simply letting you know it is
now available across all iPhones.
And again, the biggest thing for me here
is minus Apple's slightly silly name,
was their air-powered, wireless charging mat,
which allows you to charge everything at once,
your iPhone, your Apple Watch, surprisingly AirPods.
So, it looks like there's a wireless
charging case coming for that soon. Yes, sir.
But aside from that, I think rather than looking
at this like a negative, if you are on that side
of the team, where you feel like you've had
wireless charging forever, this is actually a good thing
because this is going to open up a wider adoption,
and that is always a good thing.
Lastly, kind of round out everything
as far as storage and pricing goes,
the iPhone X is either coming in
a 64 gig or 256 gigabyte flavor.
Unfortunately, that means no 512,
but it's going to start out at $999.
Pre-order starts October 27th,
and it will finally ship November 3rd.
So, we got a little bit of time ahead of us.
So, that is iPhone X in a nutshell.
Thank you, guys, very much for watching.
Hopefully, you enjoyed this hands-on.
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This is Johnathan, and I'll catch you guys later.