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It’s been about a month since the release of the iPhone X and I’ve been using it every day as my daily driver. I wanted to do a follow-up to talk about anything that might have changed for me and anything I’ve discovered since I adopted Apple’s latest flagship.
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It's been about a month since the release of the iPhone X and I've been using it every
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day as my daily driver. I wanted to do a follow up to talk about anything that might have changed for me and anything
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I've discovered since I adopted Apple's latest flagship. I'm not going to spend too much time talking about the iPhone X's design
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I've said most of what I've wanted to say already. It looks great, it feels really premium
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It's probably the best feeling phone since the iPhone 4. The size is something I've not actually touched on too much but it should be mentioned
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I think this form factor is right in the sweet spot. The plus models have always been a little bit too big for me
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I've always been happy with the smaller models whether it's the SE or the 7 and the 8
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But I've always pined for that dual camera system and the largest possible screen, which
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the iPhone X has. And that's the main selling point for the phone in my opinion
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I absolutely love the OLED screen on the X. It looks awesome with it's wide colour gamut
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The blacks are well, super black. It's beautifully clear in bright, direct sunlight
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It's nice and crisp without the need to be sharpened digitally. I'm still being blown away by this screen, especially when I'm laying in bed when I should
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be asleep. But instead, I'm watching a gorgeous video on an awesome display
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And I'd argue it's the best smartphone display this year. Let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree
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Let's have a friendly chat about that. A taller, notched display though means apps have to be reconfigured to fit
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For the most part, a lot of apps have already been adapted and are making use of that extra
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real estate. There are the odd ones that still need a little bit of work, such as Facebook
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I sometimes get the info bar messing up at the top like this. Then there are some apps that simply aren't optimised at all yet
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So you see the regular version of the app surrounded by black bars. Which I guess is a win for the notch haters
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Having the edge to edge display means learning a few new gestures that take the place of the home button
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They felt super weird and clunky at first, but within the first two days or so, my muscle
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memory built up enough that these became second nature. So much so that now every time I pick up my fiance's iPhone 8 Plus, it feels primitive
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I try unlocking it by swiping up, going home by swiping down and trying to access control
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centre by the top right. Which actually is the worst gesture for me personally
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While the form factor is perfect, I still struggle to reach the top right to access
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the calculator or torch quickly, so that's my main issue with the gestures
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Speaking of the lack of a home button, Face ID is one of, if not the biggest feature for
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the iPhone X. It unlocks my phone almost immediately. It feels almost like the days before I had a passcode on my iPhone where I just swiped
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to unlock. Face ID isn't 100% perfect, but I'd say I'm entering my passcode just as often as I was
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with Touch ID. Plus, it's perfect for winter because unlike Touch ID, it works even when you're wearing gloves
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It's great for verifying app downloads and approve Apple Pay payments, although there
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have been a few occasions where I've forgotten it needs to see my face, so I have to bring
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the phone back from the payment terminal to look at me, which can look a little bit strange
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to the cashier if they have no idea what I'm doing. The camera was one of the things I was most excited for with the iPhone X and it's not
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disappointed me. Both lenses are now optically stabilised, which means shots are buttery smooth when filming
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It also helps with low light performance and means I now get portrait mode, which was one
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of my favourite features of the iPhone 7 Plus and 8 Plus. Now that I've got it, I've been using it every chance I get
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The 7 megapixel front facing camera also has portrait mode now thanks to the depth sensing
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tech built in for Face ID, although it's not amazing. It really seems to dislike ears and such, but this can still be improved through future updates
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We have to remember it's still in beta. Since I've had the iPhone X, it has pretty much lived in cases
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I'm usually one for being able to live without a case on my phone, but that tactic didn't
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fare too well for my iPhone 7, so I've been a little bit smarter this time around
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While the phone does feel amazing in the hand when it's naked, all of that glass and shiny
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stainless steel won't look quite as sleek with cracks and scuffs. And with it being $1000 at a minimum, I'm not going to be testing how tough it is any
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time soon. Plenty of other YouTubers have done that if you're interested, but make sure to subscribe
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here because I've got plenty of case reviews incoming. The battery life is something I've been pretty surprised by with the iPhone X
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It's by no means a modern miracle, I still have to charge it each and every night, but
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I can easily get a full day of use, whereas with my iPhone 7, I couldn't live without
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Apple's smart battery case. There's also the ability to charge the iPhone wirelessly as you can with the 8 and 8 Plus
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At the moment, I only have the cheapest wireless dock I could find, which is the Samsung one
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and it lives on my desk. I throw the iPhone X on there if I'm working late into the night and it gets an extra boost
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It's not the quickest way to charge, but if you want to see a roundup of different Qi charging docks to put head to head, let me know in the comments down below
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Other things I have noticed with the iPhone X in the past month or so is the loudness of the speakers
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They're about 25% louder than on previous models and I'm often amazed at the quality
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I lay on the couch on a YouTube deep dive and the sound more often than not seems to
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fill around me, almost to the point that it feels a little bit like surround sound
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Of course, this is when I'm holding the phone pretty close to my face, but it's still super impressive
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When it comes to speed and performance, I always find this hard to judge as it takes
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app developers time to take advantage of the latest hardware. The phone, as you'd expect though, is buttery smooth and is pretty much the same spec as
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the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, only with an extra gig of RAM. Finally, there's the price tag. $1000
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It's a big figure to swallow and I do think it's overpriced, especially when you look
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at how much it costs Apple to manufacture. I'm not going to get into how ethical the price is as I'm sure I'll start a war in
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the comments, but I can say I don't regret putting that amount of money down for this phone
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It's by far my favourite iPhone ever in terms of design and functionality, even with it's
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awkward new gestures. Well, that's it for this video, but let me know your thoughts on the iPhone X in the
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comments section down below. Have you been using it? Do you think it's worth the hefty price tag
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Also, if you enjoyed this video, go ahead and hit that like button, subscribe if you
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haven't already and I'll catch you in the next one. Bye for now
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