After months of endless rumors, and a late launch, the iPhone X finally arrived at the editorial of Iphonote.This number 10 is, as Tim Cook says so well, the iPhone which "sets the tone for technology for the next decade".
Concretely, the iPhone X is very different from the old iPhone, and this by several fundamental aspects starting with the removal of the home button, the fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) which have been replaced by gestures and theFace ID facial recognition, a technology developed by Apple.
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The iPhone X is also distinguished from others by its large Oled Super Retina screen 5.8 inch with very bright colors.On this subject, note that it is higher and less wide than on iPhone 8 Plus, like the previous "more" iPhone.Thus, the grip is more pleasant but it is not without concession, we will see it below.
With the iPhone X, Apple takes the user into a completely different world, towards a "future without return" looming on the horizon ... even for other product ranges.At more than 1000 euros, the iPhone X shows the path that the American firm takes in terms of price which is the direct result of the new technologies used in 2017. Apple is not hidden to say that the iPhone X marks thestart of the next 10 years.Clearly, Apple still promises us beautiful things to live with future iPhone ... and maybe even with the iPad.
Despite all Apple's enthusiasm, it is important to remember that Android smartphones have already pushed the limits by embarking ever larger screens and with very fine borders without notch, as is the case with Samsung, LG orStill with the Google pixel - where the iPhone X is the very first to have an Oled edge screen on board 5.8 inches… with a notch.
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Design and screen
By opening the box, it's like an electric shock!Never has an iPhone gave us such an impression of Whouahou !!!😳 The effect is immediate!The new design and the OLED screen announce the color.Instead of the home button, there is simply a large screen surmounted by a small notch.Just at this stage you say that beautiful hours await you, iPhone X in hand.
Features :
The main advantage of the OLED is that it is much clearer and contrasting than the LCD.Compared to other iPhones, readability is much better and perfect for watching videos even in full sun or with sunglasses.In addition, the display extends over a diagonal of 5.8 inches, that is to say slightly higher than the 5.5 inch screen of the 8 plus, but also less wide.
Then comes the grip.The iPhone X certainly benefits from the most important update in terms of hardware design from the first iPhone that Steve Jobs presented in 2007. The edges are more rounded than ever, which allows us to have an excellent griphand, even for people with smaller hands than average.
To the question of whether you need an edge -to -edge screen, facial recognition Face ID and transform yourself into a shitty animated emoji?No, nothing forces you.The iPhone X is not made for everyone.
Technically, the iPhone X is aimed at people who will have real uses both for photo and video socket, and for games, web navigation, significant use of social networks, etc.The iPhone X is mainly intended for an experienced user, not a person who will install one or two applications.For that, there are the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 which will be more than enough.
On pourrait dire de l’iPhone X qu’il est l’iPhone que tout le monde attendait depuis près de 4 ans. En vaut-il le coup ? Pour sûr, mais beaucoup auraient aimé que cette attente soit moins longue.
Its design and finishes give it a new status, that of being both "the most elegant and classiest smartphone" today, but also tomorrow.The front without button, the glass back, and the stainless steel border undoubtedly make the iPhone X a luxury object.
Goodbye the home button, hello to the gestures
The home button disappears (finally ... or not, your choice) leaving new gestures to take over with a series of different sweeping and buttons combinations (volume and power control).Browing upwards allows you to come back to the home screen.Brow down from the upper right corner offers direct access to the control center.Brow up from the bottom while maintaining your finger displays the multitasking where recently open applications are stored.By pressing and maintaining the side button makes it possible to invoke the vocal assistant SIRI.Press and hold the side button and the volume button to turn off the device.
In detail, access to the multitasking seems faster to us with the swipe upwards than the double-click on the home button.Others will find the time saved time, yet very present.This is particularly where you can close the applications by sliding the thumbnails up or by clicking on the small cross in their corner.
In addition, we feel the haptic return as soon as you go from one app to another, which is very pleasant.To do this, just swipe at the bottom on the width of the screen, where 3D touch had to be used before.
To activate the "Reachaibility" function, in other words the mode with a hand also called "easy access", more button but a simple gesture.Just slide your finger down, from the bottom of the screen.It may take some people for a while before getting used to it.
These gestures will indeed require a short time of adaptation, but they will very quickly become natural, just as essential.And this is where you will understand that they save you time.
The interface and the notch
In general, the user interface does not change at first glance, but there are still some subtleties.The time is now at the top left of the screen, while the symbols of the network, Wi-Fi and the battery are housed in the upper right corner.Why ?Simply because there is now a notch in the middle, where Apple has integrated the 3D camera dedicated to facial recognition technology Face ID, in addition to the proximity sensor and the speaker.
What else can say about this notch that has caused ink to flow in recent weeks?If it can be perceived as a kind of appendix, and we understand it, it is not as embarrassing as it seems.Of course, it is up to developers to quickly optimize their applications, so that they adapt to both horns.
The notch also allows the iPhone X, as in Apple, to mark its territory with a screen form never seen until now.Thanks to it, you can identify it illico from all the other iPhone, and just as much Android smartphones.
Although disconcerting at first, she will still know how to make her place over time.We can feel this when watching a video where black bands appear on the sides due to a particular format (18: 9) which does not stick with 16: 9.To deal with this inconvenience, Apple then offers a control button available at the top right of the screen to make a slight zoom allowing the video to adapt to the size of the screen and horns.It all depends on the app.For example, in YouTube or for your videos, just zoom in by spreading two fingers on the screen.It is also possible to make a double-TAP on the screen but the zoom will be more pronounced, and will have the effect of truncating the image, which is not the desired goal.In this specific case, the best is to opt for the first zoom option.
Apple has chosen a new and overwhelming design to the point of shaking up our habits on iOS.We could even speak of a feeling never felt so far on an iPhone, going back and forth between excitement and nervousness.However, that should not last, you just have to give developers time to optimize their apps.Same note for those of Apple, not all yet adapted to the screen.Many updates are therefore to come.
Face ID recognizes only you!
Face ID facial recognition is the other main novelty of the iPhone X. Although invisible, it is nonetheless impressive.Face ID can recognize you between a million people thanks to the 30,000 points that allow you to scan and create a 3D image of your face (except sometimes in the case of monozygous twins).Most of the time, Apple ensures that the TrueDepth system can identify you even if you cut your beard/hair, if you put glasses or a hat, even in the dark.And if it doesn't work, then you still have the opportunity to enter the unlocking code.
« Grâce à l’apprentissage automatique, Face ID s’adapte à vos changements d’apparence physique au fil du temps. »
To configure Face ID, you need to look at the screen and make a circle with your head twice.If everything is not going well, Face ID will enter into activity.
Once Face ID is configured, it will be useful to unlock the device or even validate Apple Pay purchases.
As for data security, Apple confirms that they are in no way sent to its servers, all are encrypted and stored in the secure enclave of the A11 Bionic processor.Clearly, they do not leave your iPhone X.
For comparison, Face ID is much more pleasant to use, and just as fast than Touch ID (a few tenths of a second, and again).You don't need to touch the iPhone X to unlock it, a simple look is enough.Note that it does not work if you look at it with your eyes closed.This can be useful if someone tries to take your iPhone X.
Another novelty.Raising the iPhone to wake it up while watching it will display your notifications on the screen.If the screen is not unlocking, notifications do not appear.
The use of Apple Pay with Face ID is a little more complicated than with Touch ID.Instead of placing your phone directly on a payment terminal while holding your thumb leaning on the Touch ID, you must double-click the side button, authenticate with your face, then keep the phone on the terminal.
You will understand, Face ID is not a simple "image recognition".It is a complete facial reconstruction system and 3D eye detection.The first of its kind to be deployed on a large scale.
The Animojis
The technology that feeds Face ID is called "TrueDepth", it not only allows you to recognize your face, but it is also able to capture depth.All this is made possible thanks to the infrared camera, the points projector, and the infrared illuminator.This ability to map your 3D face also helps lead animojis by following your facial expressions.It is so precise that even winks are recognized, like all other forms of expression.
When Apple announced the Animojis during the Keynote iPhone X, many have wondered if they will have a real success or on the contrary if people will use them regularly like traditional emojis.For the time being, it is still too early to find out.
One thing is certain, they are very funny, and promise to make more than one laugh.They have the ability to reproduce your expressions combined with the recording of your voice.When you send them, it is in standard video format so that they can be shared via iMessage or other apps, and read by everyone, even those with an old iOS or Android version.And you have heard the possibility of saving them.
There are also the kinds of masks that stick to your face thanks to augmented reality, like what Snapchat prepares very soon.These filters follow the facial movements and the shapes of the head so well, that you feel like you have a totally different face.
With all its software and hardware power, the iPhone X already offers great experiences, and this is only the beginning.
Cameras
Thanks to the TrueDepth 7 Mpx camera, you can now take selfies in portrait mode.This mode precisely called "portrait lighting" has several lights.
The rear camera of the iPhone X is almost the same as the iPhone 8 Plus.There is a new image signal processor, including in the iPhone 8) which optimizes functions such as exposure, autofocus and HDR, as well as a new color filter that producesmore bright colors.Like 8 Plus, number 10 also has two objectives: a wide angle for landscape photos and a telephoto lens for the close -ups.
The iPhone X differs with its F/2.4 telephoto objective offering a better opening (against F/2.8 in 8 Plus) to let in more light.Telephoto also has an optical image stabilization, which reduces the vagueness due to the trembling of the hands.The iPhone 8 Plus has only stabilization on the wide angle, where the X has it on both.This means that fixed images - especially night photos - are lighter without zoom and in X2 zoom.
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Photos with the iPhone 7 Plus:
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This stabilized telephoto lens improves your images in portrait mode.Stabilization gives you more beautiful results in any light that supports the function.So you can fully take advantage of the different lights.On the other hand, it is a little more difficult when we have the sun in the head that pushes us to fold our eyes.
Where stabilization is very useful, it is during close shooting to capture certain details.In particular, it prevents you from the movement vague.On our photos, we see all the details perfectly without having this effect of artistic blur which can be embarrassing at times.
With good lighting conditions, there is no significant difference between the two cameras.And stabilization only improves the photo rendering, and just as much when using the zoom of the telephoto lens even if the lighting is not ideal.In the end, we get very impressive photos.
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Even the depth of field and the Bokeh effect seem better to us with this telephoto lens, including on images where we do not use portrait mode.Thanks to him, the iPhone X can be considered a perfect objective to immortalize many moments of life, both indoors and in the street, and especially the creative choices of the user are not limited.
Also note that the iPhone X is capable of filming in 4K at 60 IPS (in addition to 30 IPS) unlike the previous iPhone which stop at 30 IPS.Please note, this mode is the one that will take up the most space in terms of storage.On the other hand, the result is really there with good light conditions.
A11 Bionic-an ultra-powerful processor
« Voici la puce A11 Bionic. La puce la plus puissante et la plus intelligente jamais vue sur un smartphone, dotée d’un système neuronal capable d’effectuer jusqu’à 600 milliards d’opérations à la seconde. »
With these words, Apple already announces the color of the performance offered by the A11 Bionic.In detail, it has a triple heart signed Apple up to 30 % faster than the A10 Fusion chip from the previous generation of iPhone.The Cupertino giant has designed it to deploy all the useful power to augmented reality applications and games.
The A11 Bionic is also a neural system developed internally for automatic learning, the objective of which is to obtain an effective artificial intelligence (AI), capable of learning from observation.Its design is based on a double heart able to identify people, places and objects, very quickly."He pays for automatic learning tasks with an astounding cadence of 600 billion operations in the second and constitutes the driving force of new innovative features such as Face ID and Animoji.»»
The other advantage of the A11 Bionic chip is that it manages the clothing power so as to distribute the tasks between high performance hearts and high energy efficiency hearts.Thus, the user can do more things while consuming less energy.
All these new features allow you to have better experiences in 3D games and in augmented reality, all with great fluidity.
« Le tout nouveau processeur central intègre quatre cœurs à haute efficacité énergétique jusqu’à 70 % plus rapides que la puce A10 Fusion, ainsi que deux cœurs hautes performances jusqu’à 25 % plus rapides. »
Iphone X autonomy
In terms of autonomy, the iPhone X hardly lasts a full day, but it will not last the next day.It will therefore be necessary to recharge it every day.
Officially, Apple announces up to two hours of autonomy more than the iPhone 7, as well as:
And for quick loading:
Of course, it is quite difficult to precisely measure the battery life since each person has different use.It all depends on the time spending on games, social networks, the web, if you make more or less photos/videos, with what level of screen brightness, or if it is with or without Wi-Fi/Bluetooth activated.
Wireless load
The glass back of the iPhone X was not only an aesthetic but technical choice for wireless loading.Thanks to this material, it was simpler than the waves did not interfere, which would not have been the case with a metal finish.Apple uses the standard Qi standard, both for the iPhone X and the iPhone 8/8 Plus, which allows it to be compatible with most chargers including those of Belkin or Mophie.
« Notre ambition était que vous puissiez charger vos appareils sans fil n’importe où. C’est pourquoi l’iPhone X fonctionne avec les chargeurs sans fil Qi, que l’on trouve habituellement dans les hôtels, les cafés, les aéroports et les voitures. »
For its part, Apple is preparing its dock Airpower on which it will be possible to load 3 devices simultaneously.On this subject, we recently learned that Airpower could be around 200 dollars.On the other hand, the American firm has not yet released a release date, apart from mentioning a launch in 2018.
« Élégante et ultra-fine, la nouvelle station AirPower peut charger plusieurs appareils sans fil, sans qu’ils soient placés à un endroit précis. Il vous suffit de poser jusqu’à trois appareils compatibles — comme les derniers iPhone, Apple Watch et AirPods — n’importe où sur sa surface pour les charger simultanément. »
Conclusion
If you already used iOS 11 from another iPhone, then you will not see any notable differences in the interface.On the other hand, it is the iPhone X itself that will surprise you.The iPhone X is clearly the best iPhone ever made!More powerful than ever, thinner, a perfect design, and the incredible very ambitious functions, Apple has undoubtedly targeted in the thousand with this new iPhone of 2017.
Everything is there to make you forget the 10 years spent on iPhone, and you take in a new era that Apple offers today, and for the next 10 years.The design of the iPhone X draws a line on the past, without forgetting where it comes from!
It remains to be seen whether you are one of those people who think that the iPhone X is not worth it, or on the contrary, if for you the minimum price of € 1,159 is justified.It is indeed, the most expensive iPhone that Apple has never sold.With such novelties, research and development, Apple could in no case sell it cheaper or at the same price as the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
So it is you that the final decision belongs, which is whether you have to crack or not?We did not hesitate for a second.
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IPhone X price
L’iPhone X est disponible à la vente officiellement depuis aujourd’hui à la Fnac, Darty, Boulanger, RueDuCommerce, Cdiscount, et chez les opérateurs Orange, Sosh, SFR, RED by SFR, Bouygues Telecom / B&You.
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Fnac
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Darty
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Boulanger
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Cdiscount
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Orange
›IPhone X Silver 64GB: from € 599.90 (including an ODR of € 100)
›IPhone X Gray Sideral 64GB: from € 599.90 (including an ODR of € 100)
›IPhone X Silver 256GB: from € 749.90 (including an ODR of € 100)
›IPhone X Gray Sideral 256GB: from € 749.90 (including an ODR of € 100)
Sosh
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,129
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: 1,129 €
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,299
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,299
SFR
You pay € 669.99 or € 829.99 today and benefit up to € 200 refunded.
›IPhone X Silver 64GB: from € 469.99 + 24 monthly payments of € 8
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: from € 469.99 + 24 monthly payments of € 8
›IPhone x silver 256GB: from € 629.99 + 24 monthly payments of € 8
›IPhone X Gray Sideral 256GB: from € 629.99 + 24 monthly payments of € 8
RED by SFR
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,139
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,139
›IPhone x Silver 256GB: € 1,329
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: € 1,329
Bouygues Telecom
›IPhone X Silver 64GB: from € 579.90
›IPhone X Gray Sideral 64GB: from € 579.90
›IPhone x silver 256GB: unavailable
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: unavailable
B&YOU
›IPhone x Silver 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x Sideral gray 64GB: € 1,159
›IPhone x silver 256GB: unavailable
›IPhone x Sideral gray 256GB: unavailable
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