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iPhone 8 & iPhone X Thread
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OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
I'm away for the weekend and my nano-sim hasn't been activated yet so still using my old phone. :/
But first impression is that it's a pretty great device. The display is fantastic, a definite step up from the one they used previously.
True tone also makes a big difference. On sites/apps with a lot of white the display comes into its own. The content reaching to the edges of the display everywhere is really immersive.
Notch is fine, too. Stopped noticing it after like 5 minutes.
The gestures are quite intuitive, especially the 'swipe up for home' one. Didn't take long at all to adjust.
Will test FaceID in sunlight when I get a chance.
But first impression is that it's a pretty great device. The display is fantastic, a definite step up from the one they used previously.
True tone also makes a big difference. On sites/apps with a lot of white the display comes into its own. The content reaching to the edges of the display everywhere is really immersive.
Notch is fine, too. Stopped noticing it after like 5 minutes.
The gestures are quite intuitive, especially the 'swipe up for home' one. Didn't take long at all to adjust.
Will test FaceID in sunlight when I get a chance.
crackersa
Honorary Master
FiestaST
Honorary Master
JerryRigEverything durability test
[video=youtube_share;twY6zUj-t20]https://youtu.be/twY6zUj-t20[/video]
[video=youtube_share;twY6zUj-t20]https://youtu.be/twY6zUj-t20[/video]
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Don't let your ugly mug crack the screen
Biggest test of all.
sand_man
Honorary Master
You guys would do well to get your new phones pouched!!!
[video=youtube;u9wgwAV0fTg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wgwAV0fTg[/video]
[video=youtube;u9wgwAV0fTg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wgwAV0fTg[/video]
satanboy
Psychonaut seven
:crylaugh:
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
iPhone 8 & iPhone X Thread
What is that bottom left on the back?
***
Oh it’s a reflection of your current phone.
Beautiful device. The chrome on the silver looks a bit cheap bit that's what the cover is for.
What is that bottom left on the back?
***
Oh it’s a reflection of your current phone.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
sand_man
Honorary Master
Apple really needs to allow at least custom icon packs. geesus...
And how difficult would it be to include 4 or 5 custom fonts to choose from??
Had a play with one in store this morning (UK). Lovely screen alright, couldn't really say the unibrow was annoying or in any way obsessive. Took a few minutes to work out how to navigate about though, but maybe that's just me 
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Dave
Honorary Master
For some people it’s all about the “ooh, pretty pictures” and nothing about usability...
FiestaST
Honorary Master
DetroitBORG's 20min review (both colours)
[video=youtube_share;jlEKYmIGMeo]https://youtu.be/jlEKYmIGMeo[/video]
[video=youtube_share;jlEKYmIGMeo]https://youtu.be/jlEKYmIGMeo[/video]
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
You are playing right into my point.
Apple doesn't care about pretty pictures and frivolous nonsense, only usability.
Really?
It used to be like that but now you really need a manual to show you how to use it. 3d touching the flashlight for brightness, how wifi doesn't turn off etc. It isn't intuitive anymore.
Dave
Honorary Master
I was completely agreeing with your point. That comment is an example from those people that want “pretty pretty” that will jailbreak an iPhone or use an Android phone and have a handful of shortcuts around a picture that takes up the rest of the screen, no matter how inefficient the layout is.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
iPhone 8 & iPhone X Thread
Those are all advanced second layer features for power users.
It's much like the right-click was always disabled by default in OSX. It catered for the baseline user and made support simple (and caught out every hater who only ever used it once if at all) while the power user could override it and use it if they liked.
The base layer of the OS is still the same at it has been for 10 years and therefore remains as intuitive, which is precisely why there aren't icon packs and extra fonts and other complications.
Those are all advanced second layer features for power users.
It's much like the right-click was always disabled by default in OSX. It catered for the baseline user and made support simple (and caught out every hater who only ever used it once if at all) while the power user could override it and use it if they liked.
The base layer of the OS is still the same at it has been for 10 years and therefore remains as intuitive, which is precisely why there aren't icon packs and extra fonts and other complications.
Dave
Honorary Master
You’d have to be pretty dim (pardon the pun
) not to figure out the Force Touch shortcuts like flashlight brightness though...