It took only minutes for the iPhone X to sell out worldwide before any detailed reviews came in.
Tech analysts don't think early adopters will be disappointed, except perhaps when it comes to cost. Forbes notes Apple's highest-priced iPhone yet—$999 for a 64GB model, $1,149 for a 256GB model—is also most expensive when it comes to repairs. Repairing an iPhone X's display will cost $279, compared to $149 for the iPhone 8, while other damage will cost $549 to repair.
That's at least $150 more than a similar repair to any other iPhone. The Apple insurance policy for an iPhone X is also pricier than for other models. Now for the phone itself:
- At TechCrunch, Matthew Panzarino aims to erase some of the skepticism surrounding Face ID. It's "incredibly easy to set up" and "almost never" fails. To boot, "it enables a whole new set of use cases and behaviors that feel organic, natural, and just plain cool" and shows "for the first time, the iPhone can actually be truly hands free," he writes.
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