Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability

Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability

Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability, Apple has just announces its newest iPhone which is the 10th-anniversary special edition. This is iPhone X. In addition to the iPhone X release date, Apple also plans an Apple Watch version that connects to upgraded wireless and Apple TV networks. Here’s what is known about the premium model.

The Specifications of new Apple iPhone X

• New Design

The design has a new look without bezel around the screen. Almost the entire front of the phone is a screen saver as a cutout at the top of the earpiece, selfie camera, and sensor. The sides are thin lines made of stainless steel, while the rear is made of glass, just like the iPhone 4 produced in 2010.

• The edge-to-edge design screen:

Without the presence of bezels and borders at the top and bottom, the focus on this model will be on the new screen. The OLED screen more accurately reproduces the colors and makes the content sharper. You can see more text, video and website information without scrolling down because the screen will be higher than the iPhone 7 Plus screen.iphone xThe screen size is expected to be slightly larger than the one on iPhone 7 Plus (5.5 inches), but due to minus bezel, the overall size of the phone will approach the iPhone 7 which is smaller. This screen will also feature ‘True Tone’ technology, a sensor that allows the screen to change the temperature based on the environment.

• Minus the Home button

There are additional features on the iPhone, there is also a missing feature. A decade after debuting the Home button as the primary physical control on iPhone devices, Apple decided to remove this button for premium models. Instead, there will be a thin virtual bar that can be shifted to display features such as multitasking and close (close) applications. Here Click Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability

• Minus Touch ID

Also removed is a fingerprint scanner. After first appearing in the iPhone 5s in 2013, the Touch ID feature in the Home button lets iPhone users unlock their devices in just a fraction of a second. This feature also authenticates Apple Pay transactions as well as downloads from the App Store.

According to Bloomberg report earlier this year, Apple is trying to include intake feature screen but collided with manufacturing problems. 3-D Face Unlock: Replace the Touch ID feature. There will be a 3-D facial recognition scanner to unlock the phone, called the Face ID.

It is designed to scan your characteristics within a few hundred milliseconds. Then, it can operate even if the device is put on the table. This sensor will also be used to authenticate payments and launch locked apps. Not only that, this feature can work in the dark.

• Other models of iPhone x release date

In addition to iPhone X, two other models are expected to be similar to the current iPhone model, but with faster processors and the rear view that may be made of glass in favor of inductive charging.

Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability

It is unveiled on 12 September 2017. You can pre-order iPhone X from 27 October and the iPhone X release date is 3 November. The price of the iPhone X is expensive enough. It is $999 for the 64 GB capacity. Then, for the 256 GB capacity, the price is $1,149.

The Apple iPhone X Release Date and Pricing Availability For those living in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait or Qatar, iPhone X pre-orders also start on October 27, but the handset will arrive in stores a day later, on November 4.

iPhone X Tips and Tricks for Right When You

iPhone X Tips and Tricks for Right When You Take It Out of the Box

The iPhone X is a big departure from Apple’s usual smartphone design, swapping out the iconic home button for a full-screen display and a face-scanning front camera. As a result, Apple had to change a lot of the gestures used to control the device.

Even if you’ve owned an iPhone since the original model launched back in 2007, you may have some trouble getting comfortable with the iPhone X. In the interest of easing the transition, we’ve got some tips and tricks that should have you navigating the new phone like a pro in no time.

How to Take a Screenshot

Taking a screenshot with your iPhone used to be so simple, but ditching the home button means finding a new way to snap a photo of whatever you’re looking at onscreen. That said, the new screenshot mechanic is still pretty easy.

Just press the iPhone X’s side button and volume up button at the same time to take a screenshot. Here’s what that looks like:

How to Go Back to the Home Screen

No more home button means you can’t just press down with your thumb to jump back to the home screen on the iPhone X. Instead, Apple wants to to swipe up from the bottom of the display and quickly release. That will send you back to the home screen with a short animation.

How to Force an App to Close

If you want to close a bunch of apps at once (or force a buggy one to close) on the iPhone X you’ll need to learn another new gesture, one that’s pretty similar to the new home screen motion. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen, but instead of releasing, hold your finger for an extra second until the app switcher launches. From there, you can swipe up on any app to quickly close it.

How to Force Restart

If the app you’re using completely crashes and freezes your phone, you may not be able to close it with a quick swipe. In that case, you’ll need to force the iPhone X to restart.

To reboot the new iPhone, quickly press and then release the volume up button. Then do the same thing for the volume down button. Finally, hold down the side button for roughly 10 seconds until the screen goes black, and keep holding it down until you see the Apple logo.

How to Activate Siri

You can always get Siri’s attention by just saying “Hey Siri,” but if you’d rather activate Apple’s AI assistant without speaking you’ll need to learn yet another new gesture, albeit one that’s particularly easy to remember.

All you need to do is hold down the side button for a few seconds and Siri will switch on. If you do this by mistake, you can dismiss Siri by swiping up from the bottom of the display to return to the iPhone X home screen.

How to Open the Control Center and Notification Center

By now, you’ve probably noticed that a big theme with the iPhone X is swiping up. On previous iPhones, that same gesture was used to access the Control Center. So how do you find it on Apple’s new phone?

To launch the Control Center, just swipe down from the top right corner of the screen. Having the Control Center located at the top right also means that accessing the Notification Center is now limited to the top left corner of the screen. Helpfully, there’s a big ugly notch in the middle to keep you from opening the wrong menu.

How to Quickly Disable Face ID

Finally, here’s how to switch off the iPhone X’s controversial new facial recognition software. This should come in handy if someone is trying to take your smartphone and point it at your face to unlock it, whether that’s a friend, a mugger or even the police.

To quickly disable Face ID, just press down all three physical buttons (the volume buttons and the side button) at the same time. We don’t have a GIF of this one yet, but if you need a visual aid Gadget Hacks has a useful diagram.

That should be more than enough to get started with the iPhone X. But we’ll be on the lookout for even more tutorials to help you get the most out of Apple’s new phone, so check back soon.

Know About Face ID on the iPhone X

What You Need to Know About Face ID on the iPhone X

The iPhone X’s full-screen display may be the first thing you notice about the new device, but Apple’s upgraded front-facing camera deserves your attention, too. Maybe even more so.

Apple is using the iPhone X to usher out the fingerprint-scanning standard it introduced with Touch ID and replacing it with face-scanning technology instead. Face ID is more secure (at least according to Apple) and it brings some cool new features to the $999 smartphone, alongside the privacy concerns you’d expect to accompany face-scanning technology. Here’s what you need to know.

How it works

Face ID is powered by a new TrueDepth camera system that packs a ton of technology into the small strip at the top of the screen. That includes a regular front-facing camera, an infrared camera, a dot projector, a flood illuminator, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor.

Whenever you look at your phone, the flood illuminator detects your face. Then the infrared camera takes an IR image and the dot projector uses over 30,000 IR dots to create a dot pattern. Both sets of data are sent to the iPhone’s new A11 Bionic chip, which uses a neural network trained with over a billion images to compare it to a mathematical model of your face already stored on the device.

This should all happen quickly and seamlessly, according to Apple. The entire process is meant to be invisible to the human eye and it works in the dark.

It’s worth noting, though, that Face ID could be a little buggy at first, and Apple actually struggled to use it at one point during Tuesday’s event. To be fair, Touch ID improved over time, and Face ID will probably do the same. But you may be taking a bit of the risk if you make the switch this year by picking up an iPhone X the second it becomes available.

Better security than Touch ID

The biggest reason to use Face ID may be the possible increase to your security. Touch ID hasn’t exactly proven to be hacker-proof, and Apple says its face scanning tech is a big improvement. Only one in one million people will be able to spoof your device using Face ID, according to Apple, while for Touch ID, that number was one in 50,000.

As with Touch ID, all your Face ID data is stored locally on a secure section of the A11 processor. That means it’s not being transferred to Apple’s servers where it could be targeted by hackers.

Apple also noted that you can’t fool Face ID with a picture or a mask. The company even trained its new software with some freakishly realistic masks just to be sure.

Augmented reality and other features

The same sensors that power Face ID will also support some interesting new features, especially when it comes to augmented reality. Snapchat is already developing new filters that use the TrueDepth system, like this face paint mask that syncs perfectly with your facial movements.

Apple also showed off Animoji, a new feature for Messages that lets you record video messages as one of 12 different emoji (yes, the poop emoji is included). It’s a fun new feature, and a good example of what’s possible thanks to Face ID.

For now, these new features may feel more like gimmicks, but if Apple opens up its Face ID technology to outside developers the possibilities could be endless.

First, the company just needs to prove that its face-scanning system is good enough to replace the fingerprint scanners we’ve all come to rely on.

iOS 11 Is Full of Tiny Design Inconsistencies

iOS 11 Is Full of Tiny Design Inconsistencies beta tester Ryan Lau has detailed

Over at Hacker Noon, designer and iOS 11 beta tester Ryan Lau has detailed the myriad design errors he’s noticed in Apple’s latest mobile operating system.

These are small details—inconsistent font weights, sloppy leading, margin discrepancies. They’re the sort of boo-boos that the average user will not notice, but that will drive design geeks bananas.

I worked in digital advertising as a writer for a few years. I had an exacting art director partner, and I marveled at the way her ire was inflamed by messy UI, by stray pixels and inconsistently applied rules—by just the sort of things Lau points out in his comprehensive rundown. The best designers care about these small details, details that can imperceptibly affect user experience and distinguish great design from the merely good. If there’s one thing we expect from Apple, it’s impeccable design. We overlook the fact that competitors outmatch iPhones on features because our aesthetic sensibilities are so satisfied by Apple’s commitment to perfection. Are these little details further evidence that Apple has lost its way since Steve Jobs died? Or are they the minor hiccups expected of any new product?

Lau based his observations on iOS 11 GM, which is expected to be the final version of the operating system that will be officially released today. For those eagle-eyed fans who would prefer not to be offended by these grievous infractions, a .1 update will, with any luck, address them soon.

The Cheapest Ways to Get a New iPhone 8

The Cheapest Ways to Get a New iPhone 8 when they start shipping

If you’re dead set on getting one of the new iPhone 8s when they start shipping this Friday, you have a few options. And some of those options are significantly cheaper than others.

The basic iPhone 8 starts at $699 and up, but the real cost can vary depending on the carrier you choose and how you pay for it. Keep in mind, no carriers offer “free” iPhones for two-year contracts anymore. So you’ll either have to buy it upfront or go with a carrier installment plan. An installment plan will let you pay for the phone over time, but that can increase the cost.

WalletHub crunched all those numbers and found the cheapest options over two years for wannabe iPhone 8 owners. For the lowest cost, consider buying an iPhone 8 upfront with a no-contract plan from Walmart Family Mobile. That will cost you a grand total of $1,609 over the course of two years (a savings of up to $917 when compared to the most expensive option). If you outfit your whole family of four with new iPhones using the same plan, you’ll save around $1,700.

These costs through each carrier, which you can see in the infographic below, are only for the basic iPhone 8, however. If you’re considering an iPhone 8 plus, add at least an additional $100 to the cost. And if you’re going with an iPhone X, you’ll need to tack on an extra $300. WalletHub also has a cell phone savings calculator at the link below you can use to compare other plans if you don’t see one of your options listed.

Cell Phone Savings Calculator | WalletHub

Shouldn't Buy the iPhone X at Launch

Why You Shouldn't Buy the iPhone X at Launch, According to One of Apple's Founders

The iPhone X is almost here, but one of Apple’s biggest supporters isn’t very excited for the new phone. Steve Wozniak, the Apple co-founder who’s been cheering from the sidelines since he left the company in 1985, said he won’t be picking up the iPhone X on day one in an interview with CNBC.

If you’ve been on the fence about Apple’s new phone, Wozniak’s decision may be enough to push you over the edge. Below, his explanation for taking a pass on the newest Apple gadget:

Why Wozniak Isn’t Rushing to Buy the iPhone X

The Woz (as his friends and fans call him) didn’t offer a specific reason for his lack of interest in the iPhone X. He notes that he already has an iPhone 8, which he likes even while admitting it’s very similar to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6 before it. So it’s possible he just doesn’t think it’s worth another upgrade this year.

“For some reason, the iPhone X is going to be the first iPhone I didn’t — on day one — upgrade to,” Wozniak told CNBC, “but my wife will, so I’ll be close enough to see it.”

The Apple co-founder also worries that Face ID—the new face-scanning technology that’s replacing the Touch ID fingerprint scanner on the iPhone X—might not work perfectly at launch. That’s a valid concern given Apple’s track record with rolling out glitchy new features, though it seems unlikely that the company would risk such a huge blunder if Face ID weren’t totally market ready.

Wozniak has also changed his tune on Apple products in the past. Last year he warned Apple not to remove the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, but came out in support of the decision after the phone was officially announced. So it’s possible we could see The Woz pick up an iPhone X pretty soon, as long as Face ID isn’t a total disaster.

In the meantime, you may want to take Wozniak’s advice and go for the iPhone 8 instead.

Should Buy AppleCare+ for the iPhone X

Why You Should Buy AppleCare+ for the iPhone X

Apple revealed how much it will cost to fix the iPhone X without AppleCare+ on Friday and it’s a lot more expensive than it used to be—probably because of that fancy new OLED display. If you’ve skipped the protection plan before, you may want to think twice this time around.

Apple’s New Repair Prices

Take a look at the chart above, which shows the cost of repairs without AppleCare+, and you’ll notice the difference immediately. Just repairing the iPhone X screen ($279) is almost twice as expensive as it was on the iPhone 8 ($149) and 8 Plus ($169). Non-screen repairs aren’t cheap either at $549, compared to $349 on the iPhone 8 and $399 on the 8 Plus.

AppleCare+ is also more expensive than it used to be, at $199 for two years of coverage, up from $129 on the iPhone 8 and $149 on the 8 Plus. But once you pay for the extended warranty, the cost of repairs goes down to $29 for screen damage and $99 for everything else. (Without AppleCare+ you’re only covered for one year and only for manufacturing defects).

That’s a lot of numbers, but what it all means is that if you break your iPhone X screen just once, you’ll save money thanks to AppleCare+, spending $228 instead of $279. With previous models, it’s actually been cheaper to go without the protection plan if you only end up cracking the screen once.

So when you’re buying the iPhone X (assuming you can even get your hands on one) take an extra minute to think about whether you should pay for AppleCare+. You’ll thank yourself a few months from now if you drop it and the screen shatters.