Apple announced the start dates and prices for new iPhones in Russia.

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The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus were unveiled today to stand up to their competitors and give them a worthy answer. And besides that Apple showed the iPhone X (read “ten”) to prove to the whole world that their smartphones are two heads ahead of all others! What are the new products? Now let's figure it out!

iPhone X

First and main characteristic smartphone – $999. Yes, we have reached the point where smartphones start costing a thousand dollars. Moreover, this price is relevant for the younger model with 64 GB of internal memory. There will also be an older modification with 256 gigs, for which you will have to pay the normal Moscow salary or $1,149. At the end, we will take a look at the official Russian prices - they are, of course, amazing.

Let's go over key characteristics uber-device.

Another limitless screen

Now we know exactly what all smartphones will look like in 3-4 years. This is what they will look like.

We meet a 5.8-inch screen called Super Retina HD. The resolution is 2436 by 1125 pixels, and the pixel density is 458 ppi. It is far from the top value on the market, because, for example, it boasts a density of 564 ppi.

The coolest thing is the neatly smoothed edges. And again, let's take the LG G6, in which the edges are cut off in a clumsy way.

But Apple engineers “rounded” the screen at the subpixel level, so everything looks very smooth and clear.

Among other things, the screen boasts an unreal contrast of 1,000,000:1, a brightness of 625 cd/m2 (industry standard - 450-500) and all thanks to the OLED matrix. Yes, for the first time Apple abandoned IPS and switched to panels that were more advanced and richer from all points of view.

support HDR 10, Dolby Vision, 3D Touch
P3 and sRGB color gamut
technology True Tone for fine adjustment of the image to ambient lighting

More than eight, less than eight-plus

That's exactly what happened. The iPhone X has become a little larger than the miniature iPhone 8, but it turned out to be much more compact than the 8 Plus.

	Length	Width	Thickness	Weight
iPhone 8 (4.7’’)	138,4	67,3
iPhone 8 Plus (5.5’’)	158,4	78,1
iPhone X (5.8’’)	143,6	70,9

And we must take into account that the screen of the dozen is the largest among the new products presented. So that!

Goodbye Touch ID

Since the display now covers almost the entire front surface, the usual fingerprint scanner finger touch ID is missing. At all.

Hence we have two innovations: the smartphone now needs to be controlled in a new way (they promise that everything has become even simpler and clearer than before), the device will have to be unlocked differently.

Getting used to the new management

With the first one, everything is more or less clear, because the phone now needs to be controlled via swipes. I swiped my finger from bottom to top and went to main screen. And this is what it looks like.

And the control center now falls out of the top, just like the notification curtain in Android OS.

Face unlock

Unlocking now occurs through recognition of the owner's face. Moreover, he participates in the process a whole bunch sensors on the front side. There are so many of them.

This whole thing, including the front camera, is called TrueDepth, and the process itself is now called Face ID. I already see ads on Avito with the following text:

"Ideally, in complete set, deleted my face, disabled Face ID.”

Apple swears that it will be impossible to fake a face using a printed photo. And besides, the device recognizes its owner in any situation: with or without a beard, with or without a scarf and hat. Well, you’ll have to take my word for now, but check it out on November 3 (start of sales).

In addition, Face ID only works when it captures the owner's gaze. This will prevent accidental recognition and unlocking of the device when it is not needed. This happens.

Small additional functionality. A set of front sensors can capture the owner’s emotions (and the built-in microphone also includes voice) and superimpose them in real time onto animated emoji or, as they are now called, animoji. Getting used to a new word and a new way of communicating in iMessage.

Kingdom of glass and metal

Hello iPhone 4! Only instead of aluminum alloy we now have surgical steel, and glass covers not only the screen, but the back side. A glass panel was placed at the back for one simple reason - the smartphone needed to add support for Qi wireless charging, and this standard does not work through metal. Glass, plastic - that's welcome!

By the way, the company even decided to release a separate accessory - AirPower, which is a contact pad for wireless charging of the new iPhone, Apple Watch Series 3 and AirPods headphones in a new case that supports this type of charging. The accessory will be available for unknown price next year.

And they also say that safety glasses The new product is much stronger than its predecessor. Both sides are covered with an oleophobic coating.

IP67 water and dust protection in place. We exhaled.

Dual vertical camera

In addition to the location, the sensor itself has also changed. As Apple assures, this is now a completely new photo matrix that takes better pictures than the previous generation.

12 MP resolution (6-element, wide-angle lens with f/1.8 aperture + telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture)
dual optical stabilization (for photos and videos)
new image format - HEIF (takes up 2 times less space than JPEG with the same quality), JPEG is also supported
four-section flash with Slow Sync function (when the flash is on, both the face in the foreground and the background will be visible)
sapphire lens protection

And now examples of frames taken on iPhone X:

We also upgraded the video shooting. The most important thing is that it records video in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

compression by HEVC codec (H.265)
Slow Motion: 1080p@240fps

By the way, the TrueDepth front camera also received background blur functionality, but it does this exclusively in software. There is no second photo module.

In fact, even in the promotional pictures you can see how the algorithms inaccurately blur hair along with the background. Ay-yay-yay, Apple!

Characteristics front camera look like this:

resolution 7 MP
f/2.2 lens
screen flash (Retina Flash)
1080p video recording
HDR shooting

The most powerful processor inside

Firstly, the iPhone X is powered by the new A11 Bionic chipset. It has 6 computing cores. The two powerful cores are 25 percent faster than those in the A10 Fusion, and the other four cores are 70 percent more efficient.

The graphics are handled by a redesigned GPU, which is 30% faster.

Secondly, the “stone” has machine learning capabilities. This is necessary primarily for registering the owner’s face and unlocking - the smartphone is constantly learning to recognize its owner as best as possible.

Moreover, thanks to the A11 Bionic chip new iPhone capable of interacting with augmented reality: superimposing a virtual 3D lens onto a real landscape is exactly what you need for mobile games next generation.

Apple also stated that the top ten works 2 hours longer than the iPhone 7. This is not a trivial indicator of autonomy. In more detail, we have the following data:

21 hours talk time (via wireless headset)
up to 12 hours of surfing the Internet
up to 13 hours of online video

But the most important thing is that iPhone owners will finally enjoy fast charging. The smartphone can charge up to 50% in half an hour. No further details.

Networks

For many this is also an important moment. And here are the networks the iPhone X works with:

LTE (only two models will be available: A1865 and A1901 - there are no differences in 4G frequencies), VoLTE
support for one Nano SIM
Wi-Fi (802.11 ac, MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
Navigation: GPS, Glonass, QZSS, Galileo

Rest iPhone specifications X:

connectors: Lightning
stereo speakers (main and conversational)
Sensors: electronic compass, accelerometer, light and distance sensor, 3-axis gyroscope, barometer
Includes EarPods headphones with Lightning connector, 3.5 mm adapter: Lightning to USB cable, Charger
two colors: completely black and silver-white

iPhone X release date and price

Pre-orders begin on October 27, and sales are scheduled to start on November 3. This is relevant only for the countries of the first wave; nothing is known about Russia.

You should have started saving for ten a long time ago, because in the USA iPhone price X starts at $999, and in Russia it is 79,990 rubles for the version with 64 GB of memory on board (converted to $1,387). The older model will cost an incredible $1,149 in the US. In Russia they turn into 91,990 rubles ($1,595).

That same Apple magic.

iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

I have already told you everything about the main character of the evening. It's time to look at what's new in the eighth iPhones.

Let's go through the list:

7000-series aluminum alloy body
glass front and back
displays of the same diagonal and resolution with support for True Tone (automatic white balance)
HDR 10 and Dolby Vision support
A11 Bionic processor
M11 motion coprocessor
redesigned 12 megapixel camera for iPhone 8 and updated dual 12 megapixel camera for the “plus”
Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting (8 Plus only)
four-section True Tone flash with Slow Sync function
Touch ID is in place (nothing new)
Bluetooth 5.0
two speakers (main + conversational, the sound is 25% louder)
wireless charging (Qi standard)
fast charging (50% in 30 minutes - not specified)
three colors: black, silver and gold

Pre-orders for the new items are scheduled for this Friday, and sales will begin next - September 22. Nothing is known about our market yet. The prices are as follows (official Russian on the left, lucky American on the right):

	64 GB	256 GB
iPhone 8	RUB 56,990 / $699	RUB 68,990 / $849
iPhone 8 Plus	RUB 64,990 / $799	RUB 76,990 / $949

Our price list matches the European one, so you can buy new items cheaply only in the USA and some other places. Someday I will publish a separate article on this topic.

Prices for old iPhones have dropped!

Just look at the picture and be happy (probably).

So, this day has come: the iPhone X, the brightest, most sensational and long-awaited flagship of the year, has arrived for testing. Many criticized Apple and Tim Cook for the decision to release first the iPhone 8/8 Plus and only then the iPhone X. There was a lot of talk that Apple did not have time to produce the required number of “dozens” on time. The latter is partly true: the shortage of iPhone X will continue at least until the end of the calendar year. However, this shortage only confirms that Apple is still "on top" and can still produce sensational products. We will tell you how iPhone X deserves this status in our article.

Let's take a look at the characteristics of the new product.

Apple iPhone X Specifications

SoC Apple A11 Bionic (6 cores, 2 of which are high-performance and operate at 2.1 GHz, and 4 are energy-efficient)
Apple A11 Bionic GPU
Coprocessor Apple movements M11, including barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope and compass
RAM 3 GB
Flash memory 64/256 GB
No memory card support
Operating system iOS 11
OLED touch display, 5.8″, 2436×1125 (458 ppi), capacitive, multi-touch, support for 3D Touch technologies and Taptic Engine response
Cameras: front (7 MP, video 1080p 30 fps, 720p 240 fps) and rear with two lenses (12 MP, optical zoom 2x, video shooting 4K 60 fps)
Cellular: UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, LTE Advanced support
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz; MIMO support)
Bluetooth 5.0 A2DP LE
Face recognition with TrueDepth camera
NFC (Apple Pay only)
Universal Lightning Connector
Supports Qi wireless charging
Lithium polymer battery 2716 mAh, non-removable
GPS with A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo and QZSS
Dimensions 144×71×7.7 mm
Weight 174 g

Let's compare them with the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 7 Plus to clearly demonstrate how the characteristics of current large-format Apple smartphones differ.

	Apple iPhone X	Apple iPhone 8 Plus	Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Screen	5.8″, OLED, 2436×1125, 458 ppi		5.5″, IPS, 1920×1080, 401 ppi
SoC (processor)		SoC Apple A11 Bionic (6 cores, 2+4)	Apple A10 Fusion (4 cores, 2+2)
Flash memory	64/256 GB	64/256 GB	32/128/256 GB
Connectors		universal lightning connector	universal lightning connector
Memory card support	No	No	No
RAM	3 GB	3 GB	3 GB
Cameras		main (12 MP; video 4K 60 fps) with two lenses and front (7 MP; shooting and transmitting Full HD video)	main (12 MP; video 4K 30 fps) with two lenses and front (7 MP; shooting and transmitting Full HD video)
User identification sensors	Face recognition with TrueDepth camera	Fingerprint's scanner	Fingerprint's scanner
Housing protection	IP67 (water and dust protection)	IP67 (water and dust protection)	IP67 (water and dust protection)
Battery capacity (mAh)	2716	2675	2900
operating system	Apple iOS 11	Apple iOS 11	Apple iOS 10 (upgrade to iOS 11 available)
Dimensions (mm)	144×71×7.7	158×78×7.5	158×78×7.3
Weight (g)	174	202	189
Average price (for version with minimum flash memory)	T-1732181846	T-1732171530	T-14206637
iPhone X (64GB) Retail Deals	L-1732181846-10
iPhone X (256GB) Retail Deals	L-1732210983-10

The main difference is, of course, the screen. Not only does the iPhone X have the largest and most high resolution, and for the first time in Apple smartphones it is made using OLED technology. The second key innovation is the user identification system: instead of a fingerprint scanner, there is a TrueDepth facial recognition camera. One last thing: despite the larger display, this is the lightest of the bunch. large smartphones Apple. It is almost 30 grams lighter than the iPhone 8 Plus and 15 grams lighter than the iPhone 7 Plus. At the same time, Apple retained moisture protection and other characteristics.

Well, let's get acquainted with the smartphone live.

Packaging, accessories and Folio case

The iPhone X box is made in the traditional Apple style, but with one caveat: the image of the edges of the iPhone is painted with silver paint. It’s a small thing, but it looks impressive (you can’t feel it in the photo, of course).

However, using a case with an iPhone X is a dubious idea, because you won’t feel like you’ve upgraded to a new iPhone if you previously had an iPhone 7 Plus. Of course, the main innovation in terms of design is the glass back surface.

The package is no different from the iPhone of the previous two generations: a 5 V 1 A power supply, a Lightning cable, an adapter from Lightning to a minijack (3.5 mm), EarPods with a Lightning connector and a set of leaflets.

It would probably be logical to add something different - something that would be for owners of a premium product a nice bonus. But alas. Even a new Folio case will have to be purchased separately, and its cost, by the way, is rather high: 7,490 rubles. However, the case makes a really nice impression.

It is made of soft genuine leather, very pleasant to the touch, with fine thread stitching. Inside, where the case comes into contact with the body, there is a microfiber pad. Folio protects your smartphone from all sides, including the screen. However, in addition to the protection and unlocking function, the closing flap also has the function of a wallet with two compartments: you can store cards (no more than 4-5), business cards, photographs, etc. there.

In general, this solution is not for everyone, especially because of the price, but we really liked the Folio case. Moreover, even with it, the new iPhone does not become bulky, and the frame around the screen does not become too wide. But this is the topic of the next section of our article.

Design

When you pick up the iPhone X, you experience a forgotten feeling that Apple smartphones have not pleased us with for a long time. I want to exclaim: “This is the future!” Indeed, a screen that almost evenly covers the entire frontal plane is perceived as something unreal.

Yes, of course, Samsung flagships also have a very impressive screen, “climbing” even onto the side edges. But below and above there are still quite large areas not occupied by the screen. On the iPhone, the frame has almost the same width around the entire perimeter. From below and from above it is several times smaller than that of Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and on the side - about twice as large. But due to the uniformity of its width, this is not noticeable.

Of course, because of this, we had to sacrifice something without which the iPhone seemed unthinkable - the round Home button, which became one of the symbols of the entire line and was patented. This decision seems even more daring, since Apple several generations ago expanded the functionality of the button with a fingerprint scanner, and then quite quickly brought this function to almost perfection.

But now Apple is offering something even more innovative and, according to the company, secure: Face ID facial recognition technology. You just need to pick up your smartphone and look at it, and the device will perform identification (we will talk in more detail about how this function works later). Haters, of course, will again remember Samsung with its iris scanner. But Apple has big advantage: You don't have to look at your iPhone while holding it directly in front of your face.

Face ID is powered by two cameras: infrared and TrueDepth. The first determines that there is a living person in front of the camera, and the second projects 30 thousand invisible dots onto your face, after which this information is processed by the processor. It is to accommodate two additional cameras, in addition to the traditional front camera for taking selfies and video chats, that a black notch is made at the top of the screen. But we can’t say that this notch greatly spoils the impression. On the contrary: the cutout in the screen looks impressive. We understand that it is very difficult to implement this technologically, and this enhances the “techno-charm” of the model.

The round smooth edges of the device are made of a special steel alloy developed by order of Apple. Not only is it very durable (although we, of course, didn’t dare test it), it’s also really beautiful. We tested the Silver model, and here the frame looks just like polished metal, but in the Space Gray version it has a deep dark shade, perfectly matching the color of the case (we got the opportunity to evaluate this with our own eyes).

However, it cannot be said that the Silver version looks less interesting. The most important thing here is the very noble pearlescent shade of the back surface. He's truly amazing. The photographs, of course, do not convey this impression, but they also show that it is not just white.

As for the arrangement of buttons and connectors, it is the same, with one exception: the side button, which was previously responsible mainly for turning on/off, has now become longer - apparently this is due to the fact that after the abandonment of the Home button, it has more functions, and therefore it is now especially important that the user can quickly find it.

Another difference from previous generations of iPhone (including the G8) is the vertical arrangement of the module with rear cameras. Many joke that this is necessary so that it can be immediately seen which iPhone a person has. Seriously, the explanation is purely technical: the saturation of components in the upper central part of the body (all the cameras for Face ID are there) forced the remaining elements to be moved closer to the edges. But it is obvious that this does not spoil the appearance.

The last thing I would like to mention regarding the design, but far from least important, is the size and convenience of the device. Despite the largest display area of any Apple smartphone, the iPhone X is much smaller than the iPhone 8/7/6s/6 Plus, and only slightly larger than the iPhone 8/7/6s/6. Below is an iPhone X next to an iPhone 6s.

It lies very comfortably in the hand, although the edges and glass are slippery, and the device itself is a bit heavy (especially for its size). But some users may even like the latter: you immediately understand that it’s a thing! :)

Screen

As has already been noted many times, main feature new iPhone - screen. Made using OLED technology, it has a 5.8″ diagonal and a resolution of 2436×1125, which gives the highest pixel density in the history of the line, but not a record for competitors, 458 ppi. We have before us the largest update in the entire history of the iPhone, comparable only to the advent of Retina displays in the iPhone 4. A detailed test of the new display was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections. Alexey Kudryavtsev.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than those of the screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected when the screens are turned off (on the left is Nexus 7, on the right is Apple iPhone X, then they can be distinguished by size):

The screen of the Apple iPhone X is slightly darker (brightness according to photographs is 109 versus 115 for the Nexus 7). The ghosting of reflected objects in the Apple iPhone X screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the matrix). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much more easily and appear at a lower speed than with regular glass.

When manually controlling brightness and when displaying a white field in full screen maximum value brightness was about 620 cd/m², the minimum was 1.9 cd/m². The maximum brightness is very high, and, given the excellent anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors will be at a good level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. In stock automatic adjustment brightness by the light sensor (it is located somewhere in the front at the top), which is turned on by default. IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider - with it the user sets the desired brightness level for the current conditions. If you don’t change anything, then in complete darkness the brightness drops to 1.9 cd/m² (very dark), in an artificially lit office (about 550 lux) the screen brightness is set to 120 cd/m² (acceptable), in a very bright environment (corresponds to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight- 20,000 lux or a little more) rises to 620 cd/m² (to the maximum, as needed). We were not entirely satisfied with the result, so first in the dark, and then in the office, we slightly moved the brightness slider to the right, and for the three conditions indicated above we got 20, 180-270 and 620 cd/m² (ideal). It turns out that the auto-brightness function works adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness change to suit the user's requirements. At any brightness level there is modulation with a frequency of approximately 60 or 240 Hz. The figure below shows brightness (vertical axis) versus time (horizontal axis) for several brightness settings:

It can be seen that at maximum and close to it brightness the modulation amplitude is not very large; as a result, there is no visible flicker. However, with a strong decrease in brightness, modulation appears with a large relative amplitude; its presence can already be seen in a test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply with rapid eye movement. Depending on individual sensitivity, this flickering may cause increased fatigue.

This screen uses a matrix Super AMOLED— active matrix on organic light-emitting diodes. A full-color image is created using subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G) and blue (B), but there are twice as many green subpixels, which can be referred to as RGBG. This is confirmed by a fragment of a microphotograph:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with those used in mobile technology.

In the fragment above you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), and by repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without breaks or overlap. For such matrices, Samsung introduced the name PenTile RGBG. The manufacturer calculates the screen resolution based on the green subpixels; based on the other two, it will be two times lower. The location and shape of the subpixels in this version is close to the case of the screen and some other newer Samsung devices (and not only) with AMOLED screens. It is worth noting that the artifacts characteristic of such matrices are not visible at the contrast boundaries, and the manufacturer indicates that a subpixel smoothing algorithm is used.

The screen has excellent viewing angles. Is it true, White color when deviated even at small angles, it acquires a slight bluish tint, but the black color remains simply black at any angle. It is so black that the contrast setting is not applicable in this case. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of the Apple iPhone X and the second comparison participant, while the brightness of the screens is initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K.

White field:

We note good uniformity of brightness and color tone white field.

And a test picture:

Color balance varies slightly, color saturation is normal. Let us remind you that the photograph cannot serve as a reliable source of information about the quality of color rendering and is provided only for conditional visual illustration. In this case, apparently due to the characteristics of the screen’s emission spectrum, the color balance and brightness of colors in the photographs Apple screen iPhone X is somewhat different from what is visible to the eye and determined by a spectrophotometer.

Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen. White field:

The brightness at an angle for both screens has noticeably decreased (to avoid strong darkening, the shutter speed has been increased compared to previous photographs), but in the case of the Apple iPhone X the drop in brightness is much less pronounced. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Apple iPhone X screen visually looks much brighter (compared to LCD screens), since you often have to look at the screen of a mobile device from at least a slight angle.

And a test picture:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens and the brightness of the Apple iPhone X smartphone at an angle is noticeably higher. Switching the state of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but at the switching edge there may be a step with a width of approximately 17 ms (which corresponds to a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz). For example, this is what the dependence of brightness on time looks like when moving from black to white and back:

In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to plumes trailing behind moving objects. However, dynamic scenes in films on OLED screens are distinguished by high clarity and even some “jerky” movements.

The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.22, which is almost equal to the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates very little from the power-law dependence:

Color gamut is sRGB:

Let's look at the spectra:

Such spectra are typical for OLED matrices - the components are well separated, which allows for a wide color gamut. However, in this case, the color gamut is carefully adjusted to the sRGB boundaries. As a result, visually the colors have a natural saturation.

This applies to those images that have an sRGB profile or no profile at all. However, today's top-end Apple devices are native to the Display P3 color space, with slightly richer greens and reds. The Display P3 space is based on SMPTE DCI-P3, but has a D65 white point and a gamma curve of approximately 2.2. In addition, the manufacturer states that starting from iOS 9.3 on system level Color management is supported, making it easier for applications to iOS task correctly display images with the prescribed color profile. Indeed, by adding test images ( JPG files and PNG) with the Display P3 profile, we got a wider color gamut than sRGB (output in Safari):

Note that the coordinates of the primary colors coincide almost exactly with those specified for the DCI-P3 standard. Let's look at the spectra in the case of test images with the Display P3 profile:

It can be seen that in this case there is a slight cross-mixing of components in the red area, that is, the native color space for the Apple iPhone X screen is slightly wider than Display P3.

The balance of shades on the gray scale is good, since the color temperature is close to the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is less than 10, which is considered an acceptable indicator for a consumer device. At the same time, the color temperature changes little from shade to shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

In that Apple device there is a function Night Shift , which makes the picture warmer at night (the user specifies how much warmer). For a description of why such a correction might be useful, see the article about iPad Pro 9.7. In any case, when having fun with a tablet or smartphone at night, it is better to reduce the screen brightness to a minimum, but still comfortable level, and only then, to calm your own paranoia, turn the screen yellow with the Night Shift setting.

There is a function True Tone, which, if turned on, adjusts the color balance to the conditions environment. For example, we activated it and placed the tablet under LED lights with cool white light, resulting in values of 3.3 for ΔE and 6500 K for color temperature. Under a halogen incandescent lamp (warm light) - 0.3 and 5200 K, respectively, that is, the color temperature has become lower, and the balance has become closer to the black body radiation spectrum. The function works as expected. Note that the current standard is to calibrate display devices to a white point of 6500 K, but in principle, correction to the color temperature of external light can be useful if you want to achieve a better match between the image on the screen and what is visible on paper (or any other media). , on which colors are formed due to the reflection of incident light) under current conditions.

Let's summarize. The screen has a very high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is acceptable to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen also include an effective oleophobic coating, support for the sRGB color gamut (with the participation of the OS) and good color balance. At the same time, let us remind you about the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), a noticeably smaller drop in image brightness than LCDs when viewed at an angle. Disadvantages include screen brightness modulation that appears at low brightness. For users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, this may cause increased fatigue. However, overall the screen quality is very high.

Control and use of the screen

Due to the fact that the Home button has disappeared, many familiar commands are now executed differently. The first few minutes it’s unusual, but then you realize that it’s also quite intuitive. For example, to close the application and return to home screen, just swipe it from bottom to top. To bring up application thumbnails, you need to move from bottom to top and hold your finger in the middle of the screen.

Another interesting gesture is moving your finger along the bottom edge of the screen: this way you can switch from one open application to another. By the way, at the bottom while applications are running, a long white stripe glows, showing where to swipe your finger (in horizontal orientation, it is naturally located along the long edge that is at the bottom).

In general, all commands are simply redistributed among the remaining buttons and gestures. The most frequently used things are made as simple and intuitive as possible, while some more specific ones will have to be searched on the Internet. For example, to restart or completely turn off your smartphone, you need to press and hold the power and volume up buttons at the same time. And to take a screenshot, you need to press the same buttons quickly.

An interesting question that comes up with the new screen is how do older apps use it? The answer turned out to be simple: they simply do not use parts of the screen from the bottom and top, that is, you see black bars. But since these stripes turn out to be a continuation of the edges, this does not annoy you, it just turns out to be a slightly smaller screen. However, auxiliary elements of the OS itself, such as time and battery charge, end up right there unless they are disabled in the application itself.

If the application is optimized (and these are many popular applications, including Russian ones - for example, Yandex.Maps), then it uses the entire area, and in such a way that useful information does not fall into the notch. However, physically the picture is rendered, of course, without a notch.

Face ID and the use of new cameras

As already mentioned, one of the main innovations is the appearance of new cameras: infrared and TrueDepth. Their main function is to identify the Face ID user’s face. And, it should be noted, it works great. Often, you don’t even think about the fact that the smartphone must perform some operations in order to recognize you - you just pick it up, glance at it, and you’re done. Everything happens by itself almost instantly.

Since we only used the smartphone for one day, we cannot say how recognition will work in difficult conditions and with daily changes in appearance (for example, women with and without makeup, men with different lengths of stubble). However, what we were able to test was unlocking in complete darkness. Indeed, it works.

There is one interesting nuance: in the settings you can disable the need to look to unlock. That is, even if your eyes are closed or your gaze is directed somewhere to the side, the smartphone will recognize you. In practice, this is rather a hindrance, since, hypothetically, random triggering is possible. And of course, this reduces security. But this is a matter of taste.

Performance

The SoC and RAM characteristics of the iPhone X are identical to those of the iPhone 8 Plus. The smartphone runs on new platform Apple A11 Bionic. This is a 64-bit SoC that includes 6 cores, of which two are high-performance and the other four are energy-efficient. Moreover, when maximum load all six cores can work simultaneously.

Volume random access memory, like the iPhone 8 Plus, is 3 GB. Therefore, the difference with it in tests may be due, first of all, to a different screen resolution.

Let's start with browser tests: SunSpider 1.0.2, Octane Benchmark, Kraken Benchmark and . Used Safari browser. Especially for a more clear comparison, we conducted new performance tests on the iPhone 7 Plus, updating the smartphone OS to the latest version.

We see that the difference in the results of the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X does not exceed the error. As for the iPhone 7 Plus, compared to it, both new products, of course, show much better results.

Now let's see how the iPhone X performs in the AnTuTu and Geekbench 4 comprehensive benchmarks.

A win in AnTuTu and a slight loss in Geekbench 4 can hardly indicate anything, but at least we see that there is no abnormal spread in the results.

The last group of benchmarks is dedicated to testing GPU performance. We used 3DMark, GFXBenchmark Metal, as well as Basemark Metal Pro, which is designed specifically for Metal-enabled devices.

Let us remind you that Offscreen tests involve displaying images in 1080p, regardless of the actual screen resolution. And Onscreen tests mean displaying a picture in the resolution that matches the device screen resolution. That is, the “off-screen” tests are indicative from the point of view of the abstract performance of the SoC, and the remaining tests are indicative from the point of view of the comfort of the game on a specific device.

	Apple iPhone X (Apple A11)	Apple iPhone 8 Plus (Apple A11)	Apple iPhone 7 Plus (Apple A10)
GFXBenchmark Manhattan 3.3.1 (1440р)	26.2 fps	28.5 fps	24.2 fps
GFXBenchmark Manhattan 3.1	35.4 fps	45.1 fps	43.0 fps
GFXBenchmark Manhattan 3.1, off screen	39.7 fps	44.5 fps	41.0 fps
GFXBenchmark Manhattan	51.0 fps	64.7 fps	57.6 fps
GFXBenchmark 1080p Manhattan, off screen	58.9 fps	67.2 fps	58.3 fps

Judging by GFXBenchmark, the iPhone X is inferior to the iPhone 8 Plus, and if in Onscreen modes this is quite understandable (than higher resolution, the fewer frames the SoC can output), then in Offscreen mode the results should have been identical. But no. It turns out that the new product is slightly inferior even to the iPhone 7 Plus.

	Apple iPhone X (Apple A11)	Apple iPhone 8 Plus (Apple A11)	Apple iPhone 7 Plus (Apple A10)
3DMark (Ice Storm Unlimited mode)	64252	64382	37093
3DMark (Sling Shot mode)	3665	4155	2536
3DMark (Sling Shot Extreme mode)	2640	2394	2311
3DMark (API Overhead mode - OpenGL ES 3.0 / Metal)	338431 / 2283611	314323 / 2210261	—

Here we see that, in general, the two new iPhones are again at parity. And, most importantly, they are seriously superior to the iPhone 7 Plus.

Finally - Basemark Metal Pro.

The strangest result in our testing. Perhaps the test needs some optimization for the iPhone X.

One way or another, based on the results of all performance tests, we can conclude that there is no significant deterioration in performance due to an increase in screen resolution, and in general this is approximately the same level as that of the iPhone 8 Plus. Well, the superiority over the iPhone 7 Plus is almost everywhere undeniable. On the other hand, gaming applications should still be optimized for the iPhone X in order to get the most out of its hardware.

Cameras

The main camera of the iPhone X has only two differences from the camera of the iPhone 8 Plus: firstly, stabilization has been implemented for the telephoto lens, and secondly, the aperture of the telephoto lens is now larger. However, it was more interesting for us to see what both cameras are capable of in difficult conditions, and also to compare them in practice with the iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8. This section of the article was prepared by Anton Soloviev.

Apparently, the dual module here is the same as in the iPhone 8 Plus - moreover, it can also be found in other famous manufacturers. However, the “plus” camera seems to deliberately work worse, not allowing the module to fully open. Here the detailing is at a very high level, and software processing is practically invisible. But the main achievement is that now the shooting quality of both modules is practically the same.

28 mm	56 mm

Software processing in the photographs of the “portrait” module is still striking, especially when shooting indoors. But in daylight, despite cloudy weather and rain and snow, both modules behave very well. Perhaps we can safely say that such cameras will give compact cameras a head start and even compete with more serious ones. But only in good lighting!

We tried to avoid comparison with he-who-must-not-be-named, but comparison is inevitable, especially since the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 almost certainly has the same dual module as the new Apple smartphones. In good lighting, the mentioned cameras work almost perfectly; there is no point in looking for differences in their images. But we couldn’t help but push their heads together, so we threw the subjects into some of the most difficult conditions - office rooms after sunset. This is where all their weaknesses should appear.

Below are fragments of photographs with high magnification. From left to right are the iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus	Apple iPhone X	Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Wide-angle module




Telemodule

Notice how surprisingly inconsistent the cameras are: the Note 8 is better at handling noise and creating soft shadows, but it does overuse sharpening in places, sometimes losing detail. The iPhone X performs better overall than the iPhone 8 Plus, but it's not directly comparable to the Note 8: it performs clearly better in some cases, and clearly worse in others. The Note 8's flash is more powerful (last photo), but without it, in completely wild conditions (when shooting a server), it greatly blurs the noise. In this case, the iPhone X turns noise into a huge grain - and this is a matter of taste.

However, both the “portrait” and “landscape” modules of both flagships work equally well, so here we have to admit that friendship won.

Separately, we can say about the iPhone X camera that it will cope perfectly with many scenarios, especially in good lighting. But you shouldn’t demand the supernatural from her, otherwise you might be disappointed.

We also offer you videos shot on iPhone X cameras. The first two videos are 4K videos shot with the main camera at a wide angle, with the main lens.

Another video is a Full HD video shot using a telephoto lens.

And lastly: selfies can now be taken in portrait mode - with bokeh and other effects.

Autonomous operation and heating

We haven't had the opportunity to use the iPhone X yet. real life(we have yet to do this), so we cannot say how long it will work in everyday scenarios. But judging by the gaming test, its result is no worse than that of the “pluses”. It is clear that we are talking about the maximum load, and in other situations the situation may be different. But these numbers are very encouraging.

	3D Gaming Mode (GFX Benchmark Metal, Manhattan 3.1 Battery Test)
Apple iPhone X	2 hours 59 minutes
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	2 hours 24 minutes
Apple iPhone 7 Plus	2 hours 13 minutes

But let’s add a fly in the ointment: the new product gets hotter. This is especially noticeable in games. Below is a thermal image rear surface obtained after three runs in a row (about 10 minutes of work) of the Basemark Metal 3D test:

The heating is highly localized in the upper right part of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 44 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees). The Apple iPhone 7 Plus heats up less in this test.

conclusions

How long have we waited for this! Apple has finally released more than just a very a good product, but something more. Indeed, in the entire history of the iPhone line, this is perhaps the most striking update. Perhaps something similar in terms of innovation happened in the case of the iPhone 4 - if you remember, it was then that the Retina display first appeared (and competitors could not repeat it for a long time), at the same time the iPhone first had a glass back surface. In 2017 year Apple returned to glass as the main material, but made another revolution: it abandoned the Home button and placed the screen on the entire front surface.

Another thing is that this step can hardly be considered innovative if we take the entire industry. The same Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also has no buttons on the front side and also has a huge display, and, of course, we cannot forget about Xiaomi Mi Mix. However, Apple does not seek to formally be the first in something, but to present technologies and engineering achievements in a special way, “building” a new user experience around it. And in the iPhone X we see exactly this.

New gestures are convenient and intuitive, design pre-installed applications takes into account the notch in the upper part of the front surface so gracefully that we rather admire it than get annoyed. Finally, Face ID will likely become a de facto standard for the industry, just as Apple previously made the fingerprint scanner a de facto standard.

Of course, we need to use the smartphone longer to understand how convenient it is with all this in real life (and we will definitely do this), but so far there is a feeling that everything is done at the highest level. At least we didn't find any significant shortcomings, which could be considered a price for innovation and which could deter us from buying.

True, there are a number of temporary problems. For example, without optimization third party applications cannot use the entire screen area, leaving black bars at the top and bottom (in landscape orientation - left and right). In addition, various payment applications that use Touch ID cannot yet use Face ID. However, we understand that this is a matter of time. Chances are, by the time you can buy an iPhone X, everyone will already be optimizing their apps.

Yes, yes, ordering an iPhone X is no longer so easy - the next deliveries will only be in December, and only if you’re lucky. On the day sales start - November 3 - only a few lucky ones will be able to buy “ten” from extremely limited quantities in offline stores. This means that the golden (for Apple and resellers :)) times are returning: queues, excitement and other delights of scarcity. And this despite the really high prices! But we can only be glad that Apple has released a product that people (and not just individual fans, but millions) are ready to buy no matter what.

22. Face ID can really be fooled

Apple promises that there is a 1 in a million chance that a random person will be able to unlock your iPhone X, but stipulates that the chance of error is higher for relatives and children. We tested Face ID with two twins. Their parents are not sure that their daughters are identical twins. The girls are very similar, but it is not so difficult to distinguish them. We scanned the face of one of the sisters with a smartphone and passed it on to the second - the device was unlocked. Reverse experiment also gave a positive result.

About cameras

34. The main camera is one of the best

DXOMark - one of the most authoritative sites about cameras in any form - put the iPhone X in second place after the Google Pixel 2, assigning 97 points out of 100. And its camera is even better than that of the iPhone 8 Plus: also 12 megapixels, also optical and digital stabilization, also 2x optical and 10x digital zoom, also 4K video recording at 60 frames per second, But the “Ten” has an aperture of f/2.4 versus f/2.8 for the “Eight”.

In September 2017, Apple announced the release of three new smartphones: IPhone 8, IPhone 8 Plus and the cutting-edge IPhone X. These three phones can be purchased for $699, $799 and $999, respectively. And although the eighth models look very interesting, most people are focused on the X model, which will go on sale on November 3rd. However, there are many reasons why you should buy the eighth iPhone rather than the iPhone X.

These two smartphones have the same “stuffing”

Functionality is one of the main reasons why you should choose the eighth iPhone over the iPhone X. Their functionality is almost identical, they have very similar technical characteristics. Each of the three phones houses the A11 Bionic neural chip and M11 motion coprocessor. The only difference is how smartphones use their features. iPhone X uses these chips to support the facial recognition function, which is not present in the eighth model.

Fingerprint recognition is a proven feature, but facial recognition is not

Since the release of the iPhone 5S in 2013, Touch ID, or the fingerprint scanner, has changed the way people use their smartphones. Now, using a fingerprint, you could unlock your phone, refuse a complex password, and also pay for goods. Touch ID is a proven feature that works reliably. And on this moment It is unknown how well facial recognition will replace Touch ID.

The eighth iPhone supports both fast and wireless charging, just like the iPhone X

All three new phones support the same wireless charging standards, as well as accelerated charging. The downside is that you will have to purchase additional accessories if you decide to use one of the new charging methods. Today, Apple offers you to purchase several different charging platforms for wireless charging, as well as a special charger to speed up the process.

The iPhone 8 Plus has almost the same camera as the iPhone X.

If you buy an iPhone in order to make high-quality and beautiful pictures, then the “8 Plus” and “X” models have identical cameras. The eighth iPhone also takes good pictures, but the Plus model has an additional telephoto lens, which significantly improves the quality of the image and allows you not to lose it when zooming in. The only difference between the iPhone 8 Plus and X cameras is that the latter has optical image stabilization for both wide-angle and telephoto lenses, which allows you to take clearer photos, especially in low-light conditions. In the iPhone 8 Plus, this function is present only for the wide-angle lens.

The front cameras of the two models are also identical except for a few additional features.

On paper, the front camera found on the 8 and 8 Plus models is identical to the one found on the iPhone X. All of these cameras have 7 megapixels, an ƒ/2.2 aperture, and can also shoot video in 1080p quality. The only difference is "exclusive" software functions that iPhone X has: portrait mode for the front camera, Portrait Lighting, which lets you remove the background from a selfie for a more dramatic effect, and Animoji, a feature that lets you send animated emoji to your friends that mimic your facial movements and can even speak in your voice.

The eighth iPhone doesn't have the dreaded bar at the top of the screen

The camera is the only place where the iPhone X's continuous display, which stretches from edge to edge in all directions, is interrupted. The resulting stripe looks truly terrible. Fortunately, there is no such strip on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

iPhone X is more expensive than iPhone 8

The iPhone 8 starts at $700, while the larger 8 Plus model will cost at least $800. As for the iPhone X, it will cost you at least a thousand dollars. Then it's simple math: you can save from 200 to 300 dollars if you buy an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus, which are also new and modern.

If you are replacing the seventh iPhone with the eighth, your covers and cases will fit

The dimensions of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are almost identical in size previous models from the line. New phones are a little heavier, so they differ slightly in height, length and depth. However, each difference is less than one millimeter, which means that your old cases will fit the new phones. The dimensions of the iPhone X are completely different from the sizes of previous models, so your cases will not fit it, and this is another cost, given the considerable cost of the device itself.

You can find the eighth iPhone on sale

Considering the fact that absolutely everyone is focused on the iPhone X, you can easily find and purchase the eighth model. At the same time, the iPhone X is in huge demand, which Apple is not always able to satisfy, so many people will wait weeks after the release of the smartphone to get it, while you are already enjoying your brand new iPhone 8. which has all the main advantages of the iPhone X, but at the same time costs less.

After the launch of iPhone 10 (X) and iPhone 8, the company Apple started actively prepare for the release of new flagship smartphone in 2018. Logically, this should be a mobile device called iPhone 9 or iPhone 11 (iPhone XI). It is quite possible that two models with different technical characteristics will be released at once. Let's look at what is already known about the new products.

iPhone 9, X Plus and XI: characteristics

The new 2018 iPhone, according to insiders, will be equipped with a slightly larger body and screen than the current year's version. This will apply to both the iPhone 11 and its enlarged version. iPhone variant 11Plus.

So far, “people close to the emperor” report the following expected parameters in iPhone 11:

5.85-inch P-OLED screen with a resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels. This is evidenced by a leak of information about the signing of an agreement between Apple and Samsung for the supply of such displays for the next year in sizes 5.85 and 6.45 inches (diagonally).
Apple A12 microprocessor.
System memory sizes are 4 GB and 6 GB.
The size of permanent memory is from 64 GB to 256 GB.
The rear camera will receive 2 16 MP sensors.
The front camera is a 7 MP sensor.
Dual-band Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz.
Bluetooth 5.1.
Module satellite navigation via GPS and GLONASS.
Wired Apple Lightning interface.
OS iOS 12.
Battery 2600 mAh.

For authentication, Face ID and Touch ID scanners will be used, and a possible option will be with the ability to read a fingerprint directly after placing a finger on the display. This will allow you to open by pressing only certain applications, as well as configure access for multiple users. The body will be metal and glass.

In addition, support for a new generation is likely cellular communications 5G. This is what the presenters are talking about. Apple works for testing this generation based on the 28/39 GHz bands adopted for it.

As for the battery, According to The Korea Economic Daily, LG Chem is ready to supply Apple in 2018, the required number of original batteries will be in the “L” format, which will save space and reduce the size of the iPhone 9 smartphone case. Such batteries are likely to appear in the iPhone 11.

iPhone 9, X Plus and XI: price and release date

iPhone 9 and/or 11 will be presented to the world in September or October 2018. The announcement of the iPhone X Plus is also likely. The cost will not differ from the price of existing flagships at the time of their announcement. The price of a smartphone in Russia will most likely be inflated, as in many other countries of the world, because Apple is primarily offering it for the domestic American market.

2018 iPhone

The 2018 lineup might look like this:

iPhone XI.
iPhone X with 5.85-inch display.
iPhone X Plus with a massive 6.46-inch display.
iPhone 9 - First level,LCD display with display about 6 inches.

Of course, it's still too early to talk about iPhone development in 2018. We know so much about next year's lineup because... notes The Korea Herald, work on the 2018 line of devices began “earlier than usual.”

iPhone 9, X Plus and XI: news

Below in this material we will publish news from Apple on the topic of 2018 iPhones. In the meantime, you can read information and additions about another future flagship -.

iPhone XI - photo (added 01/21/2018)

The Idrop News website published unofficial photos of the future flagship iPhone XI. The images show that the developer is trying to completely get rid of the frames around the display, and in one of the versions of the smartphone uses a tray for two SIM cards, which is a revolutionary solution for Apple. The face recognition sensor will be integrated into the front camera.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities, the company will release a total of three smartphones in 2018 with displays with diagonals of 5.8, 6.1 and 6.5 inches. They will all also have various characteristics and cost. In addition, it is expected new processor, communication module and L-shaped battery from LG. This analyst’s theory is that there won’t be an iPhone 9 or an iPhone “11,” for sure. Instead, the iPhone, iPhone X (2018) and iPhone X Plus will appear.

The photos below show what they can be like.

Added 05/30/2018

Apple continues its transition from LCD to OLED technology in iPhone: two out of three iPhone models this year will receive OLED displays. According to new data,
the company will completely complete the migration to OLED in 2019: all of its smartphones will receive such screens. Insiders report this.

Added 04-06-2018

The new video highlights the top-end 6.5-inch version of the new iPhone, which, however, mostly resembles the current one iPhone generation X. This render is reportedly based on factory CAD drawings, which means it should be 99 percent accurate. According to the leak, the largest iPhone of 2018 (iPhone X Plus?) will have dimensions of 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm.

Added 06/19/2018

The Macotakara web resource showed in detail on video what the upcoming devices will be like and compared them with the current ones. The video, naturally, features mock-ups of the devices, painstakingly recreated from the "final drawings" that surfaced through the Asian supply chain this week.

Added 07/02/2018

According to Geekbench benchmark data, the future iPhone will receive the latest iOS 12 and a D321AP processor, which appears to be an upgrade from the iPhone X chip - Apple A11 Bionic with model number D22AP. In addition, the new iPhone will receive 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone X had 3 GB. The smartphone scored 4673 points in the single-core test and 10912 in the multi-core test. By comparison, the iPhone X scored around 4,200 and 10,000 in these tests, respectively.

Added August 1, 2018

iPhone 2018 photo

iPhone X Plus with dual camera, screen diagonal 6.5". Smaller and with a single camera - “just” an iPhone with a 6.1-inch display. The third has not yet been published.