iPhone X: We've already got one. Here's what you need to know
Apple's most expensive -- and most radical -- iPhone is now available. Should you buy one?
I came home late from my first day of testing the iPhone X. My wife sent me audio clips over iMessage from the kids after I sent them pictures of myself, now beardless. "O-M-G. I can't even recognize Daddy!"
I couldn't recognize myself either. In the mirror, I looked smooth, like another version of me. I felt vulnerable. I had shaved my beard to test Face ID, Apple's new method for unlocking your iPhone by simply looking at it. But, what would it be like in public, on TV, when I hug my kids? At first, big personal changes feel uncomfortable but appealing. Everything seems different but also potentially refreshing.
My smooth face was the perfect metaphor for my experience with the iPhone X: The 10-year anniversary iPhone feels the same, but different. Weird, but good. I've been alternating between both feelings over the last week. And you, future iPhone X owner, might feel the same. But tough it out -- because after a few days, you're probably going to like where you end up.
More coverage
All our recent iPhone X coverage is right here.
- I'm using an iPhone X already. AMA! What's it like to use the new iPhone X? Follow CNET's Scott Stein as he spends his first morning with the phone, providing his impressions via Twitter -- and answering your questions, too.
- iPhone X: Up close and personal with Apple's newest phone (gallery) Apple's most premium iPhone fetches for a $1,000 and has the looks to match.
- iPhone X selfie camera makes it all about you Senior photographer James Martin spent 10 hours testing the front-facing camera in Apple's $1,000 phone. The common selfie will never be the same.
- iPhone X: 3 reasons you should wait for Apple's $1,000 phone Here are some great reasons to pay over $1,000 for a phone.
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