Watch: All the details about the iPhone X that you may have missed
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Things not mentioned:
- Beyond Gorilla Glass 5. Apple got first access to the next generation of Gorilla glass as a result of their $200 million investment in Corning. Apple claims the glass is reinforced with metal.
- First ever support for QZSS and Galileo satellite positioning in a consumer device that's I'm aware of. Provides for military grade GPS tracking.
- new generation haptic Engine
- Advanced AR technology built in with both rear cameras individually calibrated for AR. The front facing camera amd sensors have also been designed specifically for AR applications.
- 3D tracking using the front facing TrueDepth camera and sensors for a range of new applications.
- Should have put more emphasis on the Hardware Noise Reduction feature. Biggest breakthrough in mobile camera tech in years
- should have emphasised the 2436x1125 resolution - the best resolution in the business. I know Samsung claims the Note has a resolution of 2960x1440 but that's not exactly the case. Samsung by default turns down the resolution to 2220x1080 (which means the iPhone has a better resolution in real life use).
- Should have put more emphasis on the Dolby Vision and HDR10 certified screen (which means true color reproduction and better visual richness and detail than both Galaxy and Note even with technically less PPI)
- True tone display (adapts display to ambient lighting conditions to retain color reproduction accuracy)
- Real time motion and scene analysis for optimal video recording
- This was shown but not discussed. Visual battery status indicator for all connected devices via iPhone screen on the Airpower accessory. This is also the first time anyone has figured out multi device charging on a single Qi charging mat.
You're absolutely right. The M11 is the Motion coprocessor, which handles data from all the motion sensors (accelerometer, pedometer, gyro etc).
Unless it supports Rec.2100 12-bit Colour Gamut suitable for OLED screens, it really doesn't actually support Dolby Vision therefore HDR10+ as well. Likewise, ProMotion, are among other things this iteration clearly doesn't have. It's no different than a Samsung Galaxy.
The iPhone doesn't support Dolby Atmos, or have Hi-Fi DAC, 5-Axis OIS etc. It's preserving for the next iPhone:
•http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/09/apple-invents-an-advanced-telephoto-camera-lens-system-for-future-idevices.html
•http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/02/12/apple-concept-could-improve-iphone-camera-quality-with-use-of-mirrors
•https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/circuitbreaker/2017/3/1/14755916/oppo-5x-zoom-camera-prototype-hands-on-mwc-2017
(Clearly a copy of the patent. Chinese Android OEMs after all)
•http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/02/apple-reveals-a-zoom-lens-breakthrough-for-future-idevices.html
It doesn't use Gorilla Glass but a plausible self-made solution:
•http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/09/apples-liquid-metal-backside-flexible-wraparound-oled-display-for-reducing-the-bezel-are-patents-fulfilled.html
There's nothing to excitedly celebrate with new Haptic engine. It's just a foundation stone for the next decade. The real advancements are yet to come.