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Bluerider said:

Can anyone please tell how does the FaceID work if the iPhone is fixed in a car holder not pointing directly at the driver?

Of course it can't be pointed away from you, since it projects and scans dots. But it has a decent spread. Just tested the angle at which it works with the selfie camera.

I held the phone to the side and a decent length away from my face to simulate where the phone holder would be affixed. 

I then turned on the selfie camera and set the angle to cut off my face completely, only showing my ear, and it unlocked.

Afterwards, I changed the angle to completely cut my head off and it didn't unlock.

So you can place your current iPhone (if you have one) on your phone holder in the car, and turn on the selfie camera. If you can at least see your ear, you should be fine. 

randominternetperson said:

toysandme said:

Great balanced review of the X, at last. Apple should be sued for telling is 5.8 is larger than 5.5. The only thing missing on the 8+ is the stabilized telephoto. Bummer.

I don't get the joke.  Isn't 5.8" (the X screen) bigger than 5.5" (the 8-plus screen)?

iPhone 8 Plus:
5.5" from corner to corner
3.07 by 6.24 inches
19.157 square inches

iPhone X:
5.8" from corner to corner
2.79 by 5.65 inches
15.764 square inches (also, don't forget the notch)

iPhone 8:
4.7" from corner to corner
2.65 by 5.45 inches
14.44 square inches

In terms of square inches, iPhone X's screen is much more comparable to the 4.7" iPhone 8. 

Don't forget that the iPhone X suffers from a longer aspect ratio. And since most video content is in 16:9,
you'll be seeing even less of the screen being used unless it crops in and cuts the top and bottom off. 

repressthis said:

Yes, this article explains how to use Siri, BUT how do you actually train Siri when the voice assistant consistently gets things wrong? Like mispronouncing street names or misinterpreting contact names? I get so annoyed by when use my doctor’s name Isalia in a query and Siri misinterpreted the name, instead saying “Celia.” Boils my blood.