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iPhone X- Price, release date, features, and specification

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To mark for its tenth anniversary, Apple in its event on 12th September 2017, launched with a bang its iPhone Xalongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone8 plus handsets. Full screen display, Face ID, wireless charging, and super retina display are few summed up features one should look forward to in this much-awaited mobile phone. Not only will it give its users phone unlocking feature via one’s face but also animated emojis to replicate user’s expression.Sounds interesting! Let’s grill deep to find out what is this iPhone X all about.

Pricing:

iPhone X will be available in variants of 64 GB and 256 GB internal storage which will cost around 999$ and 1149$. It has also tied up with mobile operators for attractive rental plans and through iPhone upgradation plan starting at 56.45$

Release Date:

For iPhone X the pre orders for both the variants will be made available from 27th October 2017 and sales would begin around 3rd November 2017. Mobile operators of most countries with its attractive rental plans have also begin pre-registration processes to avail the device at ease for its customers.

Amazing features:

Unique and amazing features which makes it a catch among all smart phones are:

  • iPhone X has replaced the earlier aluminium casing with all glass enclosures
  • It comes with super retina OLED display which eliminates the need of backlighting adding to its low power consumption.
  • It is first of its kind to come with full glass display and hence has no home button. The users can return to the home screen by swiping the screen up.
  • Comes with a unique feature of “Face ID” where it enables users to unlock their phone via face recognition. It also enables users to create personalized emoji using the face.
  • Has the fast-wireless charging feature via power charging pads
  •  It includes new dual lens camera system on its back.

Technical:

Now, let’s look deep into the what does the functioning of the phone depend on with its technical specifications which are as follows:

  • Network: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  • Body:
    • Dimensions: 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
    • Weight: 174 g
  • Sim:Nano-SIM
  • Display:  
    • Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    • Size: 5.8 inches
    • Resolution:1125 x 2436 pixels
    • IP67 certified – dust and water resistant
    • Water resistant
    • Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
    • Protection   Scratch-resistant glass

Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant

3D Touch display

True-tone display

  • Operating System: iOS 11
  • Chipset: Apple A11 Bionic
  • CPU: Hexa-core
  • GPU: Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
  • Memory:
    • Card slot: No
    • Internal: 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
  • Camera:
    • Primary: Dual 12 MP, phase detection auto focus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash

Features      Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
    • Secondary   7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
  • Sound:    
    • 3.5mm jack: No
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
    • Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter
  • Communication:
    • WLAN          : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
    • Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
    • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
    • NFC: Yes (Apple Pay only)
    • Radio : No
    • USB: 3.0, reversible connector
  • Features:    
    • Sensors: Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
    • Messaging: iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
    • Browser: HTML5 (Safari)
    • Java: No
    • Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
    • Qi wireless charging
    • Siri natural language commands and dictation
    • iCloud cloud service
    • MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player
    • MP4/H.264 player
    • Audio/video/photo editor
    • Document editor
  • Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion battery

Conclusion:

Apple has always been able to amaze the users with its enhanced features even though bit on the pricey side. The Face ID security, high end camera, display without home button and powerful performance are named few reasons which would compile you to buy this handset. To summarize it all, Apple has made  a ground breaking entry with this handset of iPhone X.