Welcome to the unboxing. Hey, what's up guys? MKBHD here. And this is the one we've been waiting for. This is the one I told you to skip iPhone 8 for. This is the one that represents the future of Apple's smartphones. This is iPhone 10. And while it doesn't say X anywhere on the front of the box, uh, people are pretty much always going to call this one the X. I've just accepted that. So this is your first look at the unboxing experience. And spoiler, it's pretty much exactly the same as iPhone 8 was and almost every other iPhone. Headphones, adapters, stickers, it's all in the box. But I guess it's a good thing there's no surprises here. And so you can see right here off the bat, it's a really shiny, chromey, reflective phone. Uh, this is the silver one and you can see how shiny the sides are. The space gray one though is a bit more toned down. And so the only thing that was actually new during the setup of iPhone 10 is now you set up Face ID during first boot instead of the fingerprint Touch ID. But yeah, this is brand new and it's been a couple of weeks since we last saw this phone at that Apple event. So seeing it again for the second time is kind of a reminder of all the things that are new about this thing. Obviously, the biggest difference is the display up front, the 5.8 inch OLED corner-to-corner screen that fits in a footprint smaller than the iPhone 8 Plus, which has a smaller screen. So naturally, pretty much all the focus is going to be on that and the notch at the top and how apps handle it, et cetera. And I can tell you that aside from all the incompatible apps I've come across that are going to have to get updated, my experience with the display panel itself have been pretty decent so far. It's bright, it's contrasty, well calibrated, definitely not oversaturated like some OLEDs can be. And just handling and playing with this phone in the studio here for the first time, it's answered some immediate questions that I had about it from the last video. So first of all, since there's no home button, obviously, you have that swipe up gesture to go home, but we were wondering how do you take a screenshot? That is power and volume up. So that's the new screenshot combo for iPhone 10. And then since holding the power button now goes to Siri, how do you turn the phone off? Well, it's going to be long pressing the power button and volume up key, and that'll get you to see that power off menu. So those are two new key combos to memorize there. And I was of course reminded of how many gestures there are now to memorize. Obviously, when you get rid of a button, there's a whole bunch of swiping and gestures to replace it. So there's the multitasking and app switching motions which are pretty similar but both kind of useful in their own way, uh, depending on how you use the phone really. That's on top of the screenshot and power off combos, plus long holding the power button for Siri and double pressing it for Apple Pay. But basically there's a lot going on and if you're going to make a phone that's all screen, obviously you have to be able to do it all without a lot of buttons. Anyway, one of the biggest differences between iPhone 8 and iPhone 10 is the new front facing camera suite up at the top in that notch. The IR blaster, the depth sensor, et cetera. And all that enables a couple of new things with this phone. Number one is obviously Face ID. The setup like you saw was pretty quick and painless and it's been working pretty well since then for unlocking my phone. Now I've only really had this phone for a day like the rest of press, but so far in this time, it's been fine and it works as advertised as far as being smart and not easily spoofed. You can see the little lock under the time when the phone is locked. And basically, instead of placing your fingerprint, the phone will not unlock until you look at the phone like you did during the setup process. And then once you do, it's pretty quick to unlock. You can see the little thing open and then you can swipe up to open your phone. And sure enough, it doesn't work with a picture of you. It doesn't work when you're looking away. It doesn't work when your eyes are closed. It just basically waits until it sees what it saw during that setup process and then it's good to go. So no, your your girl can't unlock your phone while you're asleep with your eyes closed for those of you who are wondering that. I do have some further thoughts on this Face ID versus Touch ID though, so stay tuned for that in an upcoming video. And I do want to see if I can fool it with identical twins maybe, just out of curiosity. Anyway, with the new notch, you also get a new front-facing camera complete with selfie portrait mode. Messing around with it, it seems pretty average. Uh, interestingly enough, that Pixel 2 that I've been testing seemed way more like confident with the front-facing camera portraits than the iPhone 10. Now, there's no doubt both of these will get better with time and software updates, but just from turning on portrait mode, switching the front-facing camera and snapping a picture, these are the types of results you're going to get. Um, there's a pretty big difference between the two if you ask me, especially if you're looking at edges and hair and things like that. And sometimes the iPhone just didn't want to blur the background at all, just got really picky about the lighting. But that's something again, we'll be testing a lot more for the full review of this phone. Oh yeah, and the new front-facing camera suite will get you Animojis. So yeah, you can see in these Animojis, the physics of things moving around is actually pretty on point. Uh, so if you're into it, you can you can map your face to a cartoon animal head and send it to someone in iMessage. But you still can't edit tweets though. So overall, there's a lot to test with the iPhone 10 now that I have it in my hands finally. As a matter of fact, definitely leave your thoughts right below that like button with things you want to see in the full review. Most likely things like battery life, camera quality, app performance, all that good stuff. But don't let me miss anything. But until then, definitely get subscribed for the upcoming videos on the channel. Thanks for watching. And I'll talk to you guys in the next one. Peace.
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A man walks towards a desk, adjusts a chair, and sits down in front of a white box on the desk.
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The man, MKBHD, looks directly at the camera and begins to speak.
"Welcome to the unboxing."
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A pair of hands holds and rotates a white iPhone X box over a dark gray desk surface.
"Hey, what's up guys? MKBHD here. And this is the one we've been waiting for. This is the one I told you to skip iPhone 8 for."
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The hands lift the lid off the iPhone box, revealing the phone inside, wrapped in plastic.
"And while it doesn't say X anywhere on the front of the box, uh, people are pretty much always going to call this one the X."
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Text: "The X"
The hands lift the iPhone X out of the box and peel off the protective plastic film from the back.
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The hands remove the accessories from the box: a power adapter, a lightning cable, and a case of EarPods.
"And spoiler, it's pretty much exactly the same as iPhone 8 was and almost every other iPhone. Headphones, adapters, stickers, it's all in the box."
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Hands hold the silver iPhone X, rotating it to show the reflective stainless steel sides and the white glass back.
"it's a really shiny, chromey, reflective phone. Uh, this is the silver one and you can see how shiny the sides are."
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A hand holds the iPhone X as it boots up, showing the Apple logo, then the 'Hello' screen, and finally the Face ID setup screen.
"And so the only thing that was actually new during the setup of iPhone 10 is now you set up Face ID during first boot"
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Text: "Hello", "Face ID"
The phone screen shows the Face ID setup process, with a live view of MKBHD's face inside a circle, which he rotates his head to complete.
"instead of the fingerprint Touch ID."
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Text: "Move your head slowly to complete the circle."
The iPhone X is shown standing upright on a wooden desk, displaying the colorful iOS home screen.
"Obviously, the biggest difference is the display up front, the 5.8 inch OLED corner-to-corner screen"
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A hand holds the iPhone X, rotating it slightly to show the screen and shiny sides against a bright, modern office background.
"which has a smaller screen. So naturally, pretty much all the focus is going to be on that and the notch at the top"
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A thumb swipes up to open Snapchat, which doesn't fill the screen properly, leaving black bars at the top and bottom, demonstrating an incompatible app.
"And I can tell you that aside from all the incompatible apps I've come across that are going to have to get updated,"
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Text: "Search"
A hand holds the iPhone X, displaying the home screen, against a blurry outdoor background with a gray slatted table.
"And just handling and playing with this phone in the studio here for the first time, it's answered some immediate questions that I had about it from the last video."
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Hands hold the iPhone X and simultaneously press the side power button and the volume up button, triggering a screenshot animation on the screen.
"That is power and volume up. So that's the new screenshot combo for iPhone 10."
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Hands hold the iPhone X and long-press the power and volume up buttons, bringing up the 'slide to power off' and 'Emergency SOS' screen.
"Well, it's going to be long pressing the power button and volume up key, and that'll get you to see that power off menu."
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A thumb demonstrates the app switching gesture by swiping along the bottom edge of the screen, quickly moving between different open apps.
"Obviously, when you get rid of a button, there's a whole bunch of swiping and gestures to replace it."
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A thumb swipes up and holds to bring up the multitasking view, showing a cascade of app windows that can be swiped through.
"That's on top of the screenshot and power off combos, plus long holding the power button for Siri and double pressing it for Apple Pay."
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A thumb swipes down from the top right corner of the screen to reveal the Control Center, then presses and holds the brightness slider to expand it.
"But basically there's a lot going on and if you're going to make a phone that's all screen, obviously you have to be able to do it all without a lot of buttons."
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A person walks while holding the iPhone X, showing the App Store on screen. Their thumb is typing 'pixel' into the search bar.
"Anyway, one of the biggest differences between iPhone 8 and iPhone 10 is the new front facing camera suite up at the top in that notch."
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Text: "Search"
A close-up shot of the top of the iPhone X, focusing on the notch containing the front-facing camera and sensors.
"And all that enables a couple of new things with this phone. Number one is obviously Face ID."
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A person holds the locked iPhone X. They tap the screen to wake it, the padlock icon at the top animates to unlock, and they swipe up to get to the home screen.
"The setup like you saw was pretty quick and painless and it's been working pretty well since then for unlocking my phone."
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Text: "3:42"
A finger scrolls through the Face ID & Passcode settings menu on the iPhone X, showing options like 'iPhone Unlock' and 'Require Attention for Face ID'.
"it's been fine and it works as advertised as far as being smart and not easily spoofed."
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Text: "Face ID & Passcode"
A close-up shot of the locked iPhone X screen. The screen is tapped, it wakes up, and the padlock icon is clearly visible above the time.
"You can see the little lock under the time when the phone is locked."
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Text: "1:13"
MKBHD holds the locked iPhone X in his left hand and a Google Pixel 2 displaying a selfie of himself in his right hand. He points the Pixel 2 at the iPhone X, but the padlock icon remains locked, demonstrating that a photo cannot fool Face ID.
"And sure enough, it doesn't work with a picture of you."
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MKBHD holds the unlocked iPhone X in his left hand and the Pixel 2 in his right. He taps the iPhone screen and then puts the Pixel 2 down.
"So no, your your girl can't unlock your phone while you're asleep with your eyes closed for those of you who are wondering that."
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A hand places the iPhone X onto a black, circular wireless charging pad. The phone's screen lights up to show it is charging.
"I do have some further thoughts on this Face ID versus Touch ID though, so stay tuned for that in an upcoming video."
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Text: "75% Charged"
A person holds the back of the white iPhone X towards the camera, showing the dual-lens camera system and the Apple logo.
"Anyway, with the new notch, you also get a new front-facing camera complete with selfie portrait mode."
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Text: "iPhone"
A side-by-side comparison of a selfie portrait photo taken with the iPhone X and the Google Pixel 2. The Pixel 2 photo has a more pronounced background blur.
"Uh, interestingly enough, that Pixel 2 that I've been testing seemed way more like confident with the front-facing camera portraits than the iPhone 10."
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Another side-by-side photo comparison between the iPhone X and Pixel 2, this time outdoors. The difference in background blur and edge detection is visible.
"these are the types of results you're going to get. Um, there's a pretty big difference between the two if you ask me, especially if you're looking at edges and hair"
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Text: "iPhone X", "Pixel 2"
A hand holds the iPhone X, showing the iMessage app open to the Animoji interface. A panda Animoji is selected and mimics the user's facial expressions.
"Oh yeah, and the new front-facing camera suite will get you Animojis."
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Text: "Sup bro"
MKBHD looks at the iPhone X he is holding, and his facial expressions are mirrored by a chicken Animoji on the screen (shown as a picture-in-picture overlay).
"So yeah, you can see in these Animojis, the physics of things moving around is actually pretty on point."
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Hands hold a white iPhone X next to a black iPhone 8 Plus, comparing their physical sizes.
"So overall, there's a lot to test with the iPhone 10 now that I have it in my hands finally."
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A person holds the iPhone X while walking, using the phone's dialer to type '411'.
"things you want to see in the full review. Most likely things like battery life, camera quality, app performance, all that good stuff."
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A hand holds the white iPhone X, showing the back of the device.
"Thanks for watching. And I'll talk to you guys in the next one."
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A hand holding the iPhone X makes a peace sign gesture towards the camera. A colorful lens flare effect is added.
"Peace."
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The MKBHD logo animates on screen, followed by white text on a black background.
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Text: "YOUTUBE.COM/MKBHD"