iphone X: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know

Face ID: Everything you need to know

The iPhone X is the first phone with Apple's TrueDepth sensor, which features a front-facing camera, microphone, speaker, ambient light and proximity sensors, a new infrared camera, dot projector and flood illuminator. 

Apple breaks new ground with Face ID.

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How Face ID works: Apple TrueDepth

See Apple's new Animojis in action 

Apple iPhone X is all about your face

The controversy: Will people trust it?

Face ID can protect iPhone X from thieves, but not the law

How to disable Face ID on the iPhone X

That's not all: Three hidden Face ID features 

Is Face ID secure and safe?

Apple says the chance of fooling Face ID is literally 1 in a million -- compared with 1 in 50,000 that a random person could fool the fingerprint unlock on an older iPhone. Still, you may want to consider a simple password to defend yourself against both hackers and the authorities. 

Apple publishes extensive guide answering Face ID questions 

Face ID security: Apple takes on lingering questions

Face ID vs Touch ID: How the iPhone X can win us over

Squeeze the iPhone X to prevent theft

Snowden weighs in on the iPhone X's Face ID

The iPhone X's hidden security trick

Weirded out? How to disable Face ID

How big of a deal are the iPhone X's new cameras?

In addition to enabling Face ID, the iPhone X's advanced camera technology features optical image stabilization on the front and back, faster apertures and a host of other features.

"Portrait Lighting," which simulates studio lighting for selfies

"Portrait Mode" available with both the front and back cameras

The best camera features on the iPhone X

The iPhone X camera tech may go well beyond phones

The jury is still out on the iPhone X's notch.

GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET

What's up with the iPhone X's notch?

Apple's iPhone X has an all-screen OLED display -- but "all-screen" doesn't mean it's exactly bezel-free. The 10th-anniversary iPhone has a narrow bezel framing the screen with rounded edges as well as a notch flanking the earpiece and camera at the top. It's a huge leap forward in terms of screen-to-bezel ratio, but watching videos with a black bar on the side and curved corners could prove to be less than ideal. 

How big is the iPhone X compared to other iPhones?

It's got much more screen real estate than any existing iPhone, even the iPhone 8 Plus, but it's only slightly larger than the iPhone 7. In fact, it's about as small as a standard, non-Plus iPhone -- but with a *bigger* screen than a Plus. Here, check out this size comparison.

We made this size comparison to scale, so you can see just small the iPhone X is, compared to the screen it holds.

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Does the iPhone X support wireless charging?

All of the new 2017 iPhones support wireless charging. (Note: you can jury-rig some older models to work with a charging pad for some magnetic-induction goodness. Here's how to do it.) 

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Does the iPhone X support fast charging?

The iPhone X can charge faster than previous models, sucking in enough power to restore itself to 50 percent battery in about 30 minutes. But taking advantage of this feature will cost you. Apple says that the iPhone X's fast charging feature supports Apple's 29W, 61W and 87W USB-C power adapters -- which are not included with the phone -- and which cost $49 to $79 (or £49 to £79, or AU$69 to AU$109). And then you must then shell out another $25 (£25/AU$35) for the USB-C to Lightning cable.

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