Meet the radically redesigned iPhone X

Ten years on from the release of Apple’s seminal iPhone, the American tech giant has unveiled its latest smartphone update — the iPhone X

iPhone X unveiled at new Steve Jobs Theater, in Apple’s new 70 hectare Apple Park campus

Notch: Houses TrueDepth Camera (7MP) used for unlocking device with Face ID, which recognises user’s face and can validate Apple Pay transactions

Elongated Side Button: Easier to reach with right thumb, it now offers other functions such as waking digital assistant Siri

Edge-to-edge Super Retina HD OLED display: 1125 x 2436 pixel resolution at 458 pixels per inch

Home Button removed: Replaced by upward swipe gesture combined with Face ID to unlock iPhone

Rear glass panel: Wireless charging with inductive charging unit

Rear 12MP camera: Telephoto capabilities

Steel frame: 7.7mm thick

5.8in display (147.3mm)

Priced from: $999


ALSO REVEALED AT SPECIAL EVENT: iPhone 8 and 8 Plus (which retain conventional design with Home Button), Apple Watch Series 3 (with cellular connectivity, freeing it from iPhone tethering), Apple TV 4K


Sources: Apple, MacRumors 
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