Apple iPhone X

A 2017 iPhone that is still very usable apart from mediocre battery life.

Mentioned as part of a fake iPhone X versus Galaxy S9+ camera comparison.

Credited as the only phone before 2020 to solve the bottom bezel by curving the display back on itself.

Cited as the phone that started the 'luxury effect' by launching at $1,000 and being pitched as a luxury item.

A real pro phone with Face ID, gestures and Apple's first OLED, though the most expensive iPhone yet.

Shown next to the prototype so people could compare the design of the previous generation.

Clearly behind the XS and Note 9 in low light and selfies, with noisy, softer results.

Finished last in the battery test, with battery life dropping sharply towards the end.

Mentioned only as a bezel comparison, with the Honor Play's bezel a fraction slimmer on three sides.

Included as a battery comparison, with no verdict available.

He says the iPhone X is actually more powerful than the S9 despite what Samsung's advert implies.

Still quicker at booting and in demanding games, but the P20 matches or beats it in most everyday tasks despite costing about double.

Five iPhone Xs are part of the giveaway pool from What's Inside, but he does not comment on them.

Has more natural colour, better autofocus, optical zoom and dual OIS, but is noisier, weaker on dynamic range and costs about double the OnePlus 6.

Cited as the best-selling phone of 2018, which he takes as evidence Apple has its pricing right.

A balanced camera that is realistic but struggles in very low light, has duller video and the weakest stabilisation here.

Named in the description as the alternative to the Mi Mix 2S, but his view is unknown without a transcript.

Used as a price comparison and a design resemblance point for the P20 Pro.

Came last because of the slow 5W bundled charger, though not far behind the S9+.

Had the smallest battery but held up better than expected, finishing third at 6 hours 10.

Still ahead on AR emojis and face unlock, but looks a bit cheap for a thousand-pound phone and Samsung is catching up in most areas.

Used as a camera comparison, with better portrait edge detection and low-light shots than the 5T.

Mentioned only as a roughly £1,000 flagship for price comparison.

He likes it but feels it is nearly there and not quite, with Face ID not yet reliable enough and software gestures needing refinement.

Powerful and tough, but gesture navigation feels like a first-gen product that takes more effort.

Bare, it was destroyed by a hard throw onto stone, though it survived the earlier drops better than he expected.

He sees its Face ID as the start of the move away from Touch ID.

Mentioned as the benchmark for fast, seamless Face ID compared with Samsung's iris scanner.

Better display, audio, build and water resistance than the 5T, but very expensive and shipped with a slow 5 watt charger.

The real iPhone X is the better phone, with nicer packaging, smoother gesture software and depth camera features the clone lacks.

Slow to charge with the bundled 5W charger, taking 3 hours 6 minutes, and fast charging does not rescue it.

Surprised him in a good way with second-place battery life, though it faded faster than the OnePlus 5 towards the end.

First impressions are mixed: the shiny sides and one-handed use are awkward and the box contents disappoint, though the design is new.